Let’s just hope that they manage to beat Manchester United in 90 minutes then!
Yearly Archives: 2007
Panic! Name not on list of candidates!
A small panic yesterday. I started to play about with Live Local plotting the 12 candidates for Park Ward, when a colleague asked where were I? Only at this point (about an hour after printing out the list) that I realised my name wasn’t there.
A quick email to the deputy returning officer and a reply within minutes apologised for the error, pointed out that they had already spotted it and were just uploading the new list.
Phew!
May Elections
Well the papers are in and have been verified, and assuming I don’t pull out I’ll be facing re-election for Park Ward this May. Due to us having boundary changes I only got one year as being a councillor, and there is the possibility that if I get the 3rd largest vote I’ll be up again next year! Good luck to all the other LibDems from across the country, including my better half Heather Quinton, who will be joining me in defending Park with our good friend Stephen Morgan.
Libdems and Goldfish
A quick search on Google shows a lot of results for Libdems Goldfish, mostly linking to people commenting on blogs about a policy passed back in 2003 (I believe).
More suprising was that these comments are still apearing, even after the Pet welfare act was passed, and today becomes law.
Under the act the minimum age for buying a pet will rise from 12 to 16 and under-16s will not be allowed to win a pet as a prize.
Which was what we were saying all along, wasn’t it?
Glastonbury Tickets on eBay
Whilst the BBC and Mr Eavis claim that you can’t get tickets for Glastonbury, a quick search on eBay and I found these.
Didn’t she do well
I’ve got to say that I’m very pleased with Freema Agyeman. Possibly because she’s the sort of companion I would hope to be like (except for the being a girl and flirting with the Doctor). And whilst Billie was alright, I never thought of her as great.
Now with the online trailers, and the rather long montage at the end of Who Confidential, I’m sure we’ve now seen most of the next 10 episodes. Let’s just hope that they don’t let us down.
Only a day to go
Will posted that Alex has posted that stuff was available either via red or 301/302/303 but I can’t find anything, however I’m guessing they were on about this oohoohoooohooooooooooh
24 and the re-occuring plot lines
Watching Season 6, I’m beginning to wonder if the script writers for 24 have finally run out of plots. Every episode seems to be a repeat of a previous season. Yet for some reason I keep watching.
Note possible spoiler alert if you have yet to watch any 24 or West Wing
Continue reading 24 and the re-occuring plot lines
Trident Gum
Just read through this weeks Advertising Standards Authority adjudications I found this one about Cadburys.
Their campaign for Trident Gum, has been found to be racist. Whilst I felt the adverts were rubbish and I’m pleased that if I do end up watching Commercial TV that I won’t see them again, I really don’t think they were racist.
Things you do whilst driving
Just doing a YouGov prize survey (the ones where you get no cash) which seems to be going on for ages, and I have reached this question:
Which, if any, of the following do you do WHILST driving? [Please tick all that apply]
- Smoke
- Eat
- Speak on a mobile phone
- Write/ read text messages
- Read directions/ a map
- Listen to loud music
- Listen to a walkman
- Watch TV
- Drink alcohol
- Talk to my passengers
- Use my satellite navigation system
- Other
- Nothing – just drive
Whilst I understand that the law has changed on using your mobile, and YouGov are looking for figures, would anyone really tick the Drink alcohol or Watch TV options?