Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category

Expect the unexpected

July 15th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Like Drew Barrymore and her endless ability to score the lead roles in sappy rom-coms, A Brit Out Of Water would be nothing without a stereotype. Don’t get me wrong, I like to tell it as I see it, but sometimes you just have to fall back on good old-fashioned exaggeration to get your point [...]

Good Friday. Or ‘Friday’, as I now call it.

March 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 pm

I could never claim to be the most religious person on this planet. Don’t get me wrong, I think there’s plenty to be said for the sense of community that churches, synagogues or mosques can provide. And I think if it works for you, then more power to you. But personally, I find it difficult [...]

Happy New Year

January 1st, 2008 at 8:51 pm

Watching the countdown to midnight shows as we played games and chatted last night, I was struck once again by the difference in scale between the UK and the US. In Britain, the New Year’s Eve shows generally feature Angus Deayton or that woman from Hear’Say. Maybe you’ll get a performance from Daniel O’Donnell or [...]

Bah humbug (or a guide to rampant commercialism)

November 14th, 2007 at 9:01 pm

Halloween be thy name

October 31st, 2007 at 10:35 pm
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