I hate buying shoes. Why can't there be a shop that sells comfortable, durable and gripped shoes at a reasonable price? I don't bother with trainers (or at least the fashion-fest associated with them). I avoid "smart" shoes as they are generally uncomfortable and not well suited to the many …

The Low Down proved far too much of a drag last night. It seemed they had forgotten to write a script and decided to improvise a load of the dialogue. After about half an hour we decided the film wasn't going to improve and dumped it in favour of something …

Meet up with Jesse last night and generally wondered around the place. The 149 beer place had an interesting selection. In the end I shared a 75cl bottle of Chemy Reserve (a 9% trappist ale) which was very fine. After that we went to on of Amsterdams many Gauchos. Several …

I've been working pretty hard over the last few weeks so I'm looking forward to my short break to the continent. It looks like I may even get some reasonable weather for the weekend. I know its a city I return to again and again but its one I really …

As Anne had offered to cook for me last night I thought I'd better make an effort at re-stocking my wine rack. This usually involves going down to ASDA and seeing what I can find in their rather generic collection. However I decided to try the Oddbins across the road …