Railway Trouble
Posted in Railways on 4th November 2003
Set off at lunchtime for meeting in Trowbridge. All ran very smoothly, getting me there with time to spare. Lovely, bright winter day - so I wandered a little before going into County Hall for the meeting. Meeting was reasonably encouraging, and we resolved to go back to Central Government...
A week of Reading
Posted in Reading on 1st November 2003
Reading voraciously this week. Still of course an increasingly tall stack of unread books, but I've managed to dismiss a few. Firstly, finally finished A N Wilson's 'The Victorians' - something I'd be reading 'in the background' for some time. As it accelerated into the vortex of the fin de...
Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder
Posted in SHOFT on 29th October 2003
I knew I was asking for trouble re-subscribing to the Sinister List after all these years. I knew people would start recommending things which I'd have to go out and buy. But I did, and they did, and this is a fantastic record. I have their previous record which was...