“Glasgow unveils Commonwealth bid logo”. I think the opening line is probably the best: “He encapsulates modern Glasgow and extends a warm Scottish welcome to the world: He’s Mungo the Shit-Faced Octopus.”
And it’s still substantially better than the London Olympics one…
Actual headline: “Monkeys kill Dehli deputy mayor”. Cage fights to the death against neds anyone?
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A courier finally turned up with it today. That’s pretty much it. This is probably my worst post ever.
Other names I considered and rejected for this post:
Dear Air Canada,
You cunts. Give me my bag back. Seriously.
Sincerely,
Graham
Yes, today is going quite slowly.
I’ve been bad and I’m being punished. That’s the only conclusion I can think of for why I’m being sent to Edmonton until December for work. This isn’t a slight on Edmonton itself; I’ve been a couple of times before and I actually quite like the place (unlike Amy, who hates the place with a passion so strong that it could only have its basis in a dirty family secret). The problem is that there only appear to be 2 seasons in Edmonton: summer and snow. The first time I went was November 2003. I remember it well because it was so fricking cold I felt ice forming in my lungs when I tried to breathe. That experience was classified as “not cool”.
And to top things off, I can’t find my hat 
This just about caused my drink to spray out my nose. I’m a complete geek and there’s no hope for redemption.
So I downloaded “In Rainbows” by Radiohead this morning after preordering it last week for the princely sum of £3.45 (including credit card transaction fee). I really didn’t know what to expect from it – the web site was pretty sketchy on details of what the download would actually involve (format, bitrate, etc.). As it turns out, what you get is the album in MP3 format at a bitrate of 160 kbps. This is lower quality than what I like to use in iTunes (192 kbps VBR) but it’s decent enough.
As for the album itself, I have to say that I’m pretty impressed with it. I’m one of those people who argue the Radiohead-disappered-up-their-own-backsides-after-making-OK-Computer point of view so I required a bit of winning over. I’m happy to say that there are actual discernible instruments on the tracks and Thom Yorke isn’t too whiny. It’s certainly not back to the dizzy heights of The Bends but it’s well worth a listen. Especially since you can legally get it for absolutely nothing at all if you’re genuinely that much of a cheapskate bastard.
Bootnote: I would give a much more in-depth review but alas I lack the command of the English language to know enough big scary words designed to make you, my paltry readership, feel stupid for not understanding what I’m trying to say. I’ll leave that to the boys and girls over at Pitchfork.
Francis pointed me in the direction of the Hot 8 Brass Band yesterday after seeing Bonobo drop their cover of “Sexual Healing” into a DJ set a few weeks back. I’m loving what I’ve heard so far. The (~320 kbps) MP3 is available for a mere 75p from Etch Shop so you should probably all go and buy it immediately.
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