Sunday, November 30, 2003

If you are into soul or R&B, or even just remotely interested in hearing one of the most stunning voices 'ever' then check out Joss Stone.....she's 16 (16!!) and from Devon and she sounds just stunning....one of those 'natural' talents.
posted by Listener at 6:37 PM


The Proclaimers sang a song which went something like 'And I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be that man who walked 500 miles to be there at your door......

I went to Edinburgh on Friday to see the girls, I left work around midday and got there around 9, we stayed at a hotel and went bowling and had lunch on Saturday. I dropped them back at 4 and got home at 10.30 last night, the milo, reset Friday morning reads a few miles shy of 1000 miles round trip.....we had a good time and it was lovely to see them and wake up with them and hug and kiss them....the fact I spent more time in the car traveling then actually being there is kinda irrelevant :)

I got to bed about 1.30am as I was 'wired' from driving and not too sleepy , and after waking briefly around 7ish actually awoke properly at 11.09.....I rarely sleep in as I find sleeping rather a waste of time (!) but felt like I needed a lay-in.....its also one of those guilt free winter pleasures when its grey and rainy outside to lay snug up to D. and be lazy.

the girls are fine, Bryony seems older and older every time I see her, I think she's growing into herself more, or rather the increase in freedom getting older gives her matches her personality better...she's always one to 'go for stuff' and to 'know best'....she may be a long way from actually knowing best but at least she's getting more andmore opportunities to put her ideas into practice...and to live with the consequences.

Katherine's got glasses and looks very cute and a little older in them. She's ok too, I think she's a lot like me at that age, she keeps things inside a little more, that's partly circumstance and partly a sensitivity about herself and everyone around....I suspect (tho doubt she can vocalise it as such) that she often doesn't feel wholly comfortable with herself, that she says and does things entirely spontaneously but then looks around to see other people's reactions to it as if in some way she's caused embarrassment.

Then again maybe I am reading too much into it, maybe I just miss them so damn much...maybe I just don't get enough time with them to really know them.....but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess.
posted by Listener at 6:02 PM

Thursday, November 27, 2003

We're going to see Turin Brakes on Monday and I've just got the tickets - oh yeah :)
posted by Listener at 8:27 AM

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Acts of Gord - very funny stories of a 'Puter Game Shop Owner :)

posted by Listener at 10:08 PM

Saturday, November 22, 2003

I still can't quite believe that England won the Rugby World Cup - what an awesome result and what a tense match, I thought largely we were the better team but kept giving away possession at key moments and Australia never let up until the final whistle.

I am hugely pleased we came through tho.....the team have worked so hard for so long and have played some awesome rugby over the last couple of years, even if not always in this World Cup.

Have to say am hugely glad we put one over on Australia in their back yard as whilst I respect the country's sporting pedigree their national tactic of sledging opponents in the press etc was somewhat annoying and boring after a while.....tho probably an indication of how much of a threat they knew we were :)

Am just watching the re-runs and am enjoying it a lot more now I know the result - heh :)
posted by Listener at 2:19 PM

Thursday, November 20, 2003

A Definition of Saddnes

My thoughts on that day
You just slipped away
Were that this was the hardest part
How could I have known
At that dawn of alone
That this was only the start

Now cigarettes and booze
Can no longer soothe
The memory of missing you
And my eyes start to sting
With the tears held within
And each heart beat aches anew


posted by Listener at 7:51 PM

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

History Lesson

All those lessons in history burden us
From an age where we only knew blind trust
And leaving the doors to our souls unlocked
To now when our hearts and minds are blocked
When we were once too young to care
To being too old to leave the past back there
We took all the twists and turns at pace
And the bangs and scrapes with too little grace
This learning life spent in crammed revision
From one plus one to long division
posted by Listener at 12:05 AM

Saturday, November 15, 2003

Britshorts is another place to see some interesting, weird, bizarre, funny......well just about anything really....short films.....prolly more suited to broadband users tho :)
posted by Listener at 7:34 PM


As D. says an interesting artistic concept......BMW have made some pretty cool films....yeah ok to promo their cars but with actors like Clive Owen an ddirectors like John Woo they are well worth a look-see.

Oh and since stumbling across The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) a few months back I am continuously amazed at how up to date and well researched and quick it is......D. and I while many a moment following the links from actors to films to other actors and so on....its quite fascinating :)
posted by Listener at 7:20 PM

Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Sorry for quietness but have been poorly with a cold this week.....unfortunately I have one or two 'can't avoid' meetings to attend.....one to do with HR stuff.....a new part of my job in the last 6 months that I am finding a real challenge......tho a tad difficult at times :)

Looking for a new company car....am thinking of the Toyota - Avensis at the mo - am getting quite excited by this.
posted by Listener at 11:35 PM

Wednesday, November 05, 2003

Lullaby

Hush now, sleep now
Deep down in the soft down
And sleep dreamless sleep
Or if not dreamless
Let the moon-soft, star-snug night
Make your dreams light
Like cotton wool clouds or candyfloss
For while you sleep
I will worry for your cares
And cry all your tears
And fret at your fears
So that your awakening
Is as gentle as the sun
Breathing light on the new day
So hush now, sleep now
Night, night
posted by Listener at 9:08 PM

Sunday, November 02, 2003

One question......how does he do it???
posted by Listener at 2:25 PM


Ok did you ever do biology at school and have to dissect a frog?
Actually I never got to do this (phew) but over at Froguts! you can do an online dissection with their 'Virtual Dissection Software' - not wholly suitable for the squeamish but done in the best taste and hey maybe a few schools get to use a few less frogs.....whih is good for them.....laternately uyou can idssect a squid or an 'owl pellet' (wtf???).......best not done a beer queasy stomach I have just discovered.
posted by Listener at 2:11 PM


My head hurts.

And I just don't agree with D. that its because I only had 5 hours sleep as we were at a rather excellent fireworks aprty and I drank a few (!) beers. Personally I thinkit was all the loud bangs ;-)

got up to watch England hammer Uruguay - thought we were starting to look back to our best, and then the All Blacks narrowly beating the Welsh which was hugely exciting - I am really enjoying the Rugby World Cup and am looking forward to the next few weekends of quarter finals, semis and then the final - c'mon England :)
posted by Listener at 12:10 PM