We were watching the film Waitress the other week and both had an overwhelming urge to make pie. And to keep saying the word “pie”. Go on, say it. “Pie”. It is just such a lovely, round, tasty sounding word.
While Cas is busy saying the word “pie” over and over with a dreamy look [...]
Archive for May, 2008
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Impulse Control
I am having a disturbingly intense desire to get inked again. I kid you not - some days, the desire to get another tattoo is overwhelming to the point I am reaching for my coat and front door keys. So far, what is left of my sanity has always stepped up to the plate just [...]
Sunday Roast: Is a Bugatti a Rover?
This weeks roast is brought to you in a race against the Monaco Grand Prix. I started writing just as they started off the grid. Why race the Grand Prix? Writing roasts can take a while and I have a tendency to get all grumpy half way through and go “why bother”, then womble round [...]
The Humble Trackback
You never know where an innocent link is going to land you. In my case it has landed me with a glow of self importance and a bruised hip, the latter being more related to the former than you might at first glance expect.
I woke up late this morning to a slightly buggy Twitter [...]
Conformity
It is not often you can claim that a blog post is written because of an IKEA mattress, but every now and again circumstances conspire. Yes, this blog post was written because of an IKEA mattress. Intrigued? I invite you to read on a bit more .
I make no secret of the fact that [...]

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