Archives for May, 2005
I didn’t hear the fat lady sing
Friday, May 27th, 2005
but today I became a graduand.
cardy
Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
Due to my unwillingness to wait for Virgin Trains to release their weekend tickets for June (still waiting, on 24 May!), I have planned an alternative route to Newcastle at the end of June, from Bristol via London*. This means travelling GNER instead of Virgin. For 2 people, travelling with bicycles, this journey involves no [...]
freaky freezer
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
the ice box in my fridge has some odd ice formations which i just noticed. i don’t see a reason for the lopsided shape or the pronounced wart-like protuberances.
multi-moron
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
in January a key broke on my iBook keyboard, causing me to call Apple and ask for a replacement. They told me it would be replaced under warranty and they would send me a new one. Great! A new keyboard arrived in the post, but it was the wrong kind of iBook keyboard. And they [...]
virgin and spatial quotas
Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
quota A maximum or minimum limit on quantity – from dictionary.com But not according to Virgin Trains. They sell a number of ‘quota controlled’ advance tickets which offer substantial discounts on regular ‘open’ fares, making train travel feasable. Having purchased 2 tickets via their rather tiresome telephone line (it is not possible to make cycle [...]
fishy trains
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
i wonder if i could get away with transporting myself on a train using a fish ticket.
top of the parking pops
Monday, May 2nd, 2005
it didn’t surprise me to read this morning that the council in brighton are responsible for issuing the largest number of parking tickets outside london. not many hours of the day go by in which i don’t see a traffic warden out of my window.
remix culture
Sunday, May 1st, 2005
right on my doorstep: REMIX CULTURE: Creative Commons and Creativity Sponsored by the Department of Media and Film, University of Sussex. this friday. magic.