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Posts from December 2006

Can’t Escape!

I’m flicking through the various New Years Eve shows on TV and Cat Deeley is hosting the FOX show…

What the hell? Can’t I escape talentless UK people over here? First Sacha Baron Cohen, then Eamonn Holmes now Cat Deeley, who’s next? Ant and Dec?


My Year in Cities

A few places, like Kottke and Airbag, have done this, so I thought why not.


Saddam Hussein Dead?

I’m watching CNN and they are reporting it’s already done, hung at dawn…

Still awaiting confirmation though.


100 Things We Didn’t Know This Time Last Year

100 things we didn’t know this time last year. “74. Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it’s cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based.”


Christmas Round-Up

So now the Christmas hullabaloo has died down, I can finally kick back and relax, no more driving to North Carolina (well, hopefully we will if you know what I mean), no more fretting over gifts, none of that.


Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Teaser Trailer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Teaser Trailer. Maybe this is the movie Fantastic Four should have been?


Favourites of 2006

List time! Now in it’s 5th year, it’s time to hand out props to my favourites… So who will follow the likes of Radiohead, The Strokes, Doves, Modest Mouse and Sufjan Stevens as my hot picks for best CD? Well you need wait no more.


Things Done Changed…

2007 marks 10 years since I first got online, and I’ve been doing webby work for the last 8, of course back in 1999/2000 I never thought I’d actually be earning a living doing that kind of work.


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow. Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book.


Transformers Trailer

Transformers Trailer. Finally we get to see big robots and stuff, and even though I’m still not convinced and feel this is ruining my childhood memories, I’ll still be there, first in line on opening day.


Times Person of the Year

“You” have been named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year for the growth and influence of user-generated content on the internet. Well done! Go ahead and put it in your CV/Resume!


Adventures in North Cackalatia

Interview? Nailed it! I think… Usually I get great vibes from interviews but end up getting rejected/passed over/let down gently, this time the vibes were kinda neutral. I’m taking this as a good sign, But first I’ll back up…


10 Player Brawl at The Garden

Ten players, including NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl near the end of Saturday night’s game between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. Players ended up flying into the stands in the NBA’s ugliest scene since the brawl between Indiana Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans in 2004. See the ugly incident here…


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