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Tweetings- Question you don't want to be asked five minutes after waking: "Which recording of #Wagner's Ring Cycle would you recommend?" about 20 hours ago from web
- Night on the synth. I remember when I used to have nights on the tiles. 08:45:05 PM September 01, 2010 from web
- New blog post: Morphine in C - Ok, so driven in from the garden by a plethora of wasps and one annoying neighbour, I... http://ow.ly/18NFJh 12:32:25 PM August 31, 2010 from HootSuite
- Back to work today. It's just not right. 06:41:58 AM August 31, 2010 from web
- #korg microkorg is a wonderful synth. I'd have killed for this twenty years ago. Replaces a roomful of boards and patches. 05:58:24 PM August 29, 2010 from web
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Archive for February, 2009
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New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsCringe. Ahem. I really really enjoyed this book It’s pretty lightweight and can be read in two days (as I did) but I’d really recommend reading it over three. It’s the middle-third that does it. It’s so reeking with love-lorn teenage angst (put it this way... -
Edit
Posted on February 26, 2009 | 1 CommentOh! That was unexpected! When it comes to editor wars, I’m in the vi camp. Everyone knows that. But I’m not just a UNIX geek – I’m also a writer, and I’m not masochistic enough to think that writing using vi is something done by... -
Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
Posted on February 26, 2009 | No CommentsOMG I’m like SO TOTALLY emo! Ahem. Alright, so this is clearly written specifically for confused young girls, but really – it’s extremely likeable. Yeah, so you have to keep wringing it out to get rid of the dripping angst, the whole thing is utterley... -
TV License
Posted on February 25, 2009 | 3 CommentsThankyou for your application to join our monthly Direct Debit scheme The last payment you made was on your quarterly plan and when you are no longer covered by this payment we will send you a personal payment plan with details of the monthly amounts... -
Wizard and Glass – Stephen King
Posted on February 23, 2009 | 1 CommentWhat an awesome book! Wizard and Glass is the fourth installment of the Dark Tower series and deals, primarily, with an event in the childhood of Roland of Gilead. Not much point in saying any more than that because those familiar with the Dark Tower... -
Synergy WIN!
Posted on February 21, 2009 | No CommentsDespite loving music and loving reading, I very rarely do both at the same time. For some reason, though, while sitting on the sofa reading “Wizard and Glass” this morning, I felt an urge to put on “Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.” by the inimitable... -
Spring!
Posted on February 19, 2009 | 2 CommentsSpring has sprung! The grass is ris! I wonder where de birdies is! Dey say de birds is on de wing But dat’s absurd – de wing is on de bird! - Spike Milligan -
Aftermath – Peter Robinson
Posted on February 17, 2009 | 2 CommentsI don’t give up on a book very often. Almost never, in fact. But I just can’t go on with this one. I bought it on spec – I generally don’t read crime novels, but thought I’d give it a go as it’s had pretty... -
ACE Lyric #12
Posted on February 17, 2009 | No CommentsMy mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, But mama! That’s where the fun is! “Blinded by the Light” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band -
Bargain of the Century
Posted on February 13, 2009 | No CommentsCivilization III Complete. i.e. Civ III with all expansions. Arguably the best version of Civ. For £2.99 on Steam. All of Civ III. £2.99 No need for a play disk. ACEBEST.