Since I got an iPhone, and started buying stuff from iTunes from it, I confuse the hell out of iTunes, synching to the iPod classic and stuff. As a result, whilst playing the Purchased Playlist because I bought a load of new stuff during the week, the iPod got far enough down the list to [...]

I have no idea what the plans for 2009 were because the site that had the piece on them disappeared into nothingness in July. So I’m fighting blind here.
Good things I did this year

moved house back into the city after threatening to do so for 3 years. I realise now that after 7 years in [...]

Except this year.
About 15 years ago I was teaching English as a language assistant in France to a bnch of teenagers. The classes consisted of games and then, finally a song. Occasionally I let them choose the song.
On one occasion they chose Killing in the Name of by Rage Against the Machine. I don’t know [...]

No. I don’t have the Christmas cake made. Nor the puddings. And no, I didn’t get any Lebkuchen this year. Where am I supposed to find time to do this? Oh I’m single and don’t have children? I see. Yes, I’d like to do Christmas cards this year too, and I’ve decided that for once [...]