by Neil | Mar 29, 2009 | Comedy, Gadgets, humor, Humour, Random
Prayer for the Shiny: Shiny, who art encased in metal or plastic, Hallowed be thy circuitry. Thy functionality amazes. Thy reassuring weight soothes, In pocket as it is in the hand. Give us this day our free firmware patches. And forgive us our hacks, As we...by Neil | Jan 26, 2009 | Comedy, humor, Humour, London, Random, Seemed like a good idea at the time, why is it always me
Long time readers of this here blog will know that I have a long history of making a fool of myself in front of celebrities and people of note (the latter category frequently including writers). Today is no exception. I didn’t set out to spot him. I am not a...by Neil | Jan 4, 2009 | Comedy, commuting, humor, Humour, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but I'm not proud, satire, Travel
Dear Southeastern, Thank you so much for the notification on train fares rising. It means so much to me that you think I, along with thousands of my fellow residents, can afford yet another above inflation rise in the price of my ticket that takes my travel costs to...by Neil | Dec 22, 2008 | Comedy, humor, Humour, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Urban Fantasy
Everything I learned about Christmas shopping I learned from reading fantasy: 1. You can only succeed at the end of a long journey. 2. Witches come in all shapes and sizes, even wearing tracksuits. Broom optional. 3. Not everyone who starts the quest will make it to...by Neil | Dec 3, 2008 | Comedy, Entertainment, humor, Humour, Video
I’ve now come down with a rather bad cold and so am still not really doing much other than work. In place of actual fresh content here’s another slice of Rhod Gilbert’s stand-up: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaWX1cc8xNk]