Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
I can’t remember if I’ve posted these before, but my word, the original lyrics to Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas were depressing. I still like them though… Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
December 23, 2013
Wait Until Next Year Annual Awards 2013
You will have to imagine that this is a star-studded gala, attended by the great and good in all their finery, rather than some hastily cobbled together awards for the best of 2013. I don’t think I’ve exhausted anything over the past 12 months to justify full lists of albums/books/etc of the year. I’ve been far more of a dabbler, so it is probably best to read these ‘awards’ with caution, as it is not like I’ve consumed everything and anything in order to make a reasonably objective judgement. Essentially, here are some things I enjoyed across the year… Read the rest of this entry »
December 18, 2013
Secret Santa
At first Secret Santa seems like quite an elegant solution to a thorny problem. Rather than have lots of people buy lots of presents for each other, with everyone ending up out-of-pocket and in receipt of lots of terrible gifts, why not draw names so each person buys one gift and gets one gift in return. Savings are made, as those involved aren’t buying as much, but the gifts might be better as you can probably set a higher budget for that one gift. It seems perfect. Read the rest of this entry »
December 6, 2013
Failing at Christmas
Every year, around about Boxing Day, I think to myself, “Christmas is a lot of fun. I wish I’d started celebrating it earlier rather than not really getting into it until a few days before.” Well, I don’t necessarily think those exact words each year, that would be odd, but often words to that effect. It is not that I’m fundamentally Bah Humbug until it is too late, more that Christmas kind of creeps up, doesn’t it? I mean, it is less than three weeks away. How did that happen? Read the rest of this entry »
November 29, 2013
Spam Comment Q&A
This place gets its fair share of spam comments. The vast majority are either weeded out automatically by WordPress or I see and remove quickly. Obviously I don’t want the place clogged up with gibberish. There is enough of that in the posts, eh? I also don’t really want a load of links to dodgy looking sites. However, some of the comments are odd enough that they deserve an audience, sans dodgy links. I figured the best format was a Q&A – my opportunity to have a dialogue with strange, automated text. Enjoy. Or more likely, not enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year 