… signed the contract for my new flat. Woop woop! … started saying “woop woop!” to express excitement or approval. Rather unbecoming. … been informed by someone cooler than me that noone says “woop woop!” anymore. The kids actually say “w00t“, it seems. … enjoyed a raucous Pogues gig at Brixton Academy. Beery, brazen and …
I can hardly contain myself. Giddy as a schoolgirl. And whilst RTD may just be messing with us, as he does so well, someone pointed out that Astrid (Kylie’s character) is an anagram of Tardis. ‘Citing.
I meant to blog this weeks ago, but it slipped my mind. Here’s an interview I did (in June!) with housewives’ favourite, Take a Break magazine. It has an astonishingly huge readership: 3 million. And then enjoys a second life languishing in surgery waiting rooms all over the nation. (When the aliens land after the …
It often seems to me that us Brits look abroad for our radical politics: often to Marx, Rousseau or a dozen others. But we have such an amazing radical heritage in Britain to which we give too little love. This is why I’m thrilled that the Putney Debates are getting so much attention lately. In …
I cannot pretend that I face and regard my 30th birthday today with unfettered glee, but as a man wiser than me once said: ‘if you can’t stop it, enjoy it.†So in the spirit of looking forward and not back here are some things I want to do in the next three decades. These …
Recently I’ve received several emails from readers of my book Make Serious Money on eBay UK. It’s always nice to hear from readers and it gives me a good idea of what I might need to improve in future editions. One thing I don’t really cover is how eBay sellers can make the best of …
… spent the weekend in Glasgow. It’s always a pleasure to be north of the border, not least because you can have a nourishing dram of scotch and pretend it’s a cultural experience. … taken the overnight Caledonian Sleeper from Glasgow to London. Definitely the highlight of the weekend! Who would fly when it’s so …
Are you narked by the crud and crumbs that lurk under your computer keyboard? You can easily remedy this, by hoovering your keyboard. Just make sure that your vaccuum cleaner isn’t set at full whack otherwise the keys themselves will be hoovered off and you’ll have to root around in the hoover bag to retreive …
… been damned by faint praise. … been ‘seperated’ from my phone and whilst I enjoyed the freedom from the thing’s tyranny, I’ve been forced to conclude that it’s just not practical to do without these days, especially living and working as I do. But I have changed supplier and number. The old number don’t …
Mashable published a list of services for eBay buyers and sellers this week. The list not only provides a useful guide to what’s out there but serves as a sobering reminder of how big the eBay ecosystem has become.
I’ve been contacted by a student at the London School of Economics (my alma mater!) looking for people who might be able to help her with research into eBay bidding. Do you buy stuff on eBay? If so, your views are sought. It only takes about 5 minutes and there may be a prize in …
(Context: I read a blog post on Informationally Overloaded and I thought the format was rather cool. So here’s my own.) Recently I have… .. read the book Purple Cow by Seth Godin. It’s about the importance of being remarkable in business. It’s a short read long on food for thought. … rediscovered my love …
Someone was getting the antediluvian jitters down at the Evening Standard today when they wrote this poster snapped at Waterloo station not an hour ago. (Now, I’m not questioning the risks and I’m sympathetic to anyone who has suffered from the flooding, but really… this sort of nonsense doesn’t help!)