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Southern Railway Passenger Playlist

Southern Railway Passenger Playlist

Southern Railways usually do a pretty good job of running trains to and from London and Brighton. But the past few weeks have been horrendous. I'll forgive snow disruption reluctantly (although not the website being down due to demand as people were desperate to get info) but signal failures, ... Read more »
Apes, Recruitment Consultants and Metaphors.

Apes, Recruitment Consultants and Metaphors.

I had two conversations with recruitment consultants the day before yesterday. One chinwag was engaging, challenging and positive (Do I get extra points in the 'buzzword bingo?'). The other was like discussing nuclear physics with a chimpanzee. There's never much point, especially when the other ... Read more »
Little Hopes for the Eleventh Doctor

Little Hopes for the Eleventh Doctor

The arrival of a new Doctor is always a bit harrowing. I can remember each regeneration since Tom Baker turned into Peter Davison (admittedly dimly) and as a result can remember occasions when the next Doctor wasn't equal or better to his predecessor. But Matt Smith seems like an excellent choice ... Read more »
2008: My Top Five Favourite Songs

2008: My Top Five Favourite Songs

Last year I started what I suspect will become a bit of a tradition. I named my 5 favourite new songs of 2007. I was loose in my definition of new. This year, 'new' means new: all but one of the songs was published in 2008. So here you go: my top five new songs of 2008. Vampire Weekend: Oxford ... Read more »
Wilsondan.co.uk: That Was The Year That Was

Wilsondan.co.uk: That Was The Year That Was

I'm posting this graph for illustrative purposes only (I've stripped off numbers and dates). It's my blog traffic for the year 2008. What do you notice? The peak is my post on Max Gogarty, which really caused a storm back in March. It was great to be part of that conversation. And then ... Read more »
Brighton: I like it here

Brighton: I like it here

A fellow Brightonian read my previous post on Brighton and asked me why I like the old place, in a bit a more detail. We had a long conversation that ranged from the general to the specific and the arcane to the absurd. So, why do I like it in Brighton? Here are some incomplete and random thoughts ... Read more »
3 things that have been on my to do list for more than a year

3 things that have been on my to do list for more than a year

I had to rummage through an old notebook earlier and found an old to do list. Most of it had been completed, but some line items from a year ago are on my current to do list. Sort out iPod/iTunes This I haven't done. I'm constantly annoyed by the way that music is catalogued in iTunes and then ... Read more »
Bollocks arguments that just don't wash.

Bollocks arguments that just don’t wash.

If you rattle around the web long enough, or frankly even just your local boozer, you get involved in a few discussions here and there. Whilst there is an awful lot of good stuff out there, often discussions are low quality and arguments pathetic. I love reason based argument with examples and ... Read more »
Browsing the Booth Museum

Browsing the Booth Museum

On a cold saturday after Christmas, a little excursion is in order. Where better than the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton? Thankfully very little has changed since I used to visit frequently as a child. Founded by Edward Thomas Booth in the 19th century, it was very much a ... Read more »
Ginger beer? How very dare you!

Ginger beer? How very dare you!

I made some tasty ginger beer the other week and I've been totally thrilled with the results. All you need is some sugar, ginger, water, yeast, lemons, tartaric acid and a few bits of equipment. It was great to use the demi-john gathering dust in the cupboard for once. Anyway, I've posted the ... Read more »
The Last.FM geeky white boy hit parade

The Last.FM geeky white boy hit parade

When I was at dConstruct earlier this year (and as I write this I realise that I never published the post I wrote in my papery notebook, which is probably just as well as I wasn't entirely positive), I was struck by how white it was: there were very few black, asian or 'other' (as those crass ... Read more »
I'm gonna spend my Christmas with a Dalek

I’m gonna spend my Christmas with a Dalek

Happy Christmas everyone. This is my favourite Christmas ... Read more »
Caught Bending at Hastings

Caught Bending at Hastings

Inspired by Sue Bailey's love of Victorian Porn, I must confess a love for vintage innuendo. Maybe I'll dust off some more of my old saucy postcards but one confuses me. I bought this on eBay a while back. It made me titter. But I don't really get the gag. Do you? It's dated ... Read more »
The Problem with Recruitment Consultants

The Problem with Recruitment Consultants

File this post under 'career limiting moves'. The problem with recruiters isn't just a general lack of imagination, it's the overly serious and humourless way they undertake their job (I can think of only one tremendous exception). Very few seem to have a maverick streak of human understanding, an ... Read more »