I know this is ancient but it makes me howl every time:
Genius.
Thursday, 5 October 2006
Friday, 25 August 2006
last.fm
I can wholeheartedly recommend last.fm for that whole online music community/groups/suggestions/online/radio thing.
Pandora is also great but, whilst both build up an overview of your listening preferences, last.fm has the edge for me as it integrates with your local machine's media player and therefore your own music files, as well as the streaming audio from their own site. Just my 2p...
Pandora is also great but, whilst both build up an overview of your listening preferences, last.fm has the edge for me as it integrates with your local machine's media player and therefore your own music files, as well as the streaming audio from their own site. Just my 2p...
knee :(
Some of you may be aware that I have had a bit of bother with my right knee of late. I strained the medial ligament (yes, similar to Michael Owen in the World Cup) whilst batting for GRACC and have been on crutches ever since.
So I will mostly be sitting in the pavilion for the last game of the season, keeping score and shouting abuse where necessary...
So I will mostly be sitting in the pavilion for the last game of the season, keeping score and shouting abuse where necessary...
Sunday, 20 August 2006
Ashburton Grove a-go-go
Slightly disappointing start to The Gunners tenure at the new Emirates Stadium with a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa to kick off the 2006-7 season:
From what I could tell from the highlights, we started similarly to last year - fantastically stylish football, awesome movement on and off the ball but ultimately finding it difficult to break down teams that put 8 (or 9 and occasionally 10) men behind the ball and defend for most of the game. We're going to need a Plan B if this season isn't to be a damp squib.
That said, Theo Walcott came on and looked particularly lively on the left so Wenger does intend to play him, even if it is as a substitute:
"I am happy because we were in a tricky situation when he came on, one-nil down. I know there is a lot expected from him. He played with freshness and straight away he became dangerous on the left flank and he was involved in the goal we scored. I must say that overall when he came on his performance was very positive."
From what I could tell from the highlights, we started similarly to last year - fantastically stylish football, awesome movement on and off the ball but ultimately finding it difficult to break down teams that put 8 (or 9 and occasionally 10) men behind the ball and defend for most of the game. We're going to need a Plan B if this season isn't to be a damp squib.
That said, Theo Walcott came on and looked particularly lively on the left so Wenger does intend to play him, even if it is as a substitute:
"I am happy because we were in a tricky situation when he came on, one-nil down. I know there is a lot expected from him. He played with freshness and straight away he became dangerous on the left flank and he was involved in the goal we scored. I must say that overall when he came on his performance was very positive."
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
Saturday, 8 July 2006
Paper Toys
Now that many of us are doing the 'Dad' thing, these look great for those rainy November weekends. Mini Taj Mahal anyone?
PaperToys.com
(the 'people' ones are a bit rubbish though...)
PaperToys.com
(the 'people' ones are a bit rubbish though...)
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
isle of weddingness
Very good time at the wedding of Count Wilhelm von Wilhelm de Brandt III and his lovely bride, Miss Lucy Park-Bench, at the Priory Bay Hotel on the Isle of Wight:
BBQ, slow golf, beach cricket, pool party and Argentina 2 - 1 Mexico. Splendid!
BBQ, slow golf, beach cricket, pool party and Argentina 2 - 1 Mexico. Splendid!
Thursday, 15 June 2006
Monday, 22 May 2006
one rainy night in paris
So near...
Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
Thanks to a mystery benefactor (you know who you are) I was able to get a ticket for this illustrious occasion and, with a late dash on Eurostar, enjoyed some excellent French hospitality with the Gooners in the square outside Gare du Nord before heading to the magnificent Stade de France. The atmosphere was amazing with a healthy mix of Arsenal and Barca milling about outside the stadium and in the local bars. Tickets were changing hands for €2,000+ so we hastily clung onto ours and took our seats; right behind the goal in the middle of a sea of (thoughtfully provided by AFC) yellow shirts. The match is well documented - Lehmann sent off, Barca goal disallowed, Arsenal 10 men, Campbell goal, Barca pressure, two late goals,wrong result - but I'm really incredibly glad I was there. The team ran their hearts out but 70 minutes against possibly the best club side (in the world...) was always going to be a big ask. Gah :(
Arseblogger puts it very well here (please forgive the language, it was an emotional night!)
And if it did achieve anything, it was to convince Thierry Henry to pledge his future to Arsenal (and not, as predicted on the oh-so-hilarious email I received 100+ times, 'f*ck off to play for the winners') for four more years. We will be back.
Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
Thanks to a mystery benefactor (you know who you are) I was able to get a ticket for this illustrious occasion and, with a late dash on Eurostar, enjoyed some excellent French hospitality with the Gooners in the square outside Gare du Nord before heading to the magnificent Stade de France. The atmosphere was amazing with a healthy mix of Arsenal and Barca milling about outside the stadium and in the local bars. Tickets were changing hands for €2,000+ so we hastily clung onto ours and took our seats; right behind the goal in the middle of a sea of (thoughtfully provided by AFC) yellow shirts. The match is well documented - Lehmann sent off, Barca goal disallowed, Arsenal 10 men, Campbell goal, Barca pressure, two late goals,wrong result - but I'm really incredibly glad I was there. The team ran their hearts out but 70 minutes against possibly the best club side (in the world...) was always going to be a big ask. Gah :(
Arseblogger puts it very well here (please forgive the language, it was an emotional night!)
And if it did achieve anything, it was to convince Thierry Henry to pledge his future to Arsenal (and not, as predicted on the oh-so-hilarious email I received 100+ times, 'f*ck off to play for the winners') for four more years. We will be back.
Thursday, 11 May 2006
Champions League again
Astonishingly, it all went to plan.
Spurs lost 2-1 to West Ham after eating some dodgy lasagne (ahem...) and the Gunners beat Wigan 4-2 to pinch fourth spot and enter the 2006/7 Champions League (admittedly in the qualifying rounds against Racing Talinn and AFC Moldova but who cares...)
A fitting result for the last game to be played at Highbury.
It may also help Thierry to decide to stay - a good article here about the various arguments for and against.
Finally, we have the small matter of the final of the Champions League 2005/6 on 17th May in Paris. Arsenal v Barcelona - the purists final!!
Spurs lost 2-1 to West Ham after eating some dodgy lasagne (ahem...) and the Gunners beat Wigan 4-2 to pinch fourth spot and enter the 2006/7 Champions League (admittedly in the qualifying rounds against Racing Talinn and AFC Moldova but who cares...)
A fitting result for the last game to be played at Highbury.
It may also help Thierry to decide to stay - a good article here about the various arguments for and against.
Finally, we have the small matter of the final of the Champions League 2005/6 on 17th May in Paris. Arsenal v Barcelona - the purists final!!
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