"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for hg
Sugar me
Three months ago I had a blood test done and then I ‘forgot’ all about it. You’re supposed to ring your doctor for the results, because they can’t be bothered informing you. (What if it’s really serious? Do they let … Continue reading
Best. birthday. card. ever.
You probably have to be/know Irish/Ireland to appreciate this, but Mr Hg sent me the best birthday card ever. I’ll scan it when I get back home tonight.It’s a Daniel O’Donnell sings ‘Happy birthday’ card.(Here’s an image of it, on … Continue reading
The meaning of life and all that
Huh? What? Eachman who? You are looking at the new prolific.org, now known as eachman.com (as in ‘Each man kills the thing he loves’.) It isn’t ideal yet (there’s a lot of stuff just plain wrong behind the scene), the … Continue reading
With my track record…
I ordered a laptop from Dell yesterday. Two hours after I ordered, I was reading the specs again and realised I’d foolishly got the Dutch version of XP. It annoys me no end that these sellers assume that since you’re … Continue reading
Who’s your favourite Desperate Housewife?
Mine’s Lynette. I’m asking, because ‘everybody’ hates Lynette, especially after the lastest episode. Bree seems ‘everybody’s favourite. She comes second with me. (Susan, Gabrielle, Edie are next.) People hate Lynette mainly because she can’t cope with / doesn’t like her … Continue reading
Strictly come Dr Who
Brilliant. The BBC airs the first episode of the new Dr Who and somehow the sound of live show Strictly come dancing, the ‘Idols’-like dancing competition that was on before, is still coming through. So there’s Billie Piper, as Rose, … Continue reading
Ben Christophers, Paradiso, Amsterdam
God damn The Frames’s audience who didn’t have the decency to shut. the. fuck. up. during Ben Christophers’ support slot in the Paradiso an hour or so ago. His songs are so brittle and how beautiful they sounded in that … Continue reading
Diminutive Book
Mr Hg came bearing presents. Am now proud owner of the little beauty above, a 1997 Toshiba Libretto 50CT, “the first notebook computer to weigh less than two pounds”. Now I’ve got to figure out how to get this thing … Continue reading
Girl hears song. Girl buy.
It’s classic stuff, innit. You watch Top of the Pops. You like a song. You buy it/download it/blag it. This week’s score for me: * Erasure – Breathe Damn, that’s a great vocal. * Kasabian – Cut off. Who? What? … Continue reading
Link it, bitch
I’m going to strangle the next person who posts a bare URL to one of my sites stating ‘I don’t know how to do links’. You. Are. Online. Fucking. Look. It. Up.
