I was on the way to the Ed Ruscha exhibition at the Hayward Gallery the other day when my tube carriage was invaded by a gang of Polish lads drinking cans of Stella and getting phenomenally excited by the Argos Catalogue. I don't need galleries. Art follows me everywhere. By the way, if any Polish speakers are reading this, your countrymen seemed to be using the word "tvatfinger" a lot. I ...
Those were the answers to the questions I had to ask myself this morning, namely: Where am I going today? How am I going to get there? Wendover, this morning, yesterday (Are you sure this is correct? - Ed.)
So I'm walking by an old canal in Leeds yesterday, and the thought crosses my mind "This is just like being Morrissey". Except for, you know, being short, fat, straight and cheerful. A canal, as like the one in Leeds as the author is like Morrissey, yesterday
In the exciting course of my work, I was s peaking to a GP yesterday who came up with this gem about prescribing software; "Overall it's helpful, but it can go over the top on side-effect information. Everytime I prescribe paraffin for skin conditions my computer tells me about the danger of the patient catching fire" The unforeseen dangers of "just putting a bit of ...
In an unexpected development, I've quoted Oscar Wilde twice at work in the last 24 hours. I''m not aware of any other evidence that I'm "on the turn", but rest assured you will be the first to know. The author, at work, yesterday
As always on 2nd November, we wish happy birthday to my favourite comic book artist, Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man and laudable for dozens of reasons noted in previous years, or more eloquently on other parts of tinterweb, but none moreso than here www.ditko.comics.org/ No bullshit this year, just a comic cover that really, really annoys me. Because it's the only Ditko Spidey comic I ...
The M1 is fifty years old today. I'd just like to say thanks for all the good times. A helpful sign, yesterday* *Two helpful signs, to be strictly correct
Here's one in the eye for N*ck Gr*ff*n. Kebabland, Harrow, last night. A rotund black woman. A Japanese couple. And a white middle-class family with hippyish tendencies. All equally clueless and indecisive about their orders. Kebabland, not yesterday, yesterday
I note with interest that the government has decided to introduce careers advice for 7-year olds. Tthis will clearly play a big role in turning the politicial tide back in their favour, and ensuring a handsome election victory next year, but I wonder how effective it's going to be for every potential "service user". It's always dangerous to extrapolate from one's own experience to ...
