January 2005 After the Asian tsunami disaster, 60,000+ people pack into the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for a benefit concert, the line-up included legends such as Eric Clapton & Jools Holland. Also on the bill were Kelly Jones, Katherine Jenkins, Keane & The Manic Street Preachers. The event raised over £2million for the cause. February 2005 Laura & I jetted out to New York city on the 15th of the month. We spent 7 days doing the tourist thing, Empire [...]

I’d just like to quickly take this opportunity to thank all of my loyal readers for sticking with me this year, a year which has been filled with a lot of fun but also a lot of change. I have posted more blog entries this year than any other since I started blogging, a true sign that my blog is coming of age. I shall be posting a roundup of the year hopefully later on today, before we ring in [...]

Barely a week after the massive Oasis/Foo Fighters/Razorlight gig at the Millennium Stadium, rumours started to circulate about another huge concert in the Millennium Stadium. The Western Mail reported on it, the stadium manager, Paul Sergeant commented on it and today it has been confirmed. The Darkness, The Strokes & Super Furry Animals have all been confirmed at the gig to be held on Saturday 28th January. The aim of the concert is to support a global campaign to tackle [...]

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has called a strike, effectively halting all bus and subway transit throughout New York and neighbouring areas (Queens, Brooklyn, etc.). The whole system carries over 7million people a day, the city is going to be totally gridlocked. People won’t be able to get to work, others wont be able to make appointments, tourists will find it hard getting around, it will be absolutely terrible. I could not imagine being unable to use the subway whilst I [...]

The Tasty and a few other bloggers have been raving about a USB powered missile launcher which looked cool as hell. Reading on in the post, it is only available here in the UK, exclusively to Marks and Spencer, so, naturally I had to rush down there and get one. I installed it this morning in the office and have been pelting everyone in the IT department all morning since, everyone thinks it’s quite possibly the best thing that has [...]