April 2005 - Still searching?

Wellcome to the future

April 18, 2005

Considering where I am working right now, I haven’t seen enough of the local area during lunch breaks and so on. But when I do, I’m happy to have dragged myself away from the usual half hour of joy – slowly dribbling bits of sandwich between the keys. Walking in from a bright Spring afternoon, this place – with its perspex tables, neon lights, beeps, whirls and blips – was all a bit disorientating but then this is the future after all (and maybe that’s how I’ll feel at eighty years old). And what a future it is. I am going there more often. The Wellcome Wing at the Science Museum that is – not the future. Although you never know…

experience

April 18, 2005

As my password collecting got closer to being complete, the closer I felt to getting collared by the guy at the South Ken news stand. Rifling through the broad sheets of this cumbersome paper, I could hardly be particularly furtive. The brazen approach was working but my conscience had started to get the the better of me. Anyway, we are done! The last password is EXPERIENCE.

culture

April 17, 2005

(CULTURE) – only one more to collect.

www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com

April 15, 2005

Apparently I fit the canvassers’ ideal “swing-voter” target profile – being a middle class urbanite with liberal tendancies. I have a fair idea of which way to go but what do the computers say?

You should vote: Liberal Democrat

The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.

Take the test at Who Should You Vote For

“The vast majority who were expecting Labour as a result end up as LibDems – this isn’t due to any bias on the site, but rather an indication of the clear ownership of the left-wing agenda by the LibDems as the Labour party has moved more to the centre” – interesting…

surprise

April 14, 2005

(SURPRISE)

eurostar deal

April 13, 2005

I like the sound of two Eurostar tickets for the price of one. The catch is you have to buy the Telegraph for a week. Not, however, if you sneak a peak at the newspaper stand coming out if the tube. Today’s password is CUISINE and yesterday’s was CELEBRATION. Bon chance.

Election 2005 – or is that eleXion?

April 12, 2005

Not being one to feel left out during all the election furure – here’s a rather topical website I’ve been working on these last few weeks. Makes for interesting reading, even if sometimes a little condescending. I might even vote – seeing as I’ll be in the country this time around. But have you considered tactical voting?