Landlord update

So here was the situation with the former landlord: He returned our deposit minus €260 rent he claims we still owe him. Pirita has sat down with her bank statements and looked at all the rent she’s paid since we took the place. It’s all there. We owe him nothing. He’s an idiot. He still … Read more

Doh!

    Whoops. While trying to defrost the ice-box I’ve managed to puncture the circulation system and all the gas has escaped (yes, I was impatient and used a knife…). Just another peice of cack-handling to cap a bad few weeks. The landlord seems understanding and has told me to pinch the fridge from the downstairs … Read more

New Years Resolutions 2008

Be more sociable Quit instinctively eating stuff I’m intolerant to Stop letting negative thoughts have free rein on my psyche Make better use of my time Live more Pay more attention Cut back on the caffeine Study Finnish more Finish that sitcom pilot Organise my writing Do something about my hair Find out what’s causing … Read more

Ireland Facts

people on top of the coastal mountain

Post-boxes in Ireland are merely ornamental. Ireland has no working postal service. The residents corrispond with each other via columns in the local newspaper, bills for services are taken at the local pubs in the form of drinks and parcels are delivered by an old man called Shaun who has a horse and cart. The … Read more

Finland Massacre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7084045.stm “Stray Bullet”? I’ve no access to YouTube here and I’m assuming the video has been removed but isn’t that a KMFDM song? The columbine kids were fans too. What is it about KMFDM that attracts nutters? I mean, the irony in their lyrics is far from subtle. No statement yet from kmfdm.com I think … Read more

Letter to Yahoo!

Dear Yahoo! I’m trying to sign up for a yahoo account.. I don’t want to. In fact I used to have one and got rid of it because I fucking hate your system, however your recent acquisition of Flickr has forced me to, otherwise I can no longer access my account. However I live in … Read more

http://www.thenewfreedom.net/wp/2007/10/19/tv-linkscouk-raided-owner-arrested/ Seems to be a huge scale international operation by the police to bring to heel some geeks posting on-line clips of TV shows… So is this why if you are mugged or attacked in your home you can’t get the police to come for two hours because they are helping FACT persecuite geeks? Sorry … Read more

It’s that time again…

…when Peter finds out many of the email, address, IM and phone entries he has in his address book are out of date and puts out a request for folks to send him updated contact details. Send a vcard or something to the usual email address or leave a comment. Comments are screened for your … Read more