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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

myself in 50 years time. And people who blog. Obviously I won't hold it against if you don't, but I do love to read about people's lives and thoughts. I'm nosy like that.

Music:

Belle & Sebastian; Felix da Housecat; Jurassic 5; Blondie; Goldie Lookin Chain; Mr Scruff; Elastica; They Might be Giants; De La Soul; Primal Scream; Simon and Garfunkel; DJ Shadow; Rolling Stones. And loads more that I can't think of right now.

Movies:

I like really really scary films - especially Japanese ones. Also anything that involves David Lynch. Just seen Hot Fuzz which was hilarious! I've also recently watched Kill Bill for the first time; I didn't think I would like it but I did. A lot. Most recent film: Sunshine. Verdict? If it's space films you're wanting, best stick to Space Odyssey 2001 and Event Horizon. This is a big disappointment.

Television:

British comedy - we do it best. Monty Python, Peep Show, League of Gentlemen, Big Train, The Mighty Boosh, Spaced, Jam, Green Wing all get my vote. The stranger the better. Life on Mars is sheer brilliance. As is Dr Who. Also like those ITV dramas, great for switching the brain off for a while. But not a massive TV watcher otherwise. although a bit of hangover TV on Sundays never fails to hit the spot...

Books:

All time greats include Secret History (Donna Tartt), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami) The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood),The Box of Delights (John Masefield), The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton), The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, The Awakening (Kate Chopin), The Time Traveller's Wife(Audrey Niffenegger). Also like Michel Faber, Alice Walker, Lionel Shriver, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Gwendoline Riley, Kate Atkinson, Mark Danielewski, Toni Morrison and lots, lots more. (I also have a guilty liking for chick lit and trashy crime...) Just finished reading 'Haunted' by Chuck Palahniuk. Possibly the most gruesome, stomach churning book I've ever read, but absolutely brilliant.

Heroes:

anybody who's had the guts to get out there and make a difference to how we live.

My Blog

The true cost of glamour

I bought Glamour magazine, because they had a feature on how to achieve LA Glamour. I thought it might give me a few handy tips in glamorising my frumpy little British self in preparation for my Ameri...
Posted by CB on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:05:00 PST

California dreaming...

Only a week till I go stateside, and the excitement has suddenly kicked in. I'm not sure that I can wait that long I want to go NOW. I looked up the hotel we'll be staying at, to chec...
Posted by CB on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST

Rubbish Owls = lack of sleep

I have not had a good night's sleep. We have the noisiest owl in the world (possibly) living in the trees outside our flat, which we've named the Rubbish Owl. I wouldn't mind if it ...
Posted by CB on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:53:00 PST

Not so dedicated follower of fashion...

In my pursuit of new clothes for my American trip, I came up against a barrier in the form of this season's trends. According to Company magazine, the current fashion means there's something f...
Posted by CB on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:33:00 PST

Im going to America!!! But...

Yes, I am achieving a lifelong ambition and finally going over the pond. In a few weeks time, I'll be jetting off to LA (oh how I've always wanted to say those words) where I will spend a few ...
Posted by CB on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:31:00 PST

He hates you because you are weak

http://beehive.thisishull.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome& ;ID=7714 Meet Jarvis. He's currently 'Pet of the Week'. Go and look at him. Then tell me why you think Jarvis has been Pet of the We...
Posted by CB on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:27:00 PST

London loves

I have always had a love/hate relationship with the UK's capital. Ever since I experienced London for the first time at the age of 13 on a trip that involved fitting every tourist attraction t...
Posted by CB on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:08:00 PST

Taxi? No thanks, Id rather walk.

Why are taxis in Hull so utterly crap?? This is a question that I have been asking myself ever since I moved here four years ago. The trigger for this rant was my taxi turning up 20 ...
Posted by CB on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:16:00 PST

IKEA - hold on to your wallets!

Now I don't usually do furniture shopping, but after realising that our book/CD/DVD situation was getting out of control and threatening to take over our flat, we decided it was time to take action. T...
Posted by CB on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:45:00 PST

Witch-hunts and Big Brother

From 1450 to 1700, witch-hunts raged across Europe. If a woman was suspected of being a witch, she was immersed in water; if she floated, then she was a witch and was subsequently burnt at the stake,...
Posted by CB on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:50:00 PST