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November 1, 2009

A Culinary Inspiration to Us All

Alie and Georgia Present: The McNuggetini

November 1, 2009

Officially, My Favourite Variety of Rose

If only for the name:

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November 1, 2009

Random iPhone Photography

A wonderful sunset over Sutton:

Sutton Sunset

The more prosaic reality of Sutton:

Autumn Evening, Sutton

And the even more horrific reality of my commute:

Commuting Hell

That kinda went downhill, didn't it? :)

September 28, 2009

The Anonymous Famous Face

I saw this on the side of a bus the other day. It was striking, in a slightly Bet Lynch sort of way...

Striking enough, in fact, that I went to the Mango site to see the rest of the images. And I discovered something I hadn't realised: the model in the image was a famous actress, one I've referred to before on this blog. Yet, when I'd looked at the image I'd had absolutely no idea it was Scarlett Johannson.

In fact, I'd noted this one in passing a few weeks before, and equally not noted its star content:
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September 21, 2009

Autumn is in the air

And the trees…

The Edge of Autumn

September 21, 2009

Remains of the Leaf

The skeleton of an autumn leaf, spotted in Holborn

September 15, 2009

Charity for Time Travellers

I assume whomever donated The Best Bed & Breakfast 1998 to our office charity lending library is under the illusion that we have a couple of time travellers in the office.

September 14, 2009

Freecycle Splits

The UK arm of Freecycle, an initiative that allows people to give away things they no longer need thus avoiding landfill, is in the process of splitting from the US founders.

Freecycle was a life-saver for us as we cleared out my parents' house after Mum died last year. Big items, like the three-piece suite, couldn't be given to charity shops, and they were in great condition, so there was no need to landfill them. But, through Freecycle, we found people who needed them, and gave them away.

With a little bit of luck, this split will allow the UK's Freecyclers to innovate and push up the amount of goods Freecycled, rather than undermine a fabulous initiative.

Which reminds me - anyone want a small, exercise-style trampet?

[via Suw]

September 14, 2009

Waterloo Panorama

September 9, 2009

BananaramaBack

Bananarama - Love Comes

Blimey. Bananarama.

It's bringing back memories of fetid teenage years and desperate crushes.

Shame about the song.

September 9, 2009

QotD: Happy Labor Day!

How are you spending this Labor Day? Bonus points if you show us pictures.

At work:

Beware - Community Editors at Work

It's not a holiday in the UK, you see...

September 9, 2009

QotD: Splurging for My Future

What's something you would splurge on this year to improve your future?
Presented by Intel, Sponsors of Tomorrow.

Well, ideally, a house...

September 7, 2009

Acorn

September 6, 2009

New Flats? No Way.

Graffiti seen on a derelict site in Totnes. They'll be waiting for the next economic cycle upswing, I'd guess..

September 5, 2009

Men Are Drooling Morons, Say Scientists

I love what I call "no sh*t, sherlock research". Scientists proving what we already knew. From The Telegraph :

The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive.
Researchers who carried out the study, published in the Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, think the reason may be that men use up so much of their brain function or 'cognitive resources' trying to impress beautiful women, they have little left for other tasks.

We now have scientific proof of the phenomenon that causes many serious, intelligent male journalists of my acquaintance to become drooling morons in the presence of pretty PR women. Hurrah.

September 4, 2009