Archives for December 2007
Something for the New Year
Best wishes for 2008, may it bring you whatever you desire.
I’m not vain, but…
It’s nice to know that a few photos are popular on Flickr, even though they tend to be quite obscure ones.
As much use as a chocolate teapot
Here, alongside Regents Canal, stands a series of empty lifebelt holders with a sign apologising for their removal. I’m not sure what one’s meant to do if a friend or small child is pushed in. Drown, I guess. Or swim.
City Basin
Strolling the back streets behind City Road and Islington has been an eye-opener. Who was to know there’s a boat club and stretch of open water just a mile from the Gherkin?
Upgraded
I think someone’s got ideas above their station. Or that I really should join a North London car club
Time’s Up!
Some Christmas gifts are tricky things, especially for 82 year old fingers. My 34 year old ones aren’t much better though.
Roast Potatoe
This pretty much summed up the three hour torture that was Christmas lunch in Hawkhurst. A pleasure to spend it with the family, but next time it’d be better that we all stayed in with a very large plate of cheese.
Surprise and Delight
Now that’s what Christmas is all about. Well, that and the birth of the Messiah. But presents come first, right? Wonderful to see the Matriarch and her sister together for the week.
Rewind, Repeat
And so another Crisis season opens. It’s a remarkable organisation with 6,500 volunteers serving more than 2,000 guests in eight centres across London. Everything (almost) comes together for seven days, and then packs up until next year.
Despite the inevitable lows that accompany the highs, it’s a genuine pleasure to spend time with the shift team. They’re a properly good bunch of people.
My Mistake
Flashback: a couple of months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to run my Mac’s wireless keyboard under the tap to get rid of the dirt on the white keys. Turns out this was an horrendous mistake and the whole thing became waterlogged. (I now suspect that the claim all keyboards are washed at the end of manufacturing is urban myth, dammit.)
The only way to dry it was to take apart this impressive piece of engineering, dry everything by hand and then try and reassemble it.
Remarkably, this posting comes to you from that kyboraed.
