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Tigh Beg

The view from the back door.

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Many more photos from my little holiday here.

Testing MarsEdit

Just a little post to test out the latest beta of MarsEdit, which supports Vox (though not fully, which is a shame, as the sluggish, hand-holding interface here is the main reason why I don't post much).

You can get your hands on the beta here.

QotD: Weekend Plans

What are your plans for the weekend?

Work, more work, a long bike ride and, right now, watching the rather excellent film The Station Agent. I might pop down the mighty Pre-Op on Sunday night, too. (But not Optimo proper: it's always a cunt parade on Bank Holiday weekends nowadays.)

QotD: Favorite Finale

What was your favorite TV season finale this year? 
Submitted by Kristine.

Peep Show. Not the greatest episode of the programme ever, and this series has been a bit patchy in general, but the will-he-won't-he get married crescendo was brilliantly done.

QotD: If I Never Hear That Again...

What is the one saying that your parents said to you that you absolutely hate? 
Submitted by victoriassecret.

"By the way..."

My Mom used to say this to me and my sister when we were teenagers, deployed after a pause at the end of a conversation to drop bombshells. As in "By the way, I found your bag of weed and threw it away."

QotD: Should've Seen Them Live

Which band or artist which is no longer performing or alive would you have loved to have seen?
Submitted by Rev Stan.

Robert Johnson.

I'd also love to be able to go back in time to see Prince in his heyday (the first time I saw him was on the Lovesexy tour, ie. one tour too late).

QotD: Take Me Away...

Where do you go to get away from it all? 
Submitted by Hops.

Not Bad

QotD: The Best Brew

What method do you use to prepare your coffee or tea? 
Submitted by AgentBouche.

I use a Vietnamese drip filter, which I use to either make a pseudo-espresso type thing, or a strong black coffee by topping up the shot with hot water. The coffee is usually Rwanda Maraba Bourbon or Ethiopia Yirgacheffe.

Arcane Coffee Procedure

The drip filter really is a thing of wonder: easy to clean, looks all pretty on top of a cup, dirt cheap. They're meant for making a sickly, chicory-flavoured coffee and condensed milk drink, which I'm yet to try (despite being fond of a dancehall-accompanying Guinness and condensed milk punch in the summertime).

QotD: Pass Me The Style Section

Do you read the Sunday paper?  Which one(s)?

Yes, all of them, pretty much.

The Observer is my main squeeze, and the Sunday I've been reading since I learned to read, but it increasingly fills me with rage - if I have to read one more fucking article in which Polly Vernon boasts about how thin she is (which she has been doing regularly since 2003!) I shall fly to London and drown her in melted ghee. The Food and Music Monthly magazines make it worth putting up with the sort of trivial piffle that's taking over the main sections, though.

I also buy The Sunday Herald which I write for from time to time (and who I should hassle for some work, come to think of it!) mostly for Len's music reviews and the often inspired pun-heavy headlines, which (I think) my friend Graeme is usually responsible for.

And, since I go for a lengthy brunch every Sunday, I normally have a look at the fluffier bits of the Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, Scotland On Sunday and, for a cheap fix of celebrigossip, whatever tabloids they happen to have in the pub.

Cheerio, Vox

I finally got my website up and running again after a six month hiatus, so I probably won't be posting at Vox anymore (not that I was ever a prolific poster).

If you fancy a peep, here's my weblog, and here's, er, my other weblog.