Or, some reflections on Edinburgh
Published at 6:38 pm on July 14th, 2022
Filed under: Artistic.
Or, digging out some old words
Published at 5:03 pm on January 1st, 2022
Filed under: Dear Diary, The Old Blog.
On never really understanding the popularity of something
Published at 1:33 pm on December 18th, 2021
Filed under: Artistic, Media Addict.
Or, some news about a legend.
Published at 5:28 pm on May 24th, 2021
Filed under: Linkery.
In which we discuss “Halting State” by Charles Stross
Published at 9:20 pm on June 24th, 2008
Filed under: Artistic.
Keyword noise: Bannermans, books, Charles Stross, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Halting State, High School Yards, literature, review, science fiction, SF, Stockbridge Colonies.
Keyword noise: bouch, Dean Cemetery, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, engineer, etymology, ferry, grave, history, memorial, railway, Tay Bridge, Thomas Bouch, train ferry, trains, urban myth.
In which we discover something wrong on the internet
Published at 5:16 pm on August 16th, 2007
Filed under: Geekery.
Keyword noise: botch, Edinburgh, etymology, fake etymology, Fife, Firth of Forth, Forth Bridge, inaccuracy, urban myth, Scotland, Thomas Bouch, Tay Bridge, Wikipedia.
In which a song reminds me of Scotland
Published at 4:30 pm on October 7th, 2006
Filed under: Dear Diary, Media Addict.
In which we wonder where religions come from
Published at 8:15 am on May 3rd, 2006
Filed under: Dear Diary, Unbelievable.
In which we talk about poverty, diet, and the deep-fried pizza
Published at 9:11 pm on April 11th, 2006
Filed under: Media Addict, Political.
Keyword noise: classism, Clerk St, deep-fried Mars Bar, deep-fried pizza, diet, Edinburgh, feminism, food, Julie Bindel, Mars Bar, Pasquale's, pizza, poverty, Scotland, takeaway.
In which Boris Johnson might help perpetuate a stereotype
Published at 11:41 am on January 16th, 2006
Filed under: Political.
In which the city makes me think of music
Published at 3:21 pm on July 20th, 2002
Filed under: The Old Blog, Dear Diary.
In which the Edinburgh summer inexerobly approaches
Published at 1:13 pm on July 19th, 2002
Filed under: The Old Blog, Dear Diary.
Or a day in town when nothing seems to go right
Published at 11:33 pm on June 11th, 2002
Filed under: The Old Blog, Dear Diary.
Or, buying a wedding guest outfit
Published at 9:33 am on April 17th, 2002
Filed under: Dear Diary, The Old Blog.
Following on from previously...
Published at 9:21 am on April 16th, 2002
Filed under: Dear Diary, The Old Blog.