Monthly Archives: February 2009

And we’re Niagara Fallin’

“You’re doing a great job guys, just keep walking, you’re doing a great job.” A Maid of the Mist queue attendant. Bid a warm adieu to Toronto at the Union Station, where we took the two-hour train ride to Niagara … Continue reading

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The death conundrum

We’ve had a seismic breakdown when it comes to dealing with death.

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Little tales’ YouTube of the Week

Draper’s Downfall Because…it’s absolutely hilarious. Watch and giggle. (Thanks to Mr Oliver Shah for alerting me to this).

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Little tales’ YouTube of the week

Because… I’m a sucker for 80s fodder.

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Near misses

Ready yourself for 21 seconds of breathtaking stupidity, in one of the most effective public service messages ever to be transmitted through the BBC website: more about “Near misses“, posted with vodpod

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Just taking the mic…

Hannah has commented upon my somewhat heavy-handed nature in her blog-post, detailing incidents which may or may not have occured in this week’s audio masterclass. The class’s purpose was to make us proficient in podcasting; part of City University’s aim to produce a cohort of confident bright young journalist-things, ready to tackle the … Continue reading

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Quite an amusing little post from Etan…

… which I’m not just flagging up because I was also caught on camera by Mr Hamman, obviously…

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Little tales’ YouTube of the week

  Because… it encapsulates most things that are fantastic about Mr Bowie and you know it would have terrified you if you’d have seen it when you were eight.

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T-t-t-t-Toronto

“Do you want me to film you with your muffin?” MB asks CB a perfectly innocent question in Timothy’s cafe whilst getting video-diary happy. Eventually two very, very smelly girls made it to uptown Toronto, where we hailed a cab … Continue reading

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Snow-lo from London

While the severe snow hitting England is causing no end of hassle to people’s daily routines, it’s done wonders for community spirit down here in London, a city not exactly known for its amiable commuters. This morning’s walk to Angel, … Continue reading

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