http://sijeka.com/blog Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:35:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What Ernie said. 100%. It's not just as fun as it was in 2001. http://sijeka.com/blog/on-blogging/ Mulder: "Then you accept the possibility that belief in god is a lie?" Scully: "I don't think about it actually, and I don't think that it can be proven." Mulder: "But what if it could be? Wouldn't that knowledge be worth seeking? Or is it just easier to go on believing the ... http://sijeka.com/blog/reason-142578-why-i-love-mulder/ I was telling one of my boss at work this morning that I was really surprised to learn that Enid Blyton was not a man. Whoa, she exclaimed, you have to write about it. So I did. http://sijeka.com/blog/on-enid-blyton-and-the-famous-five/ I forgot to add: here's my latest blog for Comment is free. There was a lot of arguing but I loved every second of it. Resident troll even said I looked like Jar Jar Binks - whom I had to Google. I replied with something similar and my ass got ... http://sijeka.com/blog/latest-comment-is-free-blog-religion-and-secularism/ Whoa - nothing like stepping out of your building in the rain at 3 in the afternoon to realise that your flat's entrance and half of your street has been turned into a crime scene overnight. Forensic people walking around dressed in astronauts, two blood-soaked sweatshirts on the pavement and ... http://sijeka.com/blog/yep-time-to-get-the-fuck-away-from-east-london/ Anyone up for buying me a present? http://sijeka.com/blog/charity/ I e-mailed 20th Fox Century's press office, entered every competition I could think of, even added pictures of my kitten to my e-mails as proof that I am a dedicated fan and prayed - atheist style- for a ticket to the official screening this Wednesday but nothing, no premiere ... http://sijeka.com/blog/i-want-to-believe-i-am-going-to-see-the-x-files-premiere/ Yesterday I headed to Kew Gardens to meet with Raphael, Marie-Pierre and Odette to spend an afternoon looking at odd exotic plants, eating Victorian sponge (very much liked by the little bird pictured below who pestered me for more) and climbing on the tree-top ladder. I am cultivating a growing ... http://sijeka.com/blog/visiting-kew-gardens-treetop-bridge-and-victorian-sponge/ Near my work is a lovely little park adjacent to a street food market. I usually have my lunch there when it's not raining and am a sucker for the market's mushrooms stall (held by Sporeboys) whose people make wonderul portobello, tomatoes and haloumi burgers. God, Halumi is the ... http://sijeka.com/blog/how-to-make-and-use-vanilla-lavender-sugar/ I have a new blog entry up on Comment is Free re: Jezebel. A bit late to the game but whaddyaknow, still trying to make a point. Here's a recipe for a good blogosphere scandal: take two sassy, trendsetter bloggers writing for one of Gawker Media's most popular sites. Invite them ... http://sijeka.com/blog/about-jezebel-on-comment-is-free/