Archives for: "September 2009"
September 17th, 2009
Attention Seeking at its Finest
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 17th, 2009 @ 13:19:00 , using 166 words,
Published on September 17th, 2009 @ 13:19:00 , using 166 words,
Posted in Blogosphere antics
Twitter is a font of all things erm... actually I'm not sure what, but I came across this little snippet a little earlier. It seems an ideal way to a little attention for yourself by riding on the back of Kanye West's little outburst at the MTV Awards.… more »
September 13th, 2009
Congratulations BMI
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 13th, 2009 @ 12:30:00 , using 487 words,
Published on September 13th, 2009 @ 12:30:00 , using 487 words,
Posted in Travel, The Written Word
I have the singular duty and delight to report that you have just served me the most disgusting in-flight meal it has ever been my displeasure to partake of. Even at the best of times, airline meals are unlikely to be the stuff that Michelin stars are… more »
September 12th, 2009
French Windows
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 12th, 2009 @ 12:12:28 , using 0 words,
Published on September 12th, 2009 @ 12:12:28 , using 0 words,
Posted in Photography, Travel
September 11th, 2009
The Connectedness of Things
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 11th, 2009 @ 23:08:44 , using 424 words,
Published on September 11th, 2009 @ 23:08:44 , using 424 words,
Posted in Blogosphere antics
Risto Linturi, research fellow of the Helsinki Telephone Corporation, quoted in Wired magazine, describes the extraordinary behaviour kids in the streets of Helsinki, all carrying cellphones with messaging capabilities. They are not exchanging important… more »
September 10th, 2009
Weird Stuff at Flickr
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 10th, 2009 @ 19:31:21 , using 73 words,
Published on September 10th, 2009 @ 19:31:21 , using 73 words,
I just read through the article linked below with some degree of bemusement at things happening across at flickr. Whilst I have no particular axe to grind with them, this does seem rather odd behaviour on the part of their customer service people. I'll… more »
September 9th, 2009
Fortune Cookie
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 9th, 2009 @ 00:37:35 , using 94 words,
Published on September 9th, 2009 @ 00:37:35 , using 94 words,
Posted in General
AM and I went to a Chinese restaurant this evening in Windemere. In and of itself, there's nothing too special about that, though it was a nice meal. At the end with coffee, we got a fortune cookie each. In mine was a message that said "You will be the… more »
September 4th, 2009
New Note Book, New Trip, New Destination...
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 4th, 2009 @ 13:10:00 , using 525 words,
Published on September 4th, 2009 @ 13:10:00 , using 525 words,
Posted in Travel
We're off to Limoges, AM and I, aboard a Ryanair special. Not that there's anything special about it, bedecked as it is in navy blue and a slightly jarring shade of daffodil yellow. Since boarding, we've been assaulted by repeated inducements to part… more »
September 2nd, 2009
Some Time Back
Written by:Chris of Arabia
Published on September 2nd, 2009 @ 02:07:25 , using 33 words,
Published on September 2nd, 2009 @ 02:07:25 , using 33 words,
Posted in Photography
The note on the back reads "An early photograph with the receding hair line just beginning to set in. Also the tendency of hanging round in parks clearly showing". Probably shot around 1964-5 more »