Browsing archives for June, 2010

A Cunning Plan

Books,Cycling,Football,TV 23 June 2010 | 0 Comments

Today I attempt the impossible. No, not trying to balance an egg on it’s end at the equinox. Not sitting through an episode of Big Brother without curling my fists into a ball while a rage sweeps through my body. Not even trying to explain to George Osbourne that poor people are still people too. [...]

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New (old) leaf.

Diet,Exercise 23 June 2010 | 1 Comment

As of today, I am turning over a new leaf. Or more correctly, I’m dusting off the old leaf that I turned over at the start of the year, and turning it over again. I actually feel quite strong of willpower again, for the first time in ages, and today will be a no chocolate [...]

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Bus of Doom

First Buses,Football 22 June 2010 | 0 Comments

If I have been a little quiet of late it’s for one reason only, and that’s the World Cup, and its glorious exhibition of the dullest football around. Well, there are exceptions obviously, but even last night’s Spain game, which saw them dominating proceeding throughout and coming away with a two goal victory, was about [...]

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Confession. I've got a problem.

Diet,Exercise,Smoking 22 June 2010 | 0 Comments

I’m not going to sugar coat it. It’s all gone a bit wrong. Since moving into the new house my seemingly temporary blip has turned into a full blown collapse. In the last month I have put back on 6 pounds, and have spent most of my days eating ridiculous amounts of chocolate at work [...]

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Monsters and Resolutions

General,Movies,Net joy 10 June 2010 | 1 Comment

‘Jesus Christ!’ This was the response of the nice lady from the disconnections team at Virgin Media when I recounted my tale of woe to her. As promised, I took the bull by the horns and phoned up to cancel my account with them, armed with the fresh knowledge that the £30 recommend-a-friend discount hadn’t [...]

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Impatience and Virgin

Demon Pigeon,General,Net hate 8 June 2010 | 1 Comment

It has now been six days since my missive to Virgin Media, and I have yet to have a response. I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and give them until the end of play tomorrow, and then I am going to call them and tell them to come get their stuff. [...]

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Service please

General,Net hate,TV,Writing 4 June 2010 | 6 Comments

As I mentioned before, I am really suffering with writers block at the moment. I have managed to write one thing though, a bit of a missive to Virgin Media for the terminally awful piece of shit they call ‘service.’ I thought I might post it here, just on the off-chance that I can later [...]

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