I don't watch the Graham Norton show. I don't mind him in small doses but a whole show would be pushing it. However, I saw this clip with Will Smith and Gary Barlow, and loved it! Everyone knows the words to the theme tune, it's just one of those cultural things. I particularly love Gary's input to the rendition though.

I've dabbled in internet radio for a long time, never a religious listener but always happy to give it a go. I wrote previously about how much I was enjoying Absolute's variety of online streaming options - select your preferred musical decade and listen away, safe in the knowledge you'll get none of that "noise" of today. A new station has crossed my path over the last few weeks, and …

I was a bit late posting the last update, so it feels like only five minutes ago I was writing about being rubbish at running. But here I am back again to talk some more! This week I managed three runs, so we're back to the minimum that I should be doing, although I still want to do more. It has been three shorter runs this week, though. As mentioned …

After my first tea tasting post, I finished the box of apple & ginger and the tea really grew on me. I bought a second box as well, and started to wonder if I hadn't found the very tea I've been looking for at my very first attempt. Nevertheless, I browsed the tea aisle of the supermarket for a while, marvelling at the number of different brands and flavours there …

I gave up my Franck blog because there was just no information about him out there. However, every now and again, something so fabulous comes along that I wish I still had the dedicated space to write about him. Good content makes it easy to forget the long periods of silence. But hey, I already have a blog and this will do very nicely indeed. After Peugeot unceremoniously quit their …

Two runs in a week, this is progress! What I am finding now is that as the 10k program I'm working through gets harder, the runs get longer. Which is fine physically, because I am just about keeping up (if getting ridiculously slower as the distances get longer). It's just timewise. I've said it before, but it's tricky to justify more than an hour of running in an evening, unless …

My poor car is starting to get a bit worn around the edges. It's been in and out of the garage over the past few months and is costing a few pennies to keep running. I can't complain as it has been a reasonably well behaved vehicle for the majority of its life and it was bound to start racking up some repair bills at some point. Whilst I'm sure …

I'm getting a bit fed up of saying "well, this week I didn't run much" but it turns out to have been another fortnight of frustration. What with family things, work things, and trying to find the right combination of time, weather and energy, I'm just about getting back on top of it. So, last week there was just one run on Monday, and this week I also went out …

This month, I've gone day by day again. I like to do it occasionally, because it makes me realise just how much does go on in Ambridge, despite the fact it doesn't feel like it! 1st - Tom needs Jazzer to do some extra hours because of all the dreaded paperwork. A glimpse at what being an adult is really like! More on Amy's new boyfriend. They dropped in all …

I've got a special affection for Jason Mraz, who I first heard of a few months after Mr C and I met. Back then, we found a live concert album available on Archive.org stacked with catchy songs and listened to it over and over and over again. As with lots of artists, subsequent albums haven't lived up to that first one, although I've enjoyed a few singles peppered over the …

This time last year, I was busy relaxing, writing, and pondering the future. Six months ago, I wrote about my return to work after a sabbatical that involved not finding my dream job but doing something just as worthwhile instead. I’m on a fixed term contract, and thus the future is still relatively uncertain. But for now, I’m glad I can get back to something of normality. Equally, I’m incredibly …

This week, the one run I've got up on Runkeeper isn't quite fair, but it has been a rather pitiful seven days. Monday, I went out for a run but after about ten minutes, I knew my calves weren't having any of it. A further few minutes on and my app cut off midway through a pace update and when I checked, the time had gone all weird. I decided …

This episode begins with David Tennant as a science teacher. He writes physics on the board and then struts around muttering a little bit. I absolutely detested science at school because they managed to make it as hideous as possible despite potentially being one of the most fascinating subjects. However, if I had a science teacher like DT, things could have been a lot different! Despite a story about facing …

I didn't write an update last week because I got a bit mixed up with the days, given the two bank holidays. Before I knew it, it was Tuesday, and I figured it could wait for a double update today. I've also not been running as much as I would have liked, after some rather busy days followed by some more reluctant days. I'm still working through the 10k class, …

If you haven't heard about Caine's Arcade and haven't already seen the video, then you must watch this. I found it a bit slow starting but you have to stick with it because a) this boy is a genius and b) people are brilliant. I love the arcade, although I think it could do with a little bit more colour to distinguish one game from another. Then again, this is …

Advertising doesn't work on me. Not really. Except for when it does. Many, many adverts on TV are irritating, depressing, stupid, or a mixture of all three. This, however, is the cutest thing I have seen in a long while.

I almost missed the Boat Race this year. I love it enormously, and tweeted a reminder to others (and to myself) earlier in the week. I even had it in my mind to make a live commenting thread for the event. However, then I lost track of what day it was. I didn't realise it was Saturday and the Boat Race couldn't have been further from my mind. Thankfully, the …

My Archers roundups get later and later, it seems, but it's okay because the goings on never stop in Ambridge. This month, we've had misplaced compliments, completely pointless handshakes, and the never-ending saga of John/Rich, the long-lost grandson. Why on earth Sharon gave in and allowed the boy to find out about his extended family I do not know. That visit from Helen was about as disastrous as they get. …

I managed a quick visit to my parents over the weekend - something long overdue. We've had some unseasonably hot weather recently (although what is seasonable these days?) and it really felt like spring and summer were here to stay. Of course, today it's cold, but that makes looking at these photos all the more pleasant. It's always nice to visit my mum and dad's garden as they put a …

It doesn't take long before my attention span wanders. I had that plan, run thirty minutes in the evening, a long run at weekends. Then the clocks changed, and there was all this daylight in the evening, and I wanted to do something a bit more focused. So, I went and signed up for another Runkeeper Fitness Class. Actually the same one I did before, the 10k one. I could …

A while ago, I tagged on the end of a mish-mash post a paragraph about Being Human. The fourth series had yet to start, and I was speculating on whether it would be any good - given that significant cast members were going to change. I've always liked the show, watched it since the beginning, and been impressed with how they have embraced the online world. The blog, in particular, …

I have been waiting for Harry Potter to be available on the Kindle since I first heard about the concept of an eBook and this crazy device from Amazon. I understood that JK Rowling wanted to do it properly, in her way, but the waiting wasn't good for me. The Harry Potter books that I already own are some of the very few that I have kept hold of. I …