The Professionals

We all stayed late last night for a biiiiig clearup here at Clerkenwell Towers (the office manager bribed us with booze and Pringles). Anything to be chucked away was put in reception, in front of my desk.

It turns out that we had quite a lot of junk:

My office now looks like the set from a 1970s cop show. I keep expecting Bodie and Doyle to drive into my desk in their Ford Cortina.
16.11.06 10:09


Attention all UK bloggers!

Take part in the biggest blog in history (apparently):

http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/Page96.asp

It's a bit like the old Mass Observation thing they did back in the day. I've done it. And now I am IMMORTAL. Sort of.

 
17.10.06 11:00


Hooray, hooray

I am in a terrific mood, because I just booked tickets to go and see The Decemberists at the Shepherd's Bush Empire next year.

I am excited because not only are they utterly, utterly brilliant, but I am also somewhat in love with Colin Meloy.

Look at him. What's not to love? (He's the one on the floor)

He's also pretty hot in this video for their song 16 Military Wives. Loving the preppy look, Colin.

Also, see here:

Oh, my. Why are you looking at me like that, Mr Meloy? Are you thinking rude thoughts too?

 

I think I must have a thing about men in glasses.

 
13.10.06 11:49


This one is for Menace

Yet another example of someone using punctuation in a completely illogical way. This time, the crime is perpetrated against the humble comma.

 

From: Building Manager

To: All the companies in the Clerkenwell Towers complex

Subject: Bike thieves

i hope this is going to all the companies,this is just to inform you all,that on tuesday(3rd),late afternoon,at least one bike,which i know of,was stolen outside the main entrance,by thieves who drove up in a van,stopped beside the bike stands,and,quickly cut the padlock chain with bolt cutters.

this was reported to me,by one of the tenants,i have to stress that anyone, who locks their bike outside on the pavement,is risking potential theft,please take neccessary precautions when locking your bikes on a public footpath etc,or if possible,park in the bike store,pending room and access.

 

 

Sweet Jeebus. There are eighteen commas in those two paragraphs. It's a veritable carnival of commas. What has this guy got against full-stops? Maybe, he, just, really, really, loves, commas.
5.10.06 15:19


What do we teach them in these schools?

If there's one thing I hate, it's misuse of punctuation:

No, no, no, no, NO!

To make things worse, these signs were put up by Islington Council. The world is going to hell in a handcart.
2.10.06 09:51


You spell it A-N-A-L

I just bought something that has the potential to change my life forever.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you THE DRAWER ORGANISER!

All my knickers and socks now have their own little home, and finding a specific pair of pants is now simplicity itself. And putting my smalls away has never been so thrilling.

I showed my re-organised underwear drawer to Trilby. I think he took this as a sign that my mental health was deteriorating. I will have to tread carefully, lest he call the men in white coats. But at least I will be wearing co-ordinating underwear when they take me away.

 

Incidentally, those aren't my knickers in that picture. I don't own any lilac underwear. My knicker drawer is a vision in black lace. All very demure though (I keep the kinky stuff elsewhere...).
29.9.06 14:20


And so the spending begins...

Mmmm, shiny. And sharp.

No more hacking away in the kitchen with old, blunt knives for me.
22.9.06 13:47


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