So today we sampled the delights of Jamaica…well we had an ortanique. I think it was a team bonding exercise disguised as a citrus fruit; we had a makeshift assembly line going. One person would make the initial hole, the other peel it and of course, the pithy parts needed to be removed. The verdict:… Continue reading Big. Orange. Different.
Month: February 2008
What a difference a letter makes
I was spelling my colleague Anil’s name over the phone to someone and he spelled it back to me as Anal. Web Anil, I feel one millionth of your pain.
It's a Phrase I'm going through
You know when think you created a phrase but you didn’t? That. Turns out I didn’t create “coolio”. So I traded the creator of “coolio” for “darnsarnit” which is much more awesome. “You ate all the bakar khani? Darnsarnit!” “Someone stole my Toblerone. Darnsarnit!” “I’m overusing the phrase darnsarnit. Feck.”
Year of the Rat
Snowflake and I met up for our annual birthday trip into London last weekend. We planned it so it would coincide with Chinese New Year festivities that were bound to be taking place around London’s Chinatown area in Soho. A couple of years ago we had stumbled upon the celebrations and though there wasn’t much… Continue reading Year of the Rat
Hall of Shame
I nearly bumped into Rich Hall yesterday. He seemed a bit lost at the train station, frantically looking at the departures board and badly disguised in an Cubs baseball cap. I would have gone up to him and told him how much I enjoy his appearances on QI but he looked terribly grumpy and I didn’t… Continue reading Hall of Shame
Relief
So CIMA sent me an email today saying my name now appears on a website listing all the passed finalists. I get wonderfully surprised each time I remember or am reminded that I passed my final exam and NEVER HAVE TO DO ANOTHER EXAM AGAIN. It seems like yesterday when I started them but alas,… Continue reading Relief