Dear Catastrophe Telephonist
Posted in Updates on 2nd September 2003
For the past two days, Telewest have left the Town Hall with at best a patchy phone service. Inbound was via the switch only, and out was randomly busy, unobtainable or just plain slow to go anywhere. This coincided with schools reopening after six weeks of holiday. Possibly the most...
A brief return to Quiz Nights
Posted in Updates on 31st August 2003
Felt strange and disconnected all day. Worried a lot, did very little. Managed to finish the new Douglas Coupland. Dabbled with other projects to no great effect. Called to help with a garage clearance, which I did - getting utterly filthy in the process, which was actually sort of fun...
Hey! Nostradamus
Posted in Reading on 31st August 2003
As ever, rattled through Coupland's latest at a fair old rate. The strange sunny SSRI-induced sheen which has settled on all his other work is missing this time. It's all a bit bleak and unresolved. The story is told by four characters, in dated sections - reminiscent of William Faulkner's...