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By the looks of this blog you’d think all I do is eat and drink. This is not entirely untrue, but neither is it entirely true. So, in the spirit of Christmas, I thought I would make some lists. Let’s start with Presents I Hope Not to Get: 1. A subscription to the new SA [...]

but happen to have a couple of sweetcorn lying in the fridge, do this and you’re on the road to Wellville: Dinner: And so passes another week of hard work and hard play, with some good returns and some less good. Good: the completion of two dollar-earning articles; news of potential funding for my first [...]

Here’s another important fact about me. I like brussel(s) sprouts. Nay, I love them. Just look at that, how can you not love them? I don’t eat nearly enough of them. But if I did, I would always start by steaming them lightly (yes, this is why people don’t like them, they are always horribly [...]

I had big plans for a productive day yesterday. Then I was reminded of a plan that I myself had instigated last week for a collective outing to watch the notorious Borat. And so it was that I found myself back in a shopping mall, that den of evil that once was my favourite haunt. [...]

On recommendation from my friend, Mr. 302, who drives a nicer car than me (yes, it’s a 302), this advice from MisterLucky: “Before leaving for the office, place the best gin your paycheck allows in the icebox, along with a bottle of Noilly Prat or other fine vermouth. A glass pitcher and stemmed glasses should [...]