Month: October 2003

Back from France – more on our visit to Reims shortly. First, a quick rant on the subject of the Stansted Express. It isn’t. The Stansted Express is a supposedly rapid train service that runs between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street station, calling at Tottenham Hale on the way. It takes about 45 minutes… Continue reading Stansted

went to see Bill Bailey at Wyndhams Theatre last night (made returning to work yesterday morning sth to look forward to anyway).He was funny.Very.We laughed a lot.Til our faces really ached.

I think Mike said it all on this one: ho ho ho.

What an absolute load of crap news programmes are becoming. From this evening’s Newsnight segment on the tube derailment from Friday: Despite Friday’s derailment, there has been no reduction in Londoners’ desire to travel Well, wow. THAT’s news. “no reduction in desire to travel”. Of course there hasn’t been a reduction, you jelly-brained incompetent. People… Continue reading Newsnight? News-shite, more like

The British are “notoriously skeptical” and “can be uncomfortable with ambition and disparage people with high aspirations” according to the US media. What a misrepresentation! One such person with “high aspirations” being David Blaine in his attempt to gain over $1m, all in the philanthropic cause of a learning experience to push new boundaries and… Continue reading US press reveals ground breaking, earth shattering NEWS