Jon Snow

Jon Snow

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Another quick one. Channel 4 have just done a live broadcast of the Channel 4 news from the refectory at Leeds University, and of course a quick chance to be in the audience was too good to miss. The rationale for being broadcast from a 

Knaresborough

Knaresborough

Reading Time: 3 minutes Following on from my recent water pictures in Kirkstall I have had a further play with the neutral density filters and slow shutters in Knaresborough. The first set of these are just off Riverside, under the castle. There’s not as much movement in the water 

Birthday, Christmas, New Site, Things and Stuff

Birthday, Christmas, New Site, Things and Stuff

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I’ve messed about for a couple of months with Jalbum (which is great, but a pain in the arse) and I really cannot handle ftp any more. I am moving this to a wordpress installation, and here it is. I am going to backfill going 

Moor Music Festival 2009

Moor Music Festival 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s festival time again. I have been running the stewards for the annual Moor Music Festival up near Skipton and camping with the Northern Green Gathering crew. It’s been hard work, but lovely weather and a lot of fun. Here’s a taste of the crazy…

BA (Hons) First Class

BA (Hons) First Class

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Just a very quick post. After all the research, taking pictures of Hyde Park and so on, I have graduated with a First Class Degree. Here’s the obligatory “wizard” picture with my gown…

Beardy Weirdies and Tornados!

Beardy Weirdies and Tornados!

Reading Time: 2 minutes We’ve tried a new festival experience here, the oddly named Bearded Theory in Derbyshire. This was, in many ways, a very interesting experience! We took ther train down, while some friends carried the bulk of our kit, and (accidentally, honest) due to the discovery of 

Cable Street and Other Riots

Cable Street and Other Riots

Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in London again. Meeting again on St Mary Axe I wandered past the Lloyds Building and Leadenhall Market. I was struck by this mkeshift protest memorial to Ian Tomlinson, the newpaper seller murdered (and I will state my opinion here) by the police recently. 

Hyde Park Skies

Hyde Park Skies

Reading Time: < 1 minutes For somewhere that in many ways is so scummy, Hyde Park seems to have some wierd charm to it, and this is something that I guess has made up the core of this ‘blog (and the predecessors which have been subsumed into it). I’m not