January 2004

Nothing is spoken, and yet everything is said. This is probably one of the best films I’ve ever seen. The lighting and textures within are evocative of the period and mirror the painting perfectly. The opening shots of vegetables cut…

Ah – Hot *Vana Tallinn* Chocolate truly is the giver of dreams and inspiration. No sooner had I smelt the sweet aroma with the essence of citrus oils within, and put my lips to its silky taste but — I’m…

Have just played through Gallimaufry – this terms new band piece and the title track to the concert on 27 March (St Michaels Church, Abingdon – if you’re interested – part of the Abingdon Arts Festival). Anyway the point is,…

(for writers’ and other dreamers – adapted from stelpa‘s recipe) To make this, use only the finest quality ingredients. Use the very best dark, bittersweet chocolate, and the liqueur of your choice. The recipe is for one serving, so just…

So the nominations have been announced, and you guessed it LotR is up there for 12 awards (although Cold Mountain is up for 13) and bound to get some of them.

One of my tasks for the weekend was to renevate, and tweek this site: Abingdon Concert Band in preparation to making sure it’s upto date. It now conforms to XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.0, however I was wondering if…

It seems I’m a Democrat through and through. The question is which Bush scored as highly as 11% with me?!! Presidential Match Guide

Short of something nice to cook, try Bara’s gorgeous recipe ( here ). A very nice meal…

There’s some form of alarm going off out in my street, it’s only just audible and I can’t tell which house/car it’s coming from… Ggrrrr…

Why do I have these thoughts in the dim light of morning? Am I eccentric or just plain weird? Today whilst driving in though the country roads between Bicester and Oxford, past villages like Merton and Ottmoor and Islip, the…

It’s cold, grey and wet outside … so what better time is there to plan lovely holidays for this year. I’ve perused the allotted holiday I have for this year, and I’ve come up with a plan. My big holiday…

…such has been my swimming technique: take a deep breath, plunge my head under and swim for 3 or 4 strokes, come up for air, and start again. It got me up and down thirty or forty lengths but it…

Cashew chilli chicken …for dinner tonight

‘Twas a late night out last night as went off to the Odeon Aylesbury to see Anthony Minghella’s latest film…

Just got back from a short walk around the estate where I live. I needed to take some bottles for recycling anyway, and I just needed to get out and stretch my legs, so I decided to extend my walk…

Pottered round town after work today, and found Labyrinth in HMV for a ten quid – couldn’t resist – great film!