June 2008
36 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
BBC Radio 4  Josh Ritter  Camille Saint-Saëns  The Bad Plus  Fleetwood Mac  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 29th
kottke: Two thirds of the last six Presidents of the United States have been left handed. Obama and McCain are both left-handed. [NY Sun] More proof (as if needed) that lefties quite literally rule.
Jun 27th
ListenEvery Thursday around 1.30am for the past few...
Jun 26th
Only half the story
I’m fed to the teeth with, mainly mainstream, content-providers that don’t publish full RSS feeds. There’s some great content out there that I want read but frankly I don’t want to have to come across the story in my RSS reader, work out whether the article is worth reading from the ludicrously short and usually indecipherable synopsis provided, search for the correct...
Jun 26th
Science tumbled →
dailymeh: I suppose it’s time to quit the reblogging and announce this thing. I’m no scientist, but I have a strong interest in science. So, I decided to create a space to put pretty pictures and interesting links relating to science that I come over. It’s working out pretty well so far. It’s a Tumblr group, so if you’re smart and interested, you can probably come play in it too. (If you are...
Jun 26th
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ListenLife on Mars - The Bad Plus I adore how The Bad...
Jun 23rd
Jun 23rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22) →
Georg Friedrich Händel  BBC Radio 4  Jack Johnson  Fleetwood Mac  Gwyneth Herbert  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 22nd
“If someone wants a sheep, then that means that he exists.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery — via swissmiss
Jun 20th
Jun 20th
Twitter / MarsPhoenix [et al] →
dailymeh: Apparently the Phoenix Mars Lander has a Twitter account. That’s pretty cool. (Apologies if you’re one of the 22,800 followers of MarsPhoenix to whom this isn’t news.) I’ve been following the Phoenix Mars Lander on Twitter since day dot. With it’s humour and frequent replys I think it sets the standard for ‘inanimiate objects’ on Twitter. I can also...
Jun 20th
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ListenDamien Rice — The Blower’s Daughter
Jun 19th
“I before E except after C”
– Will I never learn?
Jun 19th
A night at the Opera
On Saturday night I’m going to the Royal Opera House with a few friends to see Ariadne Auf Naxos with Deborah Voight as Ariadne and Richard Margison as Bacchus. We’re in the usually extortionate front row of the grand tier: £139 seats for just £10 thanks to their wonderful student standby offers. I love the opera although its been almost a year since I last went. Very excited! ...
Jun 19th
Thank god for a six piece precision screwdriver set. Is there any problem that cannot be solved by a combination of tiny screwdrivers, black electricians tape, and a good kick?
Jun 16th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15) →
BBC Radio 4  Fleetwood Mac  Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band  Augustana  Leo Laporte and the TWiTs  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 15th
Jun 15th
“Hulk. Smash!” Yes. Hulk. Smash. Yes. Smash. Big Hulk smash. Smash cars....”
– Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian reviews The Incredible Hulk in Hulk speak. Hilarious.
Jun 15th
WatchWatch
noraleah: Risotto al Cioccolato — a sweet improvisation on a tradtionally savory food. Wow! I’m a complete risotto fiend so am going to have to try this soon.
Jun 15th
The story of B-29 44-61748 "It's Hawg Wild" →
Incredible story of how the B-29 pictured earlier was rescued from an aircraft graveyard and flown to IWM Duxford.
Jun 14th
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Jun 11th
I want to do better at this
In the past weeks there have been so many wonderful things I’ve wanted to post to Tumblr about. I have universally failed. Now, I’ve never been one for writing but even by my standards I’m struggling. So, as a placeholder, I’m putting a ‘to do’ list for things that I want to tell you all about: The Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons My ongoing...
Jun 10th
“The only difference between lunacy and genius is timing”
– David Tennant as ‘Campbell’ in Taking Over the Asylum
Jun 8th
Jun 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8) →
Camphor  Ray LaMontagne  BBC Radio 4  Fleetwood Mac  Alphawezen  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 8th
Jun 4th
Movies on iTunes come to the UK →
Excellent news. I’ll hopefully test both HD and standard versions in the coming days. Update: Failed to remember that HD versions are available for Apple TV owners only. Darn.
Jun 4th
10 reasons why Omama won →
The BBC’s Justin Webb: He is black. Geraldine Ferraro has a point: Obama’s individual story is important and his racial makeup - he is of mixed race - is a part of his appeal. Black people have rallied to him. He is not black. He is also the first black presidential hopeful to run as a post-racial candidate (hence the upset with Ferraro). White people feel unthreatened by him. ...
Jun 4th
WatchWatch
pile: Gnar Wars, watch it in HD on Vimeo.
Jun 3rd
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ListenHollow Years — Dream Theatre
Jun 3rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1) →
Ray LaMontagne  BBC Radio 4  Camphor  Josh Ritter  Fleetwood Mac  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
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