by Neil | Jan 25, 2011 | Diary, London, Personal, Travel
Yesterday was my first day on my new commute. I haven’t changed jobs. After several years experimenting with commuting by train, and alternatively by foot, I finally decided that the only viable solution was to combine the two thus eliminating the wasted time...
by Neil | Jan 24, 2011 | Cool stuff, Music, Video
Mine was pretty good: not withstanding my clumsiness. However, I like the SF undertones mingled with the melodrama that underscored the late seventies and early eighties of this particular song. Here’s the Boomtown Rats from 1981 with the obvious but fun...
by Neil | Jan 21, 2011 | Comedy, Diary, London, Personal
It’s midnight. We are in bed. There is the sound of hollow rumbling from the sodium lit, wet leather, street outside. I look across at you. The dark gleam of your eyes tells me you are awake. “What’s that?” you ask. “I don’t...
by Neil | Jan 19, 2011 | Diary, Fantasy, Writing
I have just finished the first draft of my current work in progress. The project was/is a contemporary fantasy set in London but also featuring period pieces in Alaska, Boston, Nagasaki and New York. It’s about how long relationships can really last, the nature...
by Neil | Jan 17, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
This will be brief. I am in the final stages of the draft of my current work-in-progress. In fact, I just finished writing the final set piece and now only have the dénouement left to write, with a following wind this should be finished in the next few days but as you...
