This morning the driver said "Please make all available use of space". I'm not noted for being a pedant (really, I'm not) but the limits to this are only on the imagination. Laurence Lywellyn-Bowen makers all available use of space. Any possible use of the space is 'available' - you could use the tube carriage as a wardrobe, you could use it as an archery range (that would be fun) or fill it with jelly and use it as an alternative swimming pool.
Much to my disappointment, on this instruction the people around me continued to use the space in the same way they had been doing.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Two and a half years....
In two weeks I will have lived in that nice maisonette in dlaston for a total of 30 months - Two and a half years.
I've never lived anywhere as long, except for the house in Corby Glen where my parents still reside. And, also in two weeks, Chris willing, I shall be moving out. And, in two weeks I shall be flying to America. (sigh).
A week is a long time in politics. Clearly politics is twice as interesting as my life.
I've never lived anywhere as long, except for the house in Corby Glen where my parents still reside. And, also in two weeks, Chris willing, I shall be moving out. And, in two weeks I shall be flying to America. (sigh).
A week is a long time in politics. Clearly politics is twice as interesting as my life.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
"Please keep all your personal belongings with you at all times"
No. Among my personal belongings are:
A bass amp, weighing around 25kg
2 bass guitars, one electric guitar and one acoustic guitar
A television
A blender
A chest of drawers
An uplighter
Enough cheap, mediocre clothing to fill two large suitcases
A computer and monitor
4 four-way mains extension leads
5 houseplants
Around 30kg of books
Around 15kg of CDs
A box full of bank statements and other 'important documents' weighing in at around 10kg
All in all, my personal belongings would fill around half a Victoria Line tube carriage. Keeping them all with me would cause a major delay, particularly while changing trains.
With that in mind, I have also chosen to ignore the other announcements on the Victoria line, among them the invitation to "Mind the doors" (the doors can look after themselves), and to "Please allow passengers off the train first" (late at night it can take a long time to find a carriage with someone getting off it, so that I can get on again). I also now allow myself to ride escalators without carrying a dog.
A bass amp, weighing around 25kg
2 bass guitars, one electric guitar and one acoustic guitar
A television
A blender
A chest of drawers
An uplighter
Enough cheap, mediocre clothing to fill two large suitcases
A computer and monitor
4 four-way mains extension leads
5 houseplants
Around 30kg of books
Around 15kg of CDs
A box full of bank statements and other 'important documents' weighing in at around 10kg
All in all, my personal belongings would fill around half a Victoria Line tube carriage. Keeping them all with me would cause a major delay, particularly while changing trains.
With that in mind, I have also chosen to ignore the other announcements on the Victoria line, among them the invitation to "Mind the doors" (the doors can look after themselves), and to "Please allow passengers off the train first" (late at night it can take a long time to find a carriage with someone getting off it, so that I can get on again). I also now allow myself to ride escalators without carrying a dog.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Drinking too much tequila
My advice for the day: when attending a mexican themed party, make sure you eat something before you arrive. And don't finish a third of a bottle of tequila on the way.
Friday, February 11, 2005
Friday, February 04, 2005
Are you sure this is wise?
Last night I spent an hour ripping frets out of the neck of my old bass. I want a fretless! Today I have called a nice company in sussex who are going to send me everything I need to complete the project, for around £10. Now all I need is a set of flatwound strings, so as not to tear up the fretboard (which is past its best as it is).
The weekend is going to be full of DIY, either that or next weekend will. It's all good fun.
The weekend is going to be full of DIY, either that or next weekend will. It's all good fun.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Read a book
Last night in The Cardinal in Victoria, I overheard a conversation fromt he table next to me, where a young man was proudly announcing how reading was boring and how films are so much easier and so much more fun.
When I was in Rochester, Braunwin gave me a book to read by a famous violin teacher. In it, Suzuki (the violin teacher in question) said that parents who complain 'My child will not learn, he/she will not concentrate' are announcing to the world how badly they have brought up their child. I'm not a parent, so I wouldn't want to judge, but I am a reader of book s and a watcher of films. It struck me that the young man next to me was announcing to the world 'I have no imagination and no patience'.
In his defence, he said 'But you can use your imagination in films, you can make up stuff that's going on outside them, you can imagine what the characters did next'. If one person posts an interesting description of what happened next in one of their favourite films, something that they came up with at the time, and that involved some sort of creative leap on their part rather than just what everyone else in the cinema went home thinking too, then I will retract my assertion that the man was an idiot. Possibly.
When I was in Rochester, Braunwin gave me a book to read by a famous violin teacher. In it, Suzuki (the violin teacher in question) said that parents who complain 'My child will not learn, he/she will not concentrate' are announcing to the world how badly they have brought up their child. I'm not a parent, so I wouldn't want to judge, but I am a reader of book s and a watcher of films. It struck me that the young man next to me was announcing to the world 'I have no imagination and no patience'.
In his defence, he said 'But you can use your imagination in films, you can make up stuff that's going on outside them, you can imagine what the characters did next'. If one person posts an interesting description of what happened next in one of their favourite films, something that they came up with at the time, and that involved some sort of creative leap on their part rather than just what everyone else in the cinema went home thinking too, then I will retract my assertion that the man was an idiot. Possibly.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Breaking news!
Shockingly, there has been a complete breakdown in good taste on this website. Quite aside from that page, I also have an orange banner I'm planning on using in the near future.
Well, obviously, I suppose...
As a result of having posted about it, I'm now first on the google list for that phrase I was talking about. See here for more details.
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