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Magic darts

Turned on the final of the Lakeside World Championship last night while we were having tea (Sunday, so chilli), and nearly turned it right off again as it looked like a bit of an embarrassing white washing, Martin Adams bein six sets to nill up again...

Yeah as I say it was before I lived there

Oh no, I sounded like one of those "Folkestone Arts" types... I loved Fresh and Wild, most people do, but I'm just saying that some people (the early adopter bohemian meeja types who lived in Stokey in the early '90s) see all chains as bad, but then ...

Thursday: Day of disappointments

Three pains in the arse yesterday. Firstly Sky came round to install Sky+, and then went away again saying they can't do it as they don't think we own the wall where they need to put the dish. SO, got a letter from the chair of the freeholding compan...

Easter beaster

A lot to write about, had a huge great easter weekend and really managed to fit quite a lot in. Can I remember it all is the question though... Friday daytime is too long ago to be sure, but in the evening we did a little tour of Stoke Newington Chur...

Kiss Kiss

As Clare's had the toughest day of her new job yesterday, we took a rare midweek treat out to Il Bacio, and a cheeky pint in The Defoe beforehand. As I suspected this super tough day went more smoothly than my lovely rose was anticipating, it was the...

Lazy day

Very lazy day in fact, still not dressed yet... Clare's been out shopping so I've mostly been playing computers. Installed Visitors on the advice of www.ntk.net, did some recoding of this board / blog system, rebuilt my iPAQ, and watched "Time Trail"...

Hey buddy can you spare some cat poo?

A proper frightener yesterday in the mouse department, one up on the sideboard... Clare SCREAMED, which dazed the mouse a bit. He scarpered side to side, realised he was stuck on the side (how did he get up there?) and then took a leap. He did at lea...

We're moving!

At last, the company has confirmed that we're moving offices to Farringdon, in 3 weeks. Looking forward to this, I'm a bit bored of Primrose Hill now. And it looks like we'll get a paid day off on moving day, bonus!GREAT weekend, tiring though. Raced...

Digging for pie

On a quest for PIE, Clare is frightened of the amount of shrooms in this mushroom and ale number, so probably going to make a dessert instead. Found this vegan cheesecake recipe but it calls for a blender, so it looks ilke cherry pie is a winner... L...

No-one told me Stokey would be like this

Working from home again today, and there's someone playing Metallica out in the back garden (downstairs or next door), what's that all about? I don't want to put my stereo on as it'll look like I'm competing with them. I thought it was all new agey r...

Working at home has upset my whole routine

As if it wasn't upsetting enough not having the same lunch from the same shop, I just had a Seedy Sanchez Pot Noodle (with 33% extra free, cheers) and I forgot to put the seedy salsa sauce in.Heading to The Defoe tonight for the first time in ages, I...

Shaun of the Dead

Saw Shaun of the Dead at last, see www.romzom.com for more details on it... I am so glad it was as good as I'd hoped, and was surprised that as well as being funny and cool and a bit gory, there were also moving and sentimental bits. I had the slight...

Progress on the flat

Got some paperwork back from the solicitor, including a plan of the street and a plan of the flat, to make sure I know what I'm buying, what the propery boundaries are etc... Also got the fixtures and fittings schedule back, bah she's not leaving the...

Bar 98

Last night saw us drinking in the Rochester Castle (very busy, and not just with tramps and mentals) and the Coach and Horses, and then on to The Defoe (where I was roundly thrashed by Clare, and then to Il Bacio for the much anticipated meal...Seems...

Farmer's Market

Went to the farmer's market at Leswin Road today, it's a bit small innit? Soem of the usual suspects you would find at Borough Market, but only about half a dozen stalls.Apart from that, a very lazy weekend, popping out to The Defoe later to play poo...

A day in Stokey

Not got much to do at all, might go out and take some snaps locally with the camera, might head into town to get series five of Buffy, as we got some vouchers for Christmas. Could head to The Defoe for some sneaky pool practice, as we're heading out ...

Frozen balls

Man it's so cold here today that my mouse ball is frozen, it's making it very difficult to work... the office is going to be dead quiet today, most people seem to have this whole week off, I'm still hoping for some fairy godmother type to appear from...

sendmail bounce handler works!

I'm pleased to report that this works nicely, got thousands of messages today saying "would have deleted this account", so time to really put it into action, disabling accounts, setting them not to receive mail etc...Had a few drinks and some champio...

Weekend review

Went to International Student House on Friday for a gig, and to a good pub called The Albany, then to Winchester on Saturday to see MJ Hibbet, had a FOUR HOUR journey back from there because of the rail replacement bus service being caught up behind ...

Science Museum Again

Went to the Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Science Museum at last, and it's over-priced-merchandise-TASTIC! Good to see the costumes and the props up close, to see the quality of them and the detail that went into them. Wasn't overly impressed b...

A night out in Stoke Newington

We replaced the cancelled gig with a night drinking beer in the Defoe (they still have Lock Stock on), and also Rose wine. I'm really into it now, whereas before I only used to drink red. I tried to get into white, but have settled on Rose, I love it...

Gig tonight. CANCELLED

Was planning to see Captain Soul tonight at a venue called 22 Inverness Street, which I'd never heard of before. So, night out in Stokey again, probably The Defoe, then Il Bacio, then a big fight on the way home!Am waiting for the bummers on popbitch...

Willem Defoe

Saw him walking on Wardour Street ages ago, with a tall lady of the blonde persuasion. He looked like he was expecting to be swamped by fans at any moment, glancing around him all the time nervously. Of course, no-one even noticed him.

Sue Perkins

Her from Mel and Sue / Light Lunch / Celebrity Big Brother etc, she was in The Daniel Defoe on Stoke Newington Church Street last night, she was with Emma Kennedy, also off the telly, as previously reported.Probably I should have mentioned Sue first,...

Emma Kennedy

You know, she does the Heat Magazine adverts, she was in The Daniel Defoe on Stoke Newington Church Street last night, she was with Sue Perkins, and another lady who (gasp) appeared not to be famous. I don't think they're local as they were both amaz...

Lock Stock

A pleasant evening in the Defoe, they have a new guest beer on called Lock Stock, it's a smashing deep red colour and tastes a bit of bitter chocolate. Spotted CELEBS, that's my best hobby - Sue Perkins was the most famous, her off celebrity Big Brot...

Popbitch Karaoke Fallout

Popbitch Karaoke was "genius" say the XFM Remix chaps, I like to think they're referring just to me there, everyone else was rubbish...They have Banana Bread Beer on tap in The Defoe now, it's tastes more watery than the bottled version, which is a b...

Doctor Doctor

Had a great weekend, Chambers let me down a bit though, or I let it down, it was too smokey in there, so I was sat there being a bit quiet with streaming eyes, and feeling guilty for getting everyone else to go there. No-one else seemed to mind, or n...

Rated 8.68/10 on Folkestone Gerald

PEACE!

The nephews have gone home, it's been a fantastic week, but tiring... haven't spent that much time with them both, EVER! Looking forward to our family holiday we've just booked for 20 of us in Greece somewhere.Today; washing, tidying, sitting, watchi...

Yesterday

Popbitch party was last night, a little trial of a new venue, Centro on Grays Inn Road, worked well though I didn't stay long... went instead for pints at the Rose and Crown and then The Defoe and then a Chinese from some place on Church Street we'd ...