Category archives: general
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(I’ve been a little distracted by Kottke.org, he links to some interesting stuff.) Including this > http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/back-to-the-land/. He calls it an essay, so I wasn’t the expecting the format it is in. It’s this sort of quiet, unassuming format where… continue reading »
Still, not completely in the Christmas spirit. I mean I’ve sung my first Christmas song (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer), had my first mince pie, seen some Christmas trees and bought my first present. Just, not there yet. So, Jane… continue reading »
British Military Fitness – best exercise ever.
BMF in the cold of Bruntwood Park tonight. Still feeling it in my legs a little, like some hangover from the double I did last Tuesday and the Fitness assessment on Saturday. I got my score back from Saturday too… continue reading »
If this isn’t nice
“And now I want to tell you about my late Uncle Alex. He was my father’s kid brother, a childless graduate of Harvard who was an honest life insurance salesman in Indianapolis. He was well-read and wise. And his principal… continue reading »
little BMF update
I haven’t writtten about BMF for a little while. So: I’m still going regularly (3/4 times a week). I am still LOVING IT. I’m getting a bit addicted (e.g. Chris and Jenn were here Sat and I almost didn’t go… continue reading »
Another weekend
“If you never you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” Dr. Seuss. Chris and Jenn came up to visit for the first time. I made a map and we just hung out a bit. A quick drink… continue reading »
Weekend
JH said that when she got a Macbook she said she’d step up the blogging. I didn’t think she actually would. Not that blogging is a competition or anything.* Anyway, she posted about her weekend yesterday and mentioned my post… continue reading »
Friends are…
(I paraphrase.) Friends are the people who know what you’re really like but are still willing to talk to you. Had a lovely meal with Jenn yesterday in Pizza Express (good service makes such a difference) in Worcester. Then just… continue reading »
Honestly?
(I’ve not really thought this through and I’m in a bit of a rush. Better to blog then to not though eh…) I’ve always said I’ve liked honestly, except it’s always been something I’ve, personally, found difficult for a whole… continue reading »
Top 5 albums
RG posted this recently and since then I’ve had a think about it and then hurridly put down a few albums in his comments. While I wait for my phone to update I thought I might expand on my particular… continue reading »
Spotify Premium – first month
I wrote a month ago about my first impressions of Spotify (http://chotoye.com/blog/2009/09/12/spotify-mobile-first-impressions/) and I just got an ad when using the app that suggests that my Premium account has run out. I’ve been meaning to write about my impressions of… continue reading »
Feeling awful
Woke up feeling awful this morning at 5am. I can’t really explain it, just drained with a pounding headache and a mixture of feeling too hot and too cold. That I couldn’t seem to do much about other then try… continue reading »
Pi
Dinner at Pi in Chorlton tonight with Lorraine and Bron, I had a pint of Flat Cap but they have about 60 draught/bottled beers to choose from. Served with a goat cheese, sweet potato, spinach, red onion, roasted garlic pie… continue reading »
Sunday morning run
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114163422595906582988.00047518d2e45576e6186&t=h&z=16 Took Finn for a run down to Chorlton Water park on a suggestion of someone on Twitter. I wasn’t feeling up to running around the BMF lot so thought that a relatively short run would do me. Apparently it’s… continue reading »
Today is gone, drifting off, It just didn’t happen. I wasn’t sure. Was looking for something that might give me at least a little confidence. Maybe it was there and I just didn’t notice. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkuram/3838537325/
School.
There was a moment today in school where I felt like this is the environment I most enjoy being in. (Obviously then it all went a bit all over the place.) Still, I can remember that moment clearly. It also… continue reading »
Korean
I went with for lunch at a Korean place today called Seoul Kimchi. Funny because I was admiring Jon’s pictures of the food he had in Korea recently. We had beef Bulgogi, spicy fish stew, assorted Korean vegetable salad, Jeon… continue reading »
Cycle paths
A really interesting video about the cycle paths and parks they have installed in Bogota, Colombia. More > http://www.c40cities.org/bestpractices/transport/bogota_cycling.jsp
Home
synopsis:In Meier’s debut feature Home, the supremely talented Isabelle Huppert is the mother in a quirky, happy family. Their blustery daily life faces an abrupt change as a multi-lane motorway is opened on their doorstep, opening cracks in family life.… continue reading »
bike ride
I do know how to ride a bike but it’s never been something that I’ve gone out and done. I know Alex is into his downhilling a whole lot and that @dozylilsis rounds her bike around in the woods but… continue reading »