Category Archives: miscellany

*does the pirate dance*

Alluring Swiper realised now that attacking an entire crew of pirates had been somewhat ambitious. Continue reading

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You owe it to yourself to watch this fullscreen.

Cat miaow music video – surely the only one in existence that doesn't suck. Continue reading

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Notes on Susan Sonntag's Notes on Camp (recursive enough?)

"I am a great fan of irony and satire and if I could understand her argument there, I might oppose it." Continue reading

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A wolf! A wolf!

The colours on this went a lot more red and blue than I intended. Continue reading

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Change your name by deed poll for free

A site lets you change your name (by UK law) by printing out the necessary legal wording yourself. Continue reading

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Saunders-Roe Princess

The Saunders-Roe Princess was a British flying boat aircraft. Look, pictures and video. Continue reading

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#6, The Jolly Pirate Ship

Yes, it's a fictitious song not a poem. Continue reading

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Email allegedly sent to police in Edinburgh

"Dear Sir/madam/automated telephone answering service," Continue reading

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Monkey: Journey to the West

I did go along to Monkey: Journey to the West, having managed to score a single ticket from someone working in the building, and it was pretty good. I'm bad at conveying enthusiasm, but it was definitely a spectacle – … Continue reading

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Heelwork to music

Yes, heelwork to music: that bit you see on Crufts every year when a person comes into the arena with an excited dog and does a little dance with him or her. I'm a sucker for seeing dogs so obviously … Continue reading

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