On the night of Nick Cleggs ‘powerful’ speech, in which he strolled around the stage reading from an autocue and proving to the world that David Cameron has already damaged this country irrevocably, the Liberal Democrats somehow convinced themselves that cold calling 250′000 people with a recorded message was going to be a good idea. [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Failing to think ahead
Posted in Idiocy, Liberal Democrats, UK politics, tagged Cold Calling, Lib Dems, Nick Clegg on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The limits of Self Deprecation
Posted in Meaningless Rambling on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is simply no worse way of preparing yourself for filling out a personal statement for a prestigious university than a 24 year binge of self deprecation. For over two decades (and yes as a four year old I’m pretty sure I’d do myself down…worryingly) I have had a good laugh at myself every day, [...]
For the benefit of the few
Posted in Meaningless Rambling on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the collective knowledge I managed to glean from today.Firstly, resting on your laurels doesn’t make you feel good about yourself but instead uses up valuable ground gained beforehand. Secondly society is an endless competetive shit-fest that everyone, including yourself, is conciously or subconciously desperate to somehow ‘win’. Upon entering a library you can [...]
She’s dead, wrapped in plastic!
Posted in Comedy on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Throwing myself into a world of make believe, I’ve realised what was missing from my life all these years, Twin Peaks was what the sleepless nights were all about, the heartache and the feeling of existential angst.
But now on my four hundreth cup of black coffee, the final episode ends, the series abandons me and I feel [...]
Go with it but remember, it really doesn’t matter.
Posted in rant on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, it doesn’t matter, not one little bit, you feel like grabbing all those people who stand up, shout, scream and call in the name of God for morals, for righteousness, for the glory of God, peace on earth, brotherhood of Man, you feel like screaming at them so hard it fills their ears and [...]
per noster miserendi
Posted in Dear Disappointment on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Disappointment
Last night there was a real commotion down the road, I don’t know exactly where but I’m willing to bet that it was somewhere in the region of the abandoned station, that or it was the 24 hour mirror bar. You know the one, well lit hall of being forced to stare at your [...]
