Slingbacks...

On Saturday night we went to Slingbacks at The Rose on the Albert Embankment. The gorgeous Darren was DJing. We danced and danced. Well, apart from when the Elvis impersonator was on (no really). More snaps here.

Wind turbines? We're big fans...

Who needs air con? This is how I keep cool at night.

Disinterested vs Uninterested...

Someone at work just told me that they were disintersted in attending a meeting. I think that they actually meant that they were uninterested in going to it.

I think we've perhaps finally lost the battle on this one; 'disinterested' (impartial, doesn't take sides) has finally beaten the more lowly and now less used 'uninterested' (shows no interest) in common usage. Shame. I guess people would rather 'dis' than 'un'.

Arsenal 3-1 Celtic (agg 5-1)...

It was a thrilling game last night; a penalty that never was, Celtic in the most bizarre bumblebee strip and outstanding play throughout by the Gunners. So we're through. Phew!

Lego Video Games...

This is simply genius. Frogger, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Breakout, Tron and Asteroids faithfully recreated in stop motion Lego.


And here's Super Lego Mario

Captain Pugwash, Master Bates, Seamen Stains et al...

There is a persistent urban legend, repeated by the now-defunct UK newspaper the Sunday Correspondent, which ascribes sexually suggestive names – such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy – to Captain Pugwash's characters, and indicating that the captain's name was a slang Australian term for oral sex. John Ryan, Pugwash's creator, successfully sued both the Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian newspapers in 1991 for printing this legend as fact. In a stage show in Frome on 5 June 2009, Richard Digance claimed to have originated this urban legend in a 1970's sketch. A 25-year injunction preventing Digance making any further references to Captain Pugwash expired at the end of 2008 and the material is now part of his act.

The characters were actually Captain Pugwash, his crew; Master Mate, Barnabas, Willy, Tom the Cabin Boy and the Captain's mortal enemy Cut Throat Jake.

Doctor Who: Dreamland...

A new Doctor Who animated series called Dreamland is starting this Autumn. It will star David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and air in seven parts (six minutes each) starting in Autumn 2009 on BBC One's Red Button service and the official Doctor Who website. It will later be broadcast in its entirety on BBC Two and BBC HD.

Arsenal 4-1 Portsmouth...

It was our first home game of the season and Paul and I were in seventh heaven. We'd moved into the Red Action area in Block 6 and were singing, dancing and jumping up and down for the whole ninety minutes. Great after noon and great result.

Rosebery West...

I walk past here everyday but I'm not sure I'd want to live there.

Shake Your Tail Feather...

Last night Stu and I went down to the Ritzy in Brixton to listen and watch Darren spin some tunes for Shake Your Tail Feather. Great fun.

World Pride 2012...

2012 is going to be a busy year in London. First we got the Olympics, then there's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to celebrate. And now London has won the right to host World Pride in 2012 too. Heavens.

Here's the winning video bid (which brought a tear to my eye).

Facebook for iPhone 3.0...

Coming very soon. So what's new in this update?
1. The "new" News Feed
2. Like
3. Events (including the ability to RSVP)
4. Notes
5. Pages
6. Create new photo albums
7. Upload photos to any album
8. Zoom into photos
9. Easier photo tagging
10. Profile Pictures albums
11. A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
12. Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
13. Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
14. Quickly call or text people right from the Friends page
15. Messages you are typing will be restored if you quit or are interrupted by a phone call

Helpdesk...

Gays Up The Arse...

Last week Paul had a letter published in the Metro about homophobia (or lack of it) at football grounds. I have to say, I agree with last week's issue. We never experience any anti-gay feeling when we go up the Arse of a Saturday afternoon.

Jim and Phill's Big Day...

We were privileged to be invited to help celebrate part of Jim and Phill's big day.

The NHS...

I had a dilemma over the NHS recently.

We get private health cover at work and I had to see a specialist (for something fairly trivial I might add). The dilemma? Should I go NHS or should I go private for my treatment?

In the end I went NHS but was conscious I might be using up some of its valuable resources unnecessarily when the private healthcare was already paid for. Granted I'd probably have seen the same specialist in either option!

Did I do the right thing?

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy...

This genius series, which consists of comic cartoon shorts unrelated to each other, is added to every month or so on YouTube at SethComedy. There have been twenty-three so far and will be fifty altogether. The series is similar to the "cutaway gags" of MacFarlane's TV series Family Guy. Since the twelfth episode, profanity has been uncensored. The first season will be released on DVD in the UK on September 21 2009. Right before my birthday (hint, hint).

How To Open A Banana...

1980s Sax Solos Rated...

Careless Whisper? Baker Street? Will You? True? What's you favourite 1980s sax solo? This guy has rated them all.

"I realized about 5 years ago that at some point in the 1980s, lots of the popular music started incorporating saxophone solos into their songs. Some of them are fine, but most of them are ridiculous to have in the songs. Below, I have attempted to separate the quality and appropriateness of the solos from what I think of the song as a whole..." Hear the solos and see the reviews here.

Matt's 40th...

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending Matt's rooftop 40th. It was a brilliant afternoon; buckets of Pimms, cakes, great crowd, sweet family, sexy men, Punch & Jude (sic) and a live Kate Bush show. More snaps here.