Today, we had the first flash mob in Market Square. The mission: everyone had to freeze for two minutes when the cathedral bells rang 2pm. I have mixed feelings about how well this worked: On one hand, it grabbed a number of people’s attention, including (but not limited to) a kid behind me who I [...]
Read MoreWith the launch of Windows Vista looming, Microsoft have released a viral marketing campaign featuring Demetri Martin, called Clearification. The hiring of an American comedian to advertise their product was matched by Apple, who hired Demitri’s The Daily Show co-correspondent John Hodgman — alongside Justin Long — for their “Get a Mac” campaign. Both are [...]
Read MoreA very different Bond… The film was good, don’t get me wrong. It features many “in” things like parkour (indeed, it features Sebastien Foucan himself) and Texas hold ’em, and is full of product placements for Sony — predictable, as they bought MGM — but it still sees a return to old Bond, before all [...]
Read MoreWednesday’s climbing was interesting, to say the least… Jay managed to dislocate his knee after slipping on a challenging route. He didn’t look very happy! Thankfully it relocated itself swiftly, but that did mean he missed out on the laughing gas the supervisor brought over! Painkillers and drink solved the problem once at home, and [...]
Read MoreI finally managed to make the Leap of Faith! I tried it on Friday, and managed to touch the pocket, something I’d never thought possible until that moment! So today, I just went for it, and managed to keep hold before finishing the route. As is the way with these things, the video of the [...]
Read MoreAwesome! I was originally planning not to go, but when Reg popped round and said he had a spare ticket for £17.50, I thought: “why not?” At this time I had no idea who were supporting, so you can imagine how good it felt to find out that The Living End and Dropkick Murphys were [...]
Read MoreI have re-installed Windows Live Messenger today, after attempting to get it working before and being a bit miffed. For one thing, the contact list seemed to have lost any control over showing display pictures as per MSN Messenger 7.5, and plugin control for Messenger Plus! Live was handled rather differently. The second time round [...]
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