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NOT MY METHANE

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | 1 Comment »

Do you ever have one of those days, or parts of a day, where everyone seems to be staring at you? Well I had one of those last night. I'd been to the iTunes Live: London Festival '08 at Koko ...

A PASTA-TROPHE

Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

A lot of things seem to happen to me when I am cooking. There was the wasp incident of a few days ago, and the time when I set fire to my dressing gown whilst leaning on the gas ...

STING-Y PORTIONS

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

The timing was going to be absolutely perfect. Kick-off was three minutes away and the oven timer indicated that my meal would be ready in two. The vegetables were on and cooking nicely and the potatoes were drained ...

AIR GUITAR CONCENTRATION

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events, Music | No Comments »

I'd had a few beers and was headed home on the London Underground with my iPod blaring. I'd put on my rock playlist and was happily stood on the train, hands in pockets, subtlely playing the air guitar to ...

BUFFET V

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events, Music | No Comments »

I was due to meet them around seven o'clock so we could grab a bite to eat before heading over to the venue to enjoy our friend Chris's band playing The Fly on New Oxford Street, London. Right on time, I ...

B-LIME-Y, THAT’S A LOT OF CRAP

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

Usually when I clean my car, something goes wrong with it soon afterwards. The first time, the head gasket blew two days later and the second time the thermostat jammed that very afternoon, both leading to journeys in a ...

EASTER EGG HUNT 2008

Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

Easter was very early this year and won't ever be this early again apparently, well not in our lifetimes. So between the spells of wet weather, last year's Cook family annual Easter Egg Hunt winner, Carole, trudged out to ...

NOT NATWEST

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

It was a Saturday morning, I was hungover and I needed to get to the bank. I was in Guildford, which although being my 'home-town', it is not currently where I live. I had things on my mind, what had ...

BLUE MONDAY

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | 1 Comment »

A few weeks ago it was Blue Monday. For those of you that don't know what Blue Monday is, it is officially the unhappiest day of the year where unpaid Christmas bills, nasty weather and failed New Year's resolutions combine ...

NOT NATWEST

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Amusing Events | No Comments »

It was a Saturday morning, I was hungover and I needed to get to the bank. I was in Guildford, which although being my 'home-town', it is not currently where I live. I had things on my mind, what had happened ...