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Archive for July, 2007
Post Flood Update – Have you seen this man?
31 Jul 2007Of course the most important issue following the floods in Oxford has not been how those people affected are rebuilding their lives, it has been the search for the Osney Bum Groper:
Now the police are trying to trace him so they can fine him.
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- Tags: bum grope, flooding, osney osney mead, oxford
In dreams…
In: diary
31 Jul 2007Before I get going, I noticed that todays post is number 701 on here. I’ve also had 298 comments. Nowt compared to a lot of bloggers, but still a lot to me.
Anyways, I want to tell you about my dream last night. Wait, before you go, it’s good. It was basically a mix of Groundhog [...]
Not broken or scratched anything this weekend
In: diary
30 Jul 2007Which is a good start. I bought Wii Play and Big Brain Academy this weekend, none of which involve any violent movements or simulation at all, as I felt this to be a wise move. According to Big Brain Academy my brain is now starting to get weighty, which is a good thing. Unless it [...]
More clumsy
In: diary
27 Jul 2007I’ve pulled a muscle in my shoulder. Playing Wii Bowling. The irony being, that I was due to go actual bowling with work today, and had to sit on the sidelines aching due to playing the faux version. Ouch.
The Osney Spirit
In: news
25 Jul 2007Great photo from Daveybot on Flickr:
I admit it, I’m clumsy
In: diary
25 Jul 2007I’ve always been clumsy. I believe it is a matter of genetics, and given similar evidence from my mother on how frequently she injures herself, I think I know where I get it from. It seems to manifest itself in major incidents once ever 6-12 months, but also in a series of smaller ones on [...]
Guardian’s knowledge of Oxfordshire slightly ropey
In: news
24 Jul 2007Whilst I’m talking floods, I found this slightly disturbing map on the Guardian website, which suggests that parts of East Anglia have floated westwards:
No Truck Festival, just lots of flooding
24 Jul 2007I was expecting that round about now I would have sorted through a mass of photos from Truck Festival, and would be writing a lengthy piece about my experiences there. However it was not to be. About 4pm on Friday, I received a text from a friend to warn me it had been cancelled. A [...]
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- Tags: abingdon road, botley road, Events, flooding, isis, music, oxford, thames, truck festival, weather
Oxjam, Oxford, October 2007
19 Jul 2007This October sees 31 days of gigs and activities in Oxford to raise money and awareness for Oxfam. Oxjam is a nationwide event, and Oxford seems to being really going for it with Oxjam Oxford. It opens here slightly early on September 29th 2007 when Cyberscribes play a gig atop the Carfax Tower. Looking at [...]
A little update
In: diary
17 Jul 2007Not been up to a whole lot lately. Nice weekend mind, our friends J&S came over for drinks on Friday night, where a conclusion was not reached on what the best band-in-a-wardrobe video was (I still hold that The Cure’s Close to me is clearly such for being based entirely on a wardrobe, and that [...]
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