Jake doesn’t have a Facebook account. He’s broadly opposed to the whole thing.
“I think Facebook is evil. It’s supposed to be MySpace for adults — but it’s just turning adults into kids.”
He followed up this observation with: “Ethan attacked mum with a werewolf by accident and she ignored it. That’s so stupid. You can’t ignore [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: Internet
The Mother-in-law’s in town
Bobbie’s mum, Gail is in Birmingham this week. She works in Vermont for three months of the year, and stops in on her way through on her way back to New Zealand. It’s always great to have her stay. No, honest. She’s good company and fun to have around.
She’s had a look [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: Travel
So I’ve bowed to peer pressure, and I’m blogging this from Flock, which is a browser based on Firefox, but with extra nifty features, mostly positioned in the sidebar.
It kind of has an unfinished feel about it, but it’s pretty good actually. If it can get me personal-blogging easily and quickly again, then that’s a [...]
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A family outing to see Dufus ended in sticky disappointment.
Dufus just getting warmed up
Jake’s been doing some work experience for my friend Mark’s independent label Iron Man Records. As a result, he got to work on the setup for the Dufus gig at the Actress and Bishop last night.
I really like Dufus, and I’d seen [...]
Categories: Music
Tagged: Music
I took my wife on a bit of a mystery weekend away. Entirely a romantic gesture. The fact that there was a jazz gig involved was purely incidental.
Jazz band at Matt and Phreds Jazz Club
Bobbie and I hadn’t been away together just by ourselves for a while, so we made arrangements for Jake involving friends, [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: Travel
Pete Ashton. Photo by Pete Ashton
Voting is going on for the Brummie of the Year at BirminghamItsNotShit.co.uk.
I strongly urge you to stop in and cast your vote for Pete Ashton — the blogger, photographer and creative hub around whose web offerings the rest of us all dance (metaphorically).
Categories: Birmingham
Tagged: Birmingham, Personal
