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Monthly Archives: August 2011

This probably best sums up my current ‘look’

Nell Frizzell

Dragon’s Den

You can read my Dragons Den blog on offices.org.uk
Episode Three is HERE.
Episode Four is HERE.
Nell Frizzell

Why I like Newcowstle

These guys were hanging out right outside the University of Newcastle student halls of residence.

Upstaged: Edinburgh II

And so, as the wheezing bagpipe of social smoking finally succumbs to the sharpened pike of liver failure, and the numb buttock of audience marathons is given a rough slap by the hand of unread emails, my time at the Edinburgh Festival has come to an end.
By the time you read this, [...]

Upstaged: Edinburgh

I write this, sitting in an Abattoir.
Now, before you send out the search dogs, let me explain. This abattoir is less meat and grit, more meet and greet. It is, in fact, the IdeasTap Edinburgh hub – at the Underbelly Abattoir – and it is lovely. It has sofas, free tea and [...]

He’s gone AWOL

Today I may have just reinvented the term AWOL.
Meaning Absolutely Wrong On Life.
As in, “Uh oh. He thinks Beyonce’s chubby. He’s gone AWOL.”
Use it at your will.

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Upstaged: Twitter

I am about as magical as a fart in a box.
Watching grown men in waistcoats fiddle with hankies and cards brings me all the joy of a pair of knickers made of nettles. I can’t abide riddles, I don’t believe in fairies and crystals bring me out in a rash. As for [...]

Dragon’s Den: Episode One

Behold! The Dragons are standing on top of the very same tower blocks our beloved Lord Sugar was contemplating chucking himself off just weeks ago. Is all British business enacted on helipads and fire escapes? Is this some sort of anti-CCTV strategy?
Now, fans of the show cannot fail to notice that there [...]