January 2010
25 posts
McDonald's
I went to ‘Maccy D’s’ today for the first time in quite a while, and forgot just how unpleasant those places are. I mean, don’t get me wrong, eating the food was what I imagine recovering crack addicts feel like when they fall off the wagon, but the service and the people within were eye-opening.
When you order your food, I’d forgotten that it’s not really a...
Damn
Ok, so it seems that trying to sum up what I love about Jimi has brought about a rebirth in my adoration. I will now do my work AFTER the match, and just spend this short time before kick-off worshipping his music
Jimi Hendrix
Ok, so I’ve used Tumblr for a short while now, and it has come to my attention that I haven’t used it as a medium to express my love for the one-man electrical church that is Jimi Hendrix.
Since I should really be doing my work, I won’t make this as long and winding as my Stephen rant, or my incompetent attempt at describing the beauty of football, but I will say that everyone...
It's the small things (no pun intended) →
(via cocopopswiththeodore)
I had totally forgotten all about this video! Thanks Wakers!
Because I'm bored and feeling a little...
ten pieces of clothing you own and love
I’m really not a clothesy person, so this would probably only bore you slightly more than it would bore me to list. Having said this, I do love the lumberjack shirt Hanna was wearing when we met - which is now my bedshirt…which makes me sound like the woman in the relationship
nine things you want to learn about
Evolution
Astronomy
History...
“Reading auras is like reading minds, Or tea leaves or, or star-signs, Or meridian lines. These people aren’t plying a skill, They’re either lying or mentally ill”
- Storm, Tim Minchin
Thoughts anyone?
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall...”
– Greek proverb
On Beauty
Last night I (finally) finished a book I should have read months ago frankly. In response to me recommending Stephen’s ‘Stars’ Tennis Balls’ to Hanna, she recommended this little peach, but I’d put off reading it until last week. Between audiobooks, laziness and university work I’ve not been reading anything this last few months, so imagine my joy to find that...
Breakfast at Tiffany's.
nosecondhthanks:
It might not have the kiss-in-the-rain-stay-together-forever ending, but it is a story of true love. Not one which makes you change who you are. Not one which makes the person you love unhappy. And not one which cages you in.
‘The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free’. (Oh god I love ‘On Beauty’ by Zadie Smith. BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY)
Could I...
Football Football Football
Ah football, how to express my love to thee.
My name is Sam and I love football. I’m not sure where it started, but it did, and I can’t see it stopping any time soon. As a lifelong Man United fan, football has been good to me. Of course, I’m English, so that’s brought me down a peg or two. Nevertheless, growing up watching the likes of Giggs, Cantona and Schmeichel can...
Patriotism
“Patriotism is loving one’s country. Nationalism is hating everyone else’s”. I’m not sure where I read this, but it seems very true. Obviously the lines become a bit blurred, and any Facebook group search for patriotism or ‘Proud to be British’ etc will give you more than a fair share of nationalism.
I found this wonderful group however, which is just in...
A quick warning...
I’ll warn people not to bother reading my last blog. It’s long, boring, sycophantic nonsense with no real conclusion. The only reason I’m leaving it up is to gauge whether or not I become more concise and intelligible over the next few months…Christ, just realised that had I spent the 850 words I used on that last blog on the essay I’ve been putting off, I’d...
Why I love Stephen Fry
Like most people in my species, I absolutely love Stephen Fry.
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard him referred to as a national treasure, and been put forward as a shoe-in for a knighthood. He’s a dazzling, brilliant and wonderful light in the lives of so many. He’s saved so many people in so many ways with his own brand of wit, intelligence, kindness,...
Getting introductions out of the way...
Well hello Tumblr!
Other than <3-ing the odd post here and there, I’m totally new to Tumblr and keen to break my blogging hymen with a quick introduction all about ME. It’s unashamedly self-indulgent, it’s probably a waste of good internet time which could be spent on more primal pursuits, and it would infuriate quite a few, but here I am.
You probably know something about...