Archive for January, 2008

So I get this call and they just hang up…

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Remembering that this is the 21st century, what do you do when you get a call from a free phone number (0800) and when you pick up they just hang up on you?
Correct, you ask your favourite search engine who the number belongs to and voila, I am presented with: a useful result from whocallsme.com. How good is that?

Barbara Alder

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

How very exciting: I just received an email off Barbara announcing her brand spanking new website:
www.badler.ca

In her typical laugh-out-loud style she writes

…If you are waffling about whether you should stay on or not, please know that I’m not going to send out a ton of e-mails letting you know about my latest hair-cut, inviting you to enlarge your penis, or alerting you about a secret inheritence in Africa. I will just be giving you updates about my shows, and Fugitives shows.

So, go on and sign up to her email list on her website.

For those who are wondering why Barbara’s special: She’s part of the fabulous slam poetry grouping The Fugitives who I saw several times in Leeds some years back. I was high for a good two weeks after their first performance — super intelligent, fun, cheeky and very real poetry and music.

eat too much, sleep to little

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

welcome back to the new and improved (I hope) year. Hopefully everyone had a chance to eat too much, sleep to little and generally feel exhausted. That’s at least my way of starting the year & it seems to be paying off already!