Today, Facebook is mainly showing me ads which say “Turn yourself 3D”. I haven’t been tempted to click, but I am kind of intrigued. Aren’t I…already 3D?

Overheard

On April 1, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized

Snippets of two equally alarming conversations being had by people on mobile phones whom I passed on my way to a meeting earlier on:

“…do you get it? It has to stop and it has to stop now…”

“…because that’s it, if I have to, I will use your children against you…”

Both of which made my most aggressive phone conversation today (“I don’t think you’re listening to me, I don’t want to transfer any funds anywhere”) seem positively playful in comparison.

(My favourite ever overheard phonecall was on a bus on Oxford Street, when a guy answered his phone and said “Yep…no…no…NO! NO! That’s it: I’m closing the Bureau de Change!”)

Scary playgrounds

On March 27, 2008March 27, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Popbitch this week has a link to some scary-looking children’s playgrounds featured on Dark Roasted Blend. The second photo is genuinely terrifying. There’s also a dragon about halfway down which has reminded me that years ago there used to be a hollowed-out dragon in Lewisham shopping centre, which you could clamber around inside. It was great and I want it back.

Books

On March 26, 2008March 28, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized

I’ve changed my mind about having a “Books” page and am going to make it a separate category with individual entries, which means I’m about to re-post everything I’ve already said about the books I’ve read so far this year. Sorry about that.

A mathematical problem

On March 11, 2008March 28, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized

Nik has posed what is clearly an entirely hypothetical problem, which I am struggling with at the expense of doing anything useful. Although since my “things to do” list could easily be renamed “things to spend money on”, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Mike Smith

On February 29, 2008March 27, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized2 Comments

I never knew that the singer in the Dave Clark Five was not called Dave Clark. But he wasn’t, he was called Mike Smith and he died yesterday aged 64. So thanks for the song, Mike Smith, and sorry I never knew your name.

(Dave Clark was the drummer.)

A joke

On February 14, 2008March 27, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized4 Comments

At the Friday night service, Bernie turns up with a rottweiler in tow. The rabbi is outraged and says “Bernie, you can’t bring that dog in here, it’s completely inappropriate”. “Just wait,” says Bernie, and he produces a yarmulke and a tallith and puts them on the dog, who immediately starts reading beautifully from the prayer book. “That’s amazing,” says the rabbi, “I’m sorry I doubted you. Do you think he would be interested in attending rabbinical school?”. Bernie throws up his hands in disgust. “YOU try telling him”, he says, “he wants to be a doctor!”.

When lists go wrong

On February 6, 2008March 27, 2008 By Laura MorganIn Uncategorized

British Airways have all bases covered in the “title” pulldown on their executive club registration form.

It seems to me that anyone whose title is “His Majesty”, for example, almost certainly has someone to do this kind of thing for them. Or, you know, a plane of their own. I don’t believe I’ve ever travelled with a King in the seat opposite me.

Glad All Over

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Like a marathon, but manlier

All I want for Christmas

Baffled