by Neil | Apr 21, 2008 | Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, The Woodsman, Travel, Writing
Well, been a bit quiet around here hasn’t it? Sorry about that. As mentioned last week I’ve spent the weekend in Weymouth working on The Woodsman. G was there for a photography course in preparation for a wedding she’s shooting later in the year and...by Neil | Feb 23, 2008 | Amsterdam, Comedy, humor, Humour, Thoughts, Travel, why is it always me
1. It is impossible to find your way round without a map and, if you do get lost, the women in the windows aren’t interested in giving you directions. 2. You need to look up in Amsterdam, if you keep looking at ground level you’re missing the architecture....by Neil | Feb 22, 2008 | Amsterdam, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Thoughts, Travel, work
Well, I’ve just gotten back from a short but intense business trip to Amsterdam, helped as ever by my own inability to use a map. Internet access and time were at a premium hence the lack of bloggage during the last couple of days. There’ll be more on...by Neil | Feb 12, 2008 | commuting, humor, Humour, Life, London, Random, Travel, why, why is it always me
Commuting is a funny old game, as a writer it can be a great place to people watch. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes interesting and sometimes downright odd there’s always something to keep you amused. And so I guess I kind of deserved what happened...by Neil | Jan 26, 2008 | Life, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Things to do in Kent, Thoughts, Travel
So today I went to the seaside. After a few weekends of moping around the house we decided to take advantage of the good weather to go for a road trip down to the coast. It’s a short jaunt down to Whitstable, we’d never been before, and that’s how we...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...