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Too Many Things
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009I think I need a few extra hours in the day – if I did each of the following would probably be its own post… Having finished a fascinating book on illegal gambling in the UK in the ’50s I started reading the first volume of Michael Palins’ diaries on Saturday and there a great […]
There and Back Again and Again
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Two trips to London this week for work – Today and Tuesday. I didn’t feel so tired coming back tonight but its just hit me and I feel like I’ve run into a solid wall of exhaustion and my throat feels like someone ran a sander over it. I’m glad its Friday tomorrow and I’ve […]
It's Trek Jim – Just as we Know It
Sunday, May 10th, 2009But maybe there was a twist of something in the Romulan Ale. I was pretty happy with J.J. Abrams take on Mission Impossible so I had high hopes for the new Star Trek film. I think I can safely say it didn’t disappoint. The cast played the characters rather than doing impressions of the original […]
The Onion on the New Star Trek Film
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
Curried Black-Eye Beans
Monday, May 4th, 2009Tried this out earlier in the weekend and enjoyed it so thought I’d post it tonight. The quontities here are for it as a side dish for a wet curry or light meal with Chapatis. Serves 4. Serve hot or cold. 150g Black-eye beans soaked in a bowl overnight 2 tbsp Oil 2 Medium Onions […]
The Panzerfauste Song Book
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Just sent off the finished draft of the The Panzerfauste Song Book to Ragnarok.
A Short Back and Sides
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009A Short Back and Sides was a scenario I wrote for Kenzar & Company’s Fairy Meat which appeared in the SFSFW’s journal Ragnarok back in issue 33. Funnily I’ve had three different people request copies of it in the last month. Its been around for years and I don’t remember anyone asking for it before. […]
Finally an Espresso in a Book Shop I Want
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009I’m not a coffee lover but I am a book lover so I sometimes find the replacement of shelving with books on in book shops by trendy coffee area a bit annoying. Blackwell’s Charing Cross Road now has an espresso machine I have no objections to. Spotted on WWdN: In Exile
Chicken in Chardonnay and Peach Sauce
Sunday, April 26th, 2009I’d not done this in a while but I cooked this for my dinner tonight. 60g Butter (Unsalted is best) 2tbsp Vegetable oil 4 Chicken Breasts 8 spring onions chopped 300ml White Wine (Chardonnay) 4 tbsp Clear Honey 2 tbsp Lemon Juice 4 Fresh, ripe Peaches stoned 250ml Double Cream 2 tbsp Cornflour mixed to […]
Be Very Very Quiet…
Friday, April 24th, 2009I was walking home tonight from work and walked into a street I walk down most nights. Now its not winter there are usually people in the street when I walk down it. Tonight isn’t unusual there are kids playing in the street, someone is unloading their shoping from a car and two girl who […]