March 2010
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Mar 8th
September 2009
7 posts
Sep 25th
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Sep 17th
The Smiths - Ask →
Spotify link
Sep 16th
Pepperpot soup →
Sep 16th
Sep 16th
209 notes
Book Titles, If They Were Written Today
yourmonkeycalled: Then: The Wealth of Nations Now:  Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them Then: Walden Now:  Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany Then: The Theory of the Leisure Class Now:  Buying Out Loud: The Unbelievable Truth About What We Consume and What It Says About Us Then: The Gospel of Matthew Now:  40 Days...
Sep 14th
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May 2009
2 posts
Just in case...
…anybody actually looks at this, I’m not here at the moment. Or at least, not cycling. I came off my bike whilst swerving to avoid a car on May 6th, and broke my hip and damaged my elbow. So, I’m off work for 6 weeks, and certainly off the bike. I’ll be back though, eventually.
May 25th
Commute
Been a while since I’ve had anything to add here, so I’ll just update. Had the bike serviced at Cycle Surgery last night - new brake pads, new spoke yada yada. Rides a bit more smoothly though. Commuting time remained the same though, no marked improvement: proves that it’s the traffic in London, not the bike that’s the main factor in speed and time.
May 1st
April 2009
9 posts
Where shall I read now? →
Apr 28th
They say it’s your birthday →
Apr 27th
Emit remmus →
Apr 24th
Apr 22nd
Wood Green to LSE, 20/4/09
View Larger Map First day back in the saddle, as it were, was a little bit of a struggle. My legs coped just fine, but I almost breathed my lungs out my nose on the way. Just have to get used to it, I suppose. Lovely morning for it though: a bit of a nip in the air which means I didn’t get to test the full benefit of my whizzy new top, but good anyway. Maybe ce soir.
Apr 20th
Nuts →
Apr 17th
The Grumbling Commuter →
Apr 16th
Lunchtime in the Springtime →
Apr 2nd
#g20 →
Apr 1st
March 2009
49 posts
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Lordship Rec: New bike park / track →
After winning the Mayor’s dosh, Lordship Rec will be improving all round. Happily, plans include farm, cafe and… bike track! It always used to be there, I’m told by folks who learnt to ride their bikes there, so it’s a welcome update.
Mar 31st
Car →
Mar 30th
Trains & Buttered Toast →
Mar 27th
5 tags
Morning: Upper Street
Now a vital part of my daily commute, I take Upper Street in both directions, so it’s a good enough place to start to chronicle the different stages of my journey. Bear in mind, this is for my own interest really: just say what you see. Starting at Highbury Corner I swoop round and catch the littlest bus lane, on the roundabout, before joining Upper Street itself. It’s an interesting...
Mar 26th
Central London (West Central, Pt. 2) →
Mar 26th
“I can deal with questions and make impactful... →
Mar 26th
News way to waste my time →
Mar 25th
3 tags
Handlebars
I had a fleeting experience of drop handlebars this evening when my own flats decided to tilt of their own accord, while crossing Holloway Road at Highbury Corner. It seems I twisted the grips to be even one too many times, resulting in having to deploy the bike’s emergency stop function, i.e. getting off in an awkward fashion just in time to avoid hitting some giggling bystanders. Good job...
Mar 24th
First gardening of the year →
Mar 24th
Central London (West Central, Pt. 1) →
Mar 23rd
Little Urban Achievers →
Mar 23rd
Schmoozing →
Mar 20th
Mar 20th
This week's commute
It’s been a busy week at work, this one, due to various staff absences and the like, and therefore I’ve had little time to upload my daily biking map. Actually, it’s starting to be like there’s little point: I’ve consolidated my route to what I think is the quickest it can be now, in both directions, and so it’s just about building up my strength. It’s...
Mar 20th
Chingford →
Mar 19th
I can see my house from here →
Mar 19th
The truth is what happened. It aint what come out... →
Mar 18th
The big man joined the band →
Mar 17th
Didcot →
Mar 16th
Let’s dine, let’s dine away… →
Mar 16th
Sports: Make Your Own Sports Drink →
Recipe for making my own isotonics sports lucozade type drink. Will I give it a go? If I can bake my own bread (which I can!) then maybe…
Mar 16th
“This one time, right, I was in Covent Garden. Bit wet. Sluicing down this empty...”
–  I’m angry - and I’ve waited 6 months to say this | Hugo Rifkind - Times Online
Mar 13th
Saving grace →
Mar 13th
Barkingside →
Mar 13th
I’ve got a bike, and I’ll ride it how I like →
Mar 12th
Writing →
Mar 11th
4 tags
View Larger Map The Barnsbury rat run this morning, but frustration at every turn caused a slowish time of 40 minutes. Too many lights, too many other cyclists, all added up to a slog. One cyclist in particular: a lady with flailing red coat, not doing anything inoffensive other than riding slowly (nothing wrong with that), but she ended up as a benchmark for how slowly I was progressing - I lost...
Mar 11th
Statement →
Mar 10th
Into that great void my soul be hurled →
Mar 9th
Rickmansworth →
Mar 9th
Mar 6th