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... for the three best spam names this week go to:
Encarnacio Negron (purveyor of the finest knock off rolexes)
Flutura Montemurro (selling the previously unheard of miracle pill VljlAGRA)
and finally,
Shulamit Mcdougald ( it's scottish, it's kind of indian it sells VALIjlUM)
Keep 'em coming, I'm just dying to give you my credit card details!
It really is pissing down outside. I'm going to have to do some very creative scooter-ing to get home tonight. On the plus side, this should stop everyone moaning about the heat for a few hours.
You know when I die? (which hopefully won't be anytime soon * touches wooden desk *), can you please not come to the funeral dressed in sportswear. It looks really, really stupid. and disrespectful.
ta x
Just back from Hyde Park seeing off Conrad and Martin as they embark on the Mongolian Rally. I'd join them but three weeks in the back of a 1000cc Fiat Panda is definately not my idea of fun. Anyhow, there was a good ol' buzz at the park today (before the sky's opened) with a selection of weird and wonderful vehicles (including a hearse) and some truly awful live digeridoo music. It's all the rage in Mongolia apparently.
You can keep up with the progress of the Flappo brothers* right here and all from the comfort of your own home!
*Not their real surname.
My first podcast in over a year ( I think) . I talk about today's interview, shiny new gadgets and myspace in my usual monotone fashion. Oh and I play some music from ate 50 and the Who boys too. You gotta love it.
Listen to colskees_podcast_v2__ep1.mp3
One funeral, one birthday (mine) and one wedding. It's a busy one...
My friend Simon lost his eight month battle with Lukemia yesterday and sadly passed away. I am gutted. Simon was one of the nicest, coolest people I've ever met and although we only go back a couple of years, we managed to cram in a whole lot of drinks and social events. A wicked bloke through and through, it's a real shame he had to leave us so early.
Wherever you are mate, hope you're having it f*cking large. We'll have those beers on the otherside!
Just when you thought music collaborations couldn't get any more unlikely, along comes Grindie; A none-too-subtle blend of Grime and Indie. Yep, Kids who would normally ignore each other like Big issue sellers are getting together and making sweet noise. The main main behind it all appears to be Statik who as well as having the dubious honour of being one of my 'friends' on myspace, seems to think it's a good idea to put The Rakes and Lethal Bizzle in the same room, and you know what?, He's right!
me: 'so what did you get up to this weekend?'
Colleauge: 'oh, I went to see the Kandinsky exhibition'
me: 'yeah?, how was it?'
Colleauge: actually it was a bit surreal'
Conversation ends.
I never thought it could happen but this morning I was desperate for a Starbucks. Not just any coffee but specifically a Starbucks, Over-corporate, over-sweet ( thanks to the extra whipped cream I was going to have) and chased down with one of those sickly cakes they have near the till. Sadly, my plans were ruined. Just as my craving peaked, I realised that I was heading towards Acton which, apologies to anyone who actually resides there, seems to be a bit of a dead-zone for anything people ( except perhaps the very poor) might actually want. Just a series of pound shops after kebab shop after bric-a-brac emporiums. Utter crap. In fact, not a million miles removed from where I live!
My new way of getting to sleep, other than watching yet another BIg Brother, is listening to Bassdrive. It's a streaming net radio station, that I access via Itunes. In the past, I've always reached for the softer end of the musical spectrum: chillout, ambient etc as a means of nodding off, but it never seemed to work. Bassdrive, on the other hand crushes your brain to sleep with an excellent mix of hardcore D'nB. None of the crappy stuff with flutes and annoying vocal snippits but hard, precisely programmed, well engineered tracks that are right up my alley. I guess the kids would call it Techstep.
all venture capitalists welcome!
This is just fantastic...
A friend of mine got knocked off his scooter yesterday, Thankfully he escaped with nothing other than a few scapes and bruises. His bike with need a bit of TLC though. My commute today was a little hectic to say the least and I think I now have sufficient knowledge of London streets to give you a top 5 of the road users most likely to kill a motorcyclist. Enjoy!
1. Black Cabs: They really don't give a shit. Pulling out with little to no indication, tailgaiting, agressive driving. It's all there baby.
2. Double Decker Buses: Maybe they really can't see you, maybe the drivers are simply blind. Whatever. You'd be hard pushed to find a collective of more inconsiderate road users. I saw a cyclist pull up in front of a bus shortly after his near-death experience and proceed to rip off the front windscreen wipers. I could only smile.
3. White Vans: Okay I know the vehichle belongs to the company, therefore any damage / human remains can simply be explained away but come on: do you really have to get to the next job so quickly that human life no longer matters?
4. Trucks / Lorries: Thankfully these usually move pretty sluggishly but they * really * can't see you so my advice would be to keep a serious distance...and go easy on the overtaking. You get in a row with one of these and it's curtains.
5. Golf Drivers: This ain't Le mans bitch!. Why is it that the VW badge turns normal people into complete a-holes on the road. Again, stop with the tailgaiting you're only going home to watch EastEnders. The jury is still out on Polo drivers but expect a full update sometime soon.
• Although evil from a corporate perspective. The smarties McFlurry is pretty wonderful.
• If you sing The Feeling's 'sewn' in the morning. It will be with you all day...until it annoys you.
• Big Brother's Pete really has no serious competition at the moment
• It's true, my PC at work is actually faster than my Powerbook...and still it sucks
• Although it looks like it could have been put together by a partially sighted man in a shed, I'm finding the Honda Zoomer increasingly appealing
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