Tell me about it — or, better still, tell F*** my life.
I could waste a lot of time on that site but it’s worth it to read about the small (but usually harmless) indignities that happen to other people. It’s good to know that your not alone in these life-sucks moments but that at [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Your Life Sucks?
Posted in Funny, tagged Life Sucks on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JFK Airport was Idlewild?
Posted in Travel, tagged Idlewild, New York in the 1950's on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An airport called Idlewild — I like the sound of that. JFK was still called that when this film was made in late 1954:
The Travel Film Archive: Skyline New York 1954
I wonder what happened to ‘Sally’ and the rest of the people in the film — I found myself getting quite attached to them.
It’s life Jim, but not (exactly) as we know it…
Posted in Aliens, Science, Space exploration, tagged Aliens, Another Earth, space on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Independent – ‘Another Earth located in four years’
I’m packing my bags…
Military Robots
Posted in War, tagged military robots on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Military robots — feel your blood run cold…
The Times talks ‘warrior ethics’ about the military robots that will fight future wars.
Condos — Now Selling!
Posted in Music, tagged Elbow -- one day like this on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ‘Condos’ in the title comes from the advertising board juggled by the guy on one of the videos for Elbow’s One Day Like This. I’m playing this track all the time just now (and don’t people just love me for that) because it is the most happy-to-be-alive, uplifting piece of music I’ve heard in [...]
Twitter Ye Not
Posted in Celebrities, Recession, Twitter on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been Twittering a little. Thought I’d give it a go but can’t really get into it. Some people love it — they’re *obsessed by it. Maybe I’ll come around to it. Weird that Steven Fry is on it — do you think it is the real Steven Fry?
Still not entirely at home at Blogger, [...]