Wednesday, September 28, 2005
...it still is not clear who is taking part or when the winner will be declared or who will decide it....
Rare comedy in grauniad leader: ;)
The Conservative party has spent six months getting itself into a tangle and yesterday, with a bit of tugging from MPs and activists, pulled the knots even tighter. After devoting itself to a contest about how to run a contest, the party has settled on the strangest outcome it could find.
MPs and activists have both voted for new rules but not in sufficient numbers to implement them, which means they are stuck with a system they do not want.
This simply adds to the sense of a race without logic, one in which it still is not clear who is taking part or when the winner will be declared or who will decide it.
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The Conservative party has spent six months getting itself into a tangle and yesterday, with a bit of tugging from MPs and activists, pulled the knots even tighter. After devoting itself to a contest about how to run a contest, the party has settled on the strangest outcome it could find.
MPs and activists have both voted for new rules but not in sufficient numbers to implement them, which means they are stuck with a system they do not want.
This simply adds to the sense of a race without logic, one in which it still is not clear who is taking part or when the winner will be declared or who will decide it.
more
Friday, September 23, 2005
Power to the people
Today, the Globe's application for a 3am license extension was turned down, due to the case against it made by the local residents.
The best thing about the whole thing was meeting more of our neighbours and all having something in common. Community rocks.
The best thing about the whole thing was meeting more of our neighbours and all having something in common. Community rocks.
Friday, September 16, 2005
for(int germanBight=0; germanBight<issns.length; germanBight++){...
Death to boring loop counters.
Henceforth all the unloved variables formely known as "i" and "n" shall be given personalities from the Shipping Forecast.
Henceforth all the unloved variables formely known as "i" and "n" shall be given personalities from the Shipping Forecast.
Catweazle has moved to East Oxford
Catweazle has moved to the East Oxford Community Centre, and is now on Thursdays. Apparently the managers at the old venue, Northgate Hall, got in financial difficulties and gave catweazle no notice - lame. Anyway, I think the new venue is much nicer - the ceiling is lower and it's warm and cosy.
Matt Sage kicked off with a song that was so romantic it nearly made me cry.
I was also really impressed by the dude with some sort of "flute" which looked to me to be a pair of tweezers. He made a noise which was RolfHarris crossed with early trance.
And a bloke from somewhere in the carribean (grenada?) told a story about a snake prince. I want that dude to tell me a story every day.
There were also quite a few poets - some american, all funny.
The main thing was: a fantastic positive vibe - in a non-DOH/GROL way.
I really must learn to play an instrument so I can contribute something other than clapping and drinking... maybe the tweezers.
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Matt Sage kicked off with a song that was so romantic it nearly made me cry.
I was also really impressed by the dude with some sort of "flute" which looked to me to be a pair of tweezers. He made a noise which was RolfHarris crossed with early trance.
And a bloke from somewhere in the carribean (grenada?) told a story about a snake prince. I want that dude to tell me a story every day.
There were also quite a few poets - some american, all funny.
The main thing was: a fantastic positive vibe - in a non-DOH/GROL way.
I really must learn to play an instrument so I can contribute something other than clapping and drinking... maybe the tweezers.
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Thursday, September 01, 2005
spiral binding..
Dreaded dissertation has been handed over. Hooray.
