all talk and no action
Monday, January 28, 2008
Books and stuff
Just a quick update on my reading efforts. I recently finished Lois on the Loose. If you want to know how a little Yamaha 225cc dirt bike can go from Alaska to Argentina you should check it out.
I'm now a few chapters into Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy -- cheers, Gary, for the heads-up on that one. The storyline is excellent, although it's not the easiest read. It's being made into a movie, directed by Ridley Scott. If it's anything like the book, it'll be both captivating and extremely violent.
Once I finish Blood Meridian, I've got Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels lined up. Which should set me up nicely for my own little bike trip I have planned for the summer -- from North Somerset down to Dorset and the south coast, along to the south-west tip of Cornwall and then up through North Devon and back into Somerset, visiting friends and family along the route. And since I have the most awful sense of direction of anyone I know, my journey is also likely to take in Cardiff, Carlisle and Cambridge.
I'm now a few chapters into Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy -- cheers, Gary, for the heads-up on that one. The storyline is excellent, although it's not the easiest read. It's being made into a movie, directed by Ridley Scott. If it's anything like the book, it'll be both captivating and extremely violent.
Once I finish Blood Meridian, I've got Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels lined up. Which should set me up nicely for my own little bike trip I have planned for the summer -- from North Somerset down to Dorset and the south coast, along to the south-west tip of Cornwall and then up through North Devon and back into Somerset, visiting friends and family along the route. And since I have the most awful sense of direction of anyone I know, my journey is also likely to take in Cardiff, Carlisle and Cambridge.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Dub Pistols vs AC/DC
Monday, January 07, 2008
My new year's resolutions
Just three for this year, and all easily achievable, I think.
1. Stop throwing food away
I waste loads of food because I buy stuff I quite like the look of, eat a bit and then leave the rest in the fridge until I throw it out a week or two later. This year I'll cook according to what's in the house and only buy food once it's all run out. There will be some weird meals ahead, no doubt, or lots of soup, but FoodieView should throw up some interesting stuff.
1b (it's a food subsection!)
Eat food that's in season. So no more strawberries in December. Partly because it seems ridiculous to eat food that's flown half-way around the world and also because it will finally give me a reason to look forward to winter (parsnips and brussel sprouts!).
2. Read books
Yes, not more books -- just some books. I've just ordered Jupiter's Travels and Lois on the Loose from amazon. They both sound pretty similar -- someone on a motorbike rides somewhere (without a camera crew and support team in 4x4s) and documents their travels, but I've always enjoyed travel writing.
3. Ride my bike more
I bought my lovely new bike to save money on car journeys and since the weather has got cold and wet it's been in the shed for a couple of months. I need to get out there and enjoy it (hence the two books mentioned above, which I'm hoping will give me the motivation to get back on two wheels).
Easily achievable stuff, I reckon, but any book recommendations would be welcome.
1. Stop throwing food away
I waste loads of food because I buy stuff I quite like the look of, eat a bit and then leave the rest in the fridge until I throw it out a week or two later. This year I'll cook according to what's in the house and only buy food once it's all run out. There will be some weird meals ahead, no doubt, or lots of soup, but FoodieView should throw up some interesting stuff.
1b (it's a food subsection!)
Eat food that's in season. So no more strawberries in December. Partly because it seems ridiculous to eat food that's flown half-way around the world and also because it will finally give me a reason to look forward to winter (parsnips and brussel sprouts!).
2. Read books
Yes, not more books -- just some books. I've just ordered Jupiter's Travels and Lois on the Loose from amazon. They both sound pretty similar -- someone on a motorbike rides somewhere (without a camera crew and support team in 4x4s) and documents their travels, but I've always enjoyed travel writing.
3. Ride my bike more
I bought my lovely new bike to save money on car journeys and since the weather has got cold and wet it's been in the shed for a couple of months. I need to get out there and enjoy it (hence the two books mentioned above, which I'm hoping will give me the motivation to get back on two wheels).
Easily achievable stuff, I reckon, but any book recommendations would be welcome.
