tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66973782009-02-21T10:59:44.218ZReach Out I'll Be ThereLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08253425252002323364noreply@blogger.comBlogger637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697378.post-61084277412889521592007-09-13T22:21:00.000+01:002007-09-13T22:26:25.976+01:00

our love badabadabada......will last forever: stick this in yer pipe and smoke it, Guardian Journalist.

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i'd like to be...under the seaOf course nicked off of Al's blog, but still.

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here we go again with the beatIn reply to Emma's question - yes, I'm still on the green tea. Holland and Barrett is full of thin girls deciding between rye bread with muesli and sprouting wheatgerm, they look at me in disgust when I grab the last 50 of green tea and a packet of chocolate raisins. I have a brief visitation by Gillian McKeith (what are THEY? do you WANT a big fat bum?) and get

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really sayin somethingI should have gone travelling this summer. I've caught far too many episodes of The One Show. I have, however, discovered the amazing beautifying benefits of GREEN TEA (and its common variant GREEN TEA WITH JASMINE). I had to share this with you, it's AMAZING and tastes just like normal tea. My skin is glowing with post-antioxidant glowingness (and this is coming from the

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what a terrible thing to loseHere is a list of Q readers' top ten Guilty Pleasures (a concept which has somewhat shot its bolt).Surely there is no such thing as a Guilty Pleasure - if you enjoy it, then there's no problem. Just don't laugh at Crowded House if you've got a Razorlight record in your collection.

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leapfrog the dog and brush me daddy-oWarning: long, boring and possibly not worth itReading all of the reaction (on various message boards) to the demise of Top of the Pops got me thinking about the things people read into coverage of a subject. (I'm writing this whilst watching Top Cat so forgive the typos/non-sequiturs).Quite a few men have heralded the coverage as evidence of 'the BBC's bias

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ain't nothin gonna breaka my strideThe final Top of the Pops last night was a national disgrace. I don't expect that many people watched it, but if ever I've seen a cobbled-together-at-5.05-on-a-Friday-evening embarrassment, then this was the worst.Two programmes comprised the farewell, one new, one three years old with 10 new minutes tacked onto the end. Unbelievably, the new programme cadged

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feelin' moo-oo-ooo-ooodyI had a brace fixed on Tuesday: ceramic but, alas, still highly visible and uncomfortable. Obviously, I should have done this ten years ago but we only had one orthodontist in Hereford. I don't really know why I posted this, I just thought that if anyone still read this, they'd be spared the embarrassment of being shocked when they saw me. At least I can't bite my nails

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there it is, what took us so long?Enough of all this Crouch worship. Jeff Daniel did it for a living once upon a time: this is one of those televisual moments I wish I'd been old enough for. Apparently everyone was doing it in the playground the next day, alongside their 'Acon, Beacon, Ceacon, Deacon' taunts.

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ring my bellWe went to Cambridge yesterday (I've never been!). I noticed the following things:1. It's prettier than Oxford2. People are more relaxed than in Oxford3. More money has been spent on it than Oxford (hence the 'we're scientists, we are' animal testing poisoned chalice currently ruining Oxford)4. Toni's ice creams are doing a roaring trade

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new york london paris munichThe amazingly brilliant Pop Muzik by M was chosen by some woman yesterday to appear on her list of favourites on Radio 2. Steve Wright forgot that he was supposed to be handing over control to said lady for the duration of her playlist and began to talk over the record halfway through, then stopped it: "Absolutely rubbish!". Note to Steve Wright:(a) If TOTP2 being

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what you gonna do when you get outta jail?Thank you for your patience. Is Sarah Teather tarring the whole of Cambridge University with the same brush? Is this the stupidest man alive? Who fucking cares? Crosswords for those devoid of a vocabulary.

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donald sutherlandand the Tufty Club (Charley also available)

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off-duty phippsdon't know if anyone bothers dropping by anymore. All I do these days is teach, eat and watch The Professionals, anyway, so there wouldn't be much point in me updating this every five seconds (or weeks, for that matter).I did watch the Brits when we got back from Spain - wish I could've seen the Prince-Hitler-Tache hitch in all its widescreen glory, but that would have entailed

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it's like a jungle sometimesThought I'd treat you to an 'On My iPod' rundown seeing as you get to read about everyone else's. I love the distinctly un-Catholic tastes of everyone who gets chosen for their six-track choice in the Metro (notable exceptions: Dave Spikey and Phil Oakey). Anyway, the folders are as follows:Very Best Of Adam AntVery Best of Bow Wow WowBlow Up A Go GoChi-Lites

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joyeux noëlI haven't listened to this yet but, due to its seasonal content, am posting it.Feliz Navidad, Froelische Weinachten und Buona Natale!

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I haven't changed my mind about anything since last nightSince I started teaching, I've been watching too much tele. I know this because I'm borderline obsessed with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall.

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definitely *not* the best albums of the year1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm. "Uhhhhh, I s'pose I'd have to say my favourite band here is System Of A Down, because they base their music on Armenian folk tunes". TWAT! TWAT! No, that's right, you couldn't possibly say Madonna or whatever because they're POP MUSIC and POP MUSIC doesn't count, it's JUST FOR FUN, it's only The Beatles or Bowie or Stevie

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more bollocks from the phippsAccording to the kids at school, I look like this dubious new character off of Eastenders. Could be worse, they could have said, "You look like Janet Street-Porter" (although, "You moan like JS-P" would be considered a compliment).How do I get a Flickr (sp?) account?As you might have guessed, Pato is at the EMI Christmas Party tonight, which is why I'm at a loose end

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I can't help myselfNo sign of the Records Of The Year from Pato so I'm going to do mine. I'm not doing albums, because I only like compilation albums and best-ofs:1. Amerie - 1 Thing2. Gorillaz - DARE3. Sugababes - Push The Button4. Girls Aloud - Biology5. Willie Mason - OxygenAnyone else watching that Demolition programme? My mum was on tele earlier - on Flog It, in fact. I used to sit next to

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Pretentious music post alert: is this the most conservative era of music ever?I don't know if it's me ... but, does anyone else think that music at the mo is about as forward looking as Ned Ludd and his acolytes! The only genre that seems to be trying anything bordering on the new is pop!Rock n indie - whiny whinyDance - 80's 80's 80'sHip Hop - as directionless as it's ever been - heard the new

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da-da-da-da-da Hijack! da-da-da-da-da your blog!I'm (Pato's Patios ;) )taking over da Fippz blog in her absence ... just for the occasional post!

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3 times the funif I ever have triplets, they'll be called Cosmo, Dibs and Gary Wilmot.

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this is what all reviews should look like!Repentance from John Harris. I love his 'backdated praise'.

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prudentI do like the Popjustice worst single of the year award (best single being Wake Me Up by the Aloud). Deservedly, the muddy rehash of the original Band Aid single made it to the top (where were the bells, Nigel? The Bells!).1. Band Aid 20 - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' 2. James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful' 3. Heather Small - 'Proud' 4. Geri Halliwell - 'Desire' 5. Steve Brookstein - '

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