by Neil | Feb 10, 2008 | Comment, Media, media madness, Personal, Press commentary, time for a change, Wales
The Express showed its usual levels of sensitivity in reporting on that news story this past Wednesday. Only two days later it’s forced to report: “Philip Walters, coroner for Bridgend and the Glamorgan valleys, said he is concerned about young suicides,...by Neil | Feb 4, 2008 | Fiction, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Thoughts, time for a change, Writing
Decisions. They’re funny things. While I was back in Wales I kind of reached a decision, that being I really need to finish my story Priest for both my sanity and to put into the kind of state where it can be shown to people without embarrassment. After all...by Neil | Feb 3, 2008 | Gadgets, Personal, Thoughts, time for a change
There have been various posts recently about the quest to find a suitable handheld device that can actually function as a phone as well as an internet device from Stephen Fry to Charlie Stross. I must confess: I’m no different. As a fellow gadget head I’ve...by Neil | Jan 7, 2008 | ballistic fat welshman, commuting, cycling, Life, London, Personal, Random, time for a change, Travel
NB – How come both ticket machines aren’t working? SER* – Rush hour innit. 600 stations all trying to access the system at the same time. Stands to reason: system overload. NB – So you’re saying that the system can’t handle ticket purchases during...by Neil | Dec 13, 2007 | commuting, just plain odd, London, Neil is a wuss, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, time for a change
London. It’s a funny place. I work in the West End, just on the edge of where Soho meets Oxford Street, and at this time of year I usually think twice about venturing too far from the office due to the mass of Christmas shoppers. There’s something about...