http://squidupdate.com Up from the depths... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:56:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You mull over whether to do it or not, tossing the pros and cons over in your mind. Will it be a success? Can you really afford it? Will it hurt? You make the booking, then spend the next few weeks wondering whether you're doing the right thing. Come the ... http://squidupdate.com/2009/07/20/weddings-a-lot-like-laser-eye-surgery/ For the past few years I have on occasions worried that my dog is too fat. A border terrier (luckily without any obvious inbreeding-related mutations or diseases), he weighs in at about a stone and a half. His size has never bothered him – he’s comfortable in his own furry little ... http://squidupdate.com/2008/08/20/the-chicken-of-my-dreams/ The Foundation for Infinite Survival tells me that I'm going to live until I am 86.7 years old. That means that I shouldn't be looking forward to October 13, 2060 very much - not a Friday but still pretty unlucky for me. This is all according to their lifespan calculator, which poses such cheery questions ... http://squidupdate.com/2008/07/23/live-in-an-emerging-industrial-society-subtract-5-years/ Last week Charlotte and I had a really romantic Valentine's night out; three pints in the Time Bar and then off to the Y Theatre to see Stewart Lee do some stand-up (his tour coinciding with the Leicester Comedy Festival). But it wasn't sex that filled the air in the theatre, ... http://squidupdate.com/2008/02/22/a-brain-marked-f/ I haven't written anything on this blog for ages. My excuses are, in chronological order: 1)going on holiday and 2) getting loads of books for Christmas. Also it's been cold, and I have become obsessed with making soups. I've finally got round to thinking about posting a new entry, and ... http://squidupdate.com/2008/01/31/spiders-taste-like-iron/ Only four weeks after being awful, the England Rugby Union team is now marvellous. It's been a quite dramatic turnaround; the Rugby World Cup pool game between England and South Africa back in September saw England receive a 36-0 thrashing and led to the widespread belief that England had not ... http://squidupdate.com/2007/10/14/best-comeback-ever/ In a vague nod towards the title of this blog, I have included below links to a couple of aquatic-themed videos. First we have these strange little fellows, filmed off the coast of Japan. We will probably see them in the sushi section in Marks and Spencer before Christmas. This one here announces ... http://squidupdate.com/2007/10/02/not-squids-but-not-far-off/ Today my wonderful fiance Charlotte and I made the long trip from one side of the county to the other to visit a sick relative. When someone has a fit, becomes pretty ill and is diagnosed with suspected epilepsy, it's important that they have plenty of visitors, presents and loving ... http://squidupdate.com/2007/09/30/a-nation-of-animal-lovers/ In just over three hours we will know whether to call the current English rugby union team the worst World Champions that the sport has ever known. A loss to Tonga will see England tumble out of the Rugby World Cup at the end of the group stages - a ... http://squidupdate.com/2007/09/28/worst-world-champions-ever/