My Carry On rewatch has reached the ‘Jack-Douglas-appears-and-ruins-every-fucking-scene-he’s-in’ stage.
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My Carry On rewatch has reached the ‘Jack-Douglas-appears-and-ruins-every-fucking-scene-he’s-in’ stage.
I’m sorry but the Cheltenham Festival has a long way to go before I think of it as anything but that massive super-spreader event in 2020.
Easily done, I suppose.
Confusing moment earlier when, although I was talking about Brian Barron, my friend thought I was talking about Brian Blessed.
I think it’s my favourite TNG episode. It showcases all the cast in different and unexpected ways, as well as being very funny.
The Outrageous Bitch
One smell I didn’t bargain for in my new neighbourhood is the smell of smoke coming from the chimneys on the narrowboats. It’s all kinds of lovely.
Coach from Letterkenny and a subtitle saying “I’d rather eat pheasant shit on dry toast..”
Coach from Letterkenny and a subtitle saying “… than do anything with you”
God, I love Letterkenny.
Ian is a wonderful writer and this site should be in your bookmarks immediately
I’m biased of course but this fantastic deep-dive into Kenneth Williams’ 1980s - on the eve of his centenary - is well worth your time.
Vile.
As a former Heart employee, I can almost guarantee that they think they’re being ‘edgy’ by scheduling that mid-morning.
WTF was John Barry on when he made this and where can I get some?
It is ART.
In another Habitat/music crossover, I sold Thom Yorke a lampshade in the Oxford Habitat in the mid-90s.
Trying my new commute for the first time. Delighted that it takes me via the Skyfall corridor in Charing Cross station.
• Clean your place as you leave it; it’s a nice gesture for the people moving in
• Don’t expect the place you move into to look exactly as it was when you saw it at the viewing
• Unpack slowly; learn how to live in your new place first
• Buy a decent Stanley knife!
6/6
• Be assertive and call out incompetence if people you are paying to do a job aren’t doing their jobs properly
• Surround yourself with supportive people
• If you’re moving yourself, start packing early
• You’re not weak for asking for help to pack and move
5/6
FWIW, here’s some moving advice if you ever need it:
• Chains aren’t bad, but should be avoided if at all possible
• Resign yourself to becoming a monster - and forgive yourself for sending shitty/aggro emails you’d never normally send
4/6
So goodbye, Dartford. You were okay apart from the flagshaggers, heavy traffic and general Toryness.
And hello, Hemel Hempstead.
3/6
I wasn’t prepared for how physically and mentally hard moving would be. After I moved, my body gave in and I’ve been pretty ill for the past few days.
But the fug is lifting and I’m very lucky to be living in my dream place.
2/6
I finally moved into my new flat last week after 18 months of delays, stress-induced insomnia, dealing with incompetence, buyers pulling out (stop it) and grinding admin hell.
1/6
A screenshot of a ticket booking and text which says “You’re off to Gravesend!”
Not sure the exclamation mark is necessary
His Vincent is just incredible… [sobs for a bit]
This has reminded me: must re-watch Shallow Grave. What a film.
A box of matches with a depiction of Boris Yeltsin waving, alongside the Cyrillic script saying “Boris Yeltsin - president of Russia”
It’s probably time (and safer all round) to get rid of these matches advertising Boris Yeltsin’s 1996 presidential campaign.
Shut UP, I never clocked they were the same actor!
I was doing alright about Catherine O’Hara until I watched this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWn...
Oh, EDF. You picked the worst time to piss me off. You poor loves. Brace yourselves.
Timely.