I'm not sure why I find Simon's Cat so funny, because I am not a cat lover by any stretch of the imagination. But there is something so very realistic about this portrayal of the relationship between a cat and his human owner that you can't help but smile. This particular cat is a greedy little bugger and annoying as hell but he is so damn cute you'd forgive him (almost) anything -- just like a real cat!
These have been a life saver over the past 10 or so days.
Can anyone guess what they are, and why I am so grateful for them?
As someone who very much enjoyed Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Long Way Round -- the book and DVD -- this little clip really tickles my fancy!
The University of Westminster is hosting a conference about Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave on July 5.
Cave is one of the most critically admired songwriters and performers of our time; his extensive body of work, produced over thirty years, ranges from the cacophonous intensity of The Birthday Party to the hushed reverence of The Good Son, and from the savagery of Murder Ballads to the melancholia of The Boatman’s Call. He has also worked very successfully in other genres, including fiction, scriptwriting and acting.
You can find out more here.
From a rather hilarious piece headed "The pendants are revolting" published in the Sunday Times:
In the age of the computer and the blog, some people predict that subeditors will no longer be necessary. But computers can be so unreliable. You wouldn’t have spotted this before the subeditors’ strike, but it’s quite common for copy that’s been cut from one column to appear in another part of the paper, which was served on a bed of spinach. “My starter is cold,” I said to Geraldine. “Well, why don’t you complain?” she snapped.
Read the entire article here.
In the good old days when the concept of email was new and exciting I used to receive (and send) loads of round robin-type emails.
I soon grew to detest these junk-like mutterings, especially the chain mail ones that promised something really bad would happen to me if I didn't forward it to seven of my closest friends within 24 hours of receipt. These ones always managed to find their way into my trash can pretty damn quickly. Ditto all the ones that wanted me to "sign" a petition of one form or another.
These days I very rarely receive these types of emails (thank goodness), but every now and then one of my staffers sends me something that brings a smile to my face. Earlier this week I tittered over my keyboard at a list of dumb answers given to quiz questions posed on British TV and radio. They're too good to keep to myself, so I present them here for your amusement...
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester.
I'm not normally a fan of memes but I quite liked this one given in my younger (much younger) days my sister and I used to invent band names -- just for something to do. (We didn't have a social life at the time.)
What sort of music do you think a band called Lake Texoma might play? I'm thinking a kind of grungy country and western.
Here's how to create your own CD cover -- note, you'll need some photo editing software to create the finished product.
I won't tag anyone, but let me know what you come up with if you decide to have a go at this.
[Via Sabrina Dent]
Mental note: must watch more Flight of the Concords.
[Via What's New Pussycat?]
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