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““It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence. The idea that after all this space there’s You, and then there’s Not You… and you’re faced with the question of how you’re going to spend that time. It…
London – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops Damson Café replaces a fairly forgettable Italian bistro, and though some might claim that this area’s already got loads of choice where coffee is concerned I think the addition of Damson is no bad thing! Even on a murky day it’s a bright, airy space…
An amusing thing I keep forgetting about The Speaker in Westminster. #fb (with @hannahcot)
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants – Mexican Atmosphere-free refit of an atmosphere-free refit of a former Pret: El Mexicana seems to churn out a solid burrito, although doesn’t come near some of its neighbours. Nevertheless, the Barbecoa meat was flavoursome and mid-way between dry & moist. The wrap was performed a little naively…
Can’t believe that the 2nd iteration of the TV-stand-buying effort has failed. Turns out it involves 3 separate part numbers, and 2 different bags of screws. And they left out one of the bags containing 3 screws. SERIOUSLY!? A TV is rendered useless by the absence of 3 screws. [facepalm]
Hmm, possibly wasn’t the most constructive review comment I could’ve made…
There’s a metaphysical thing out there which friends of mine refer to as “The Jason B. Standing Transport Effect”, which is the name for the gestalt of the seemingly limitless variety of transportial cockups that surround and accompany me wherever I choose to roam. It’s seldom anything critical (I’ve only ever missed 5 flights –…
See the ‘A’ on the map? That’s where we’re staying this week. Hooray for holidays!
I’m usually pretty cynical about the effect of online petitions, however one turned up in my inbox this morning through the form of a blogpost by the excellent beer writer: Mr Pete Brown. The matter in question is that of the UK’s “beer duty escalator”: a tax measure implemented by the Labour government in 2008,…