Recent posts - Head Full Of Wrong

Hospitals, and Potential Chickens From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (382 days old)

I don't much like hospitals. Of course, that's a sentiment so common that it approaches cliche, but I feel like I should mention it. I, and other members of my immediate family, have spent far more ti… more

Caring is Hard From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (384 days old)

There's a big problem with making a commitment, even to yourself, that you're going to do something every day, and it's this: no matter how enthusiastic you are, or how good your intentions, you never… more

THEY Walk Amongst Us! Probably. From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (419 days old)

See? I told you that the Large Hadron Collider was going to be trouble. The documentary evidence is right there, a couple of posts ago. I wrote that the meddling fools at Cern were meddling with fo… more

Poker, Again From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (421 days old)

My arch-rival in poker, that insufferable dandy Lord Tankington-Smythe, seems to have been intimidated by his previous decimation at my hands, because last night he didn't even bother turning up for w… more

Still Alive From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (422 days old)

So, it's Saturday and, thus far, the world remains remarkably untouched. Reality as we know it is not unravelling around our ears. Perhaps Stephen Hawking was right. Perhaps those scientist types at C… more

Head Full Of Other Stuff From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (425 days old)

It's now five days since I last posted. My existential doubt has, to some extent, passed, and I'm back in the blogging mood. Several things have been occupying my brain since my last visit to my ow… more

When Gigs Go Bad From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (431 days old)

The open mike night rolled around again on Tuesday. After my triumphant featured set at the last gig I was looking forward to playing again, even if it was only at the open mike section. I had three s… more

Drove my Chevy to the Levee... From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (434 days old)

...And the levee was absolutely soaking wet. It's hurricane season in old New Orleans once again, almost exactly three years since the devestation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Large parts of the ci… more

Tentacles and Stuff From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (437 days old)

Hey. It's been a while. I feel pretty bad about that, but I feel even worse about the fact that I return to you not with morsels of interesting opinion but instead with shameless self-promotion. Ah, s… more

Good Game From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (443 days old)

I suppose it was too much to expect that we'd stay in third place of the Olympic metal table forever, but it's been a good run. While the BBC was worried about the Australians creeping up and overtaki… more

Sound and Vision From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (446 days old)

It's been a few days. I'd make an excuse, or, at the very least, explain myself, but I've got an issue of Computer Weekly in front of me with an article about blogging in it, and they reckon you shoul… more

Coign Of Vantage From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (452 days old)

Just a quickie tonight. Coign of Vantage is a great little flash game that tests your spatial awareness. It's fun and addictive, and comes highly recommended. http://www.bobblebrook.com/games/coign… more

Playing Games with the Olympics From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (454 days old)

The Olympics are underway, and Britain's performance so far has been pretty good. We've got a whole bunch of medals, and today I saw an epic match between Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson, Britain's mix… more

When I Come Back Around From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (456 days old)

It's eight o clock on a warm Sunday evening. I am sitting at my laptop suffering from a hangover and sleep deprevation, with Meet On The Ledge ringing in my ears and my new festival hat on my head. My… more

Off We Go From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (460 days old)

Tomorrow I travel to Cropredy. Cropredy is a folk festival. I don't even like folk music.* What I do like, however, is sitting in a field getting drunk with my mates. I will be doing that and little e… more

After the Gig From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (461 days old)

So that went better than I had any right to expect. The gig, I mean. All that stuff I said about the set list being carved in stone was nonsense, of course - I dropped one song in favour of a Lemon… more

Fear of Music Part 2 From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (462 days old)

So I think I've got my set list sorted out. It became easier when I discovered that someone I'm trying to impress won't be at the open mike night, so I don't have to worry so much when I make a mistak… more

Randomness From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (464 days old)

So, the internet then. I know there's a world of information out there, but does anyone else find that they mostly end up visiting the same sites over and over again? Much like in real life, where per… more

Fear of Music From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (466 days old)

I currently have The Fear. There are several things that I'm not-bad-but-not-great at. One of them is singing, and another is playing the guitar. And I'm not being self-deprecating - I have friends… more

Lies, Damn Lies and Presidential Campaigns From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (466 days old)

I've been doing a little more reading into John McCain and his campaign to be President, and frankly I'm surprised. Remember when the Tories were trying to discredit Tony Blair with their "New… more

The First Black President Of America From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (467 days old)

The US Presidential race just gets more and more controversial by the hour. First the major American news networks had a go at John McCain for an advertising campaign telling what we in the old countr… more

Grab A Slice Of Hollywood From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (468 days old)

£75,000. That's how much it will cost to buy your own Tie Fighter. It's times like this that I wish I were made of money, because then I could literally give my right arm to buy it. I admit it - I'… more

The Facebook Conspiracy From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (469 days old)

Facebook, the popular social networking site, was originally created by the CIA as a means of gathering information about internet users. I have been reading about that today. I have also been rea… more

Four Minutes Past Two From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (470 days old)

Four minutes past two on a monday morning. I find that I think better at night - or, to be precise, in the early hours of the day. Not more clearly, I should point out. If anything, it's quite the opp… more

A Moving Story From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (471 days old)

It will probably not come as much of a revelation if I tell you that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. Even if you haven't moved house yourself you'll have heard the phrase … more

Anger, Regret From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (472 days old)

I am angry. I am not angry at anything in particular, I just have general low-level rage bubbling away beneath my skin. I don't like it when I get like this, partly because I don't know what causes… more

Right Out Of Nowhere From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (473 days old)

Depression is a funny old thing. Not funny ha ha - that would kind've defeat the object - but funny-how-it-comes-out-of-nowhere-and-kicks-you-in-the-gut-just-when-you-least-expect-it. That kind of fun… more

F U K D From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (474 days old)

I arrived here tonight with a very definite topic for discussion, but I've just noticed something that's made me completly forget about it. I am a fickle boy. The thing that has distracted and amus… more

Plane Sticky From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (475 days old)

Crowds are gathering in Belgravia protesting the arrest of Radovan Karadzic and his upcoming handover to the UN war crimes court in the Hague. They are confronting riot police, shouting, chanting and … more

Mapping The Mind From alffly in Head Full Of Wrong (476 days old)

I was recently introduced to a technique that many of you have probably already heard of but which was completely new to me, a technique called Mind Mapping. Mind Mapping is a visual way of represe… more