The Weekend, In Review

Posted on Mon 21 November 2005 in general

My first visit to London in a long time was a very pleasant affair. I think the last time I went down to London was for the Millennium Dome experience. The experience that time left me wondering what an earth the capital had to offer for me since I migrated …


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Two for the Blogs

Posted on Wed 16 November 2005 in general

As I'm catching up with the news between compiles I noticed two stories that I was first aware of through the Blogsphere. The first was a follow up to something I've mentioned before. It seems that Sony are recalling their XCP copy protection discs. The second was regarding the use …


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Is this a Knife I see before me?

Posted on Tue 15 November 2005 in general

Yesterday we watched the next in the ShakespeaRe-told series: Macbeth. It was more of a transposition than a re-telling but still enjoyable. As far as I could tell all the classic aspects of Macbeth where kept in (Witches, Bloody Hands, Mad People). Yet again there where bits of the original …


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Plays, Pies and Parenthood

Posted on Mon 14 November 2005 in general

I was collared by the market research people on the way back from a lunch with Jo this lunchtime. Apparently I looked like someone who could have been a parent. Obviously the weekend has taken more toll that I thought!

Saturday night saw me heading down to see TJ's performance …


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Rome

Posted on Sat 12 November 2005 in general

After the beer festival last night we decided to catch up on the latest HBO/BBC co-production Rome. Anne had already seen it when it first aired on the BBC and it transpired that the version I had (I assume the HBO one) was subtly different. It seems that the …


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