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Tag Archives: internet
Jamie Reynolds vs The Cabin Fever
Still snowed under in every way but the literal, but I had to post this anyhow. Here’s some of my good friends from Scumhampton days, making some music in that London. http://www.viceland.com/wp/2010/12/jamie-reynolds-vs-the-cabin-fever/ When I can catch a few hours (maybe … Continue reading
Halloween
Halloween isn’t a Chinese festival, and it’s perfectly possible that it isn’t an English one. There’s no worthy moral behind it*, and frankly no point beside dressing up and being silly. That’s why it’s more fun than other festivals and … Continue reading
Further Reading
Living, as I obviously do, in China, it’s always difficult to keep up with anything interesting with the Great Firewall in my way. Every proxy gets blocked and every VPN fails after a couple of months. Fortunately, though, there is … Continue reading
Slowed down and sped up
For the last two weeks the internet has been going crazy about pitch-preserved sped-up and slowed down music. First someone called Shamantis took a track by popular hate-figure Justin Bieber and stretched it to 35 minutes. The result sounds like … Continue reading
‘Theft’ and stealing
It’s not exactly becoming for an English teacher to start whining about correct usage of English, and it’s something I try to avoid completely these days. Aside from being fundamentally annoying and probably pointless it also counts as “taking my … Continue reading
Predicatable “First sentence of each month” mene
January – Goodbye and good riddance to 2005, a genuinely rubbish year all round. February – Monday was “last night” for Amanda and Miriam. March – It seems that I have somehow become a primary (grade) school teacher. April – … Continue reading
Picture hosting and questions.
No entry this week as I’m a bit busy. Back in business next week. In the meantime a couple of things if anyone can be bothered answering. First I’d like to ask if anyone has any questions for me about … Continue reading
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