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It’s been bothering me all week. I’ve never been particularly taken with Banksy’s work – it’s fine, and seems to work in the context of a graffitied environment, raising the level of work there above that of tagging (of which much has been written elsewhere, and in a more informed manner than I can manage. [...]
Levels of Service
Sorry. Haven’t blogged for what seems like ages.
Getting married tomorrow. To the lovely futureMrsTom. Who will, of course, become MrsTom at that point. Will blog when back from Canada.
Behave while I’m gone, won’t you?
Especially for futureMrsT
Now, this is ridiculous. As I twittered today: An institution’s regulatory prohibition of the colon in course title punctuation is indicative of systemic mismanagement.
A statement which is, as I’m sure you’ll all agree, self-evident. Especially when one discovers that Module Titles, quite apart from Programme Titles, are in fact perfectly welcome to include said puncutation [...]
Why are you reading this? Go outside and do something useful instead.
Today, the letters page. Young Simon Gurr writes:
“Hi Tom,
just a quick one, I had to point out this Daily Mail priceless gaffe to you.
From the website today, ‘Start collecting our new British Classics DVDs now’, http://tinyurl.com/8n9sln:
“With this fabulous collection of classic adaptations of all time greats, you are sure to find a drama THE WHOLE [...]
Things. And Stuff. And Desserts.
While I’m waiting for a Christmas Pudding to be delivered (no, really), a few tabs to be closed from this morning, and a couple of random observations.
For those of you not following Stephen Fry on Twitter (and why not?), here’s an example of what you’re missing. The great man had to purchase a Sony Vaio [...]
It’s clearer now thanks.
Right. Sorry, but my ‘disagree strongly with the sentiment expressed‘ remark in the last post really needs explanation.
It seemed that David Smith of the Observer managed to drum up a quote from one Steve Prentice at Gartner Research, suggesting that the mouse wasn’t going to be around in 40 years time (I know, a bold [...]
Deer leaping into a housecoat
It has now been umpteen days since I smoked my last cigarette. Honestly, I really can’t be bothered to work it out.
I have, in that time, been eating lots of fruit. And drinking a lot of water. These things are apparently designed to help flush the nicotine out of my system. I haven’t coughed up [...]
Being unwell
This has been an odd sort of week. I don’t get ill, generally. And when I do, I’m a really lousy patient. On Monday morning, while sat at work, I felt as if a 200lb gorilla had been using me for wrestling practice. given that this is 2008, I changed my status on facebook:
“Tom really [...]
It’s Will Self’s Birthday
But I’m really swamped, and trying to juggle writing lectures, arranging my timetable, being in two places at once, not snapping at anyone who asks me to do something they haven’t done themselves and haven’t given me any information about, and above all not losing my temper.
Which is difficult right at the moment.
Hence no interesting [...]
I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up…
On an auspicious day (thanks to Becca Edwards, I can exclusively point you toward this damning evidence of our survival), I regret to announce the temporary cessation of content on these here pages.
We’re off on holiday until next weekend. I’m not telling you were, as you’ll all come and bother me, but rest assured, it’s [...]
