http://www.peacockshock.com/ Welcome to Ian's House en-us 2012-02-04T19:52:59+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html#004436 Well, no sooner had I blogged about the £10.66 episode in Waitrose than I found myself in Tesco, having to pay £19.99 precisely. (See evidence below. Yes - I do buy lots of batteries and cat treats. I work in... Shed Ian 2012-02-04T19:52:59+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html#004435 Shed Ian 2012-02-04T19:42:35+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_study.html#004434 It's cold and frosty this morning. I was cheered up by seeing a Blue Tit in the olive tree when I opened the curtains. But, apart from that, it's pretty Siberian out there. This weather reminds me of the opening... Study Ian 2012-02-04T08:55:48+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html#004433 Tom Waits Loving this brilliantly edited mash-up of the Cookie Monster covering God's Away On Business Imagine all the footage they had to plough through...... Shed Ian 2012-02-03T08:20:15+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html#004432 That's it. I'm never making smalltalk with a shop assistant again. I was in a supermarket today, and the cashier gave me my change from a £20 note, saying - 'There you go - £10.66.' 'Ah. The Norman Conquest', I... Shed Ian 2012-02-02T20:27:54+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html#004431 I seriously want to visit this amazing Cat Café in Tokyo... Garden Ian 2012-02-01T20:04:49+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html#004430 Garden Ian 2012-02-01T20:03:42+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html#004429 Garden Ian 2012-02-01T20:02:50+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_next_door.html#004428 I watched the excellent Julie and Julia on DVD today and suddenly realised I have an impressively direct Julia Child namedrop. Here it is - I once had coffee with friends (well, friends of the parents of a friend) in... Next Door Ian 2012-01-29T23:23:41+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_hertford.html#004427 Nice of them to keep us informed.... Hertford Ian 2012-01-24T19:17:21+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html#004426 Boll favours the traditional Inuit style of greeting. But, as you can see, she occasionally gets a bit carried away and licks my nose.... Garden Ian 2012-01-24T09:08:10+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_study.html#004425 A presenter on Sky News just pronounced 'piracy' as 'pirracy' ('i' as in 'it'). How odd. Perhaps he was thinking of the correct British pronunciation of 'privacy' ('i' as in 'it' rather than 'i' as in 'eye'). Of course, it's... Study Ian 2012-01-23T19:41:15+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html#004424 As you probably know, I'm rather partial to Dans le Sac and Scroobius Pip. If you're not familiar with their oeuvre, check out Thou Shalt Always Kill and Letter from God Mr Pip, who hails from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex (where... Shed Ian 2012-01-19T23:02:27+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_living_room.html#004421 Hi. Bolly and I are back after five weeks up north with the parents (grandparents in Boll's case). December started off with quite a kerfuffle. Dad had an accident, then Mum had a stroke. But they're now on the mend... Living Room Ian 2012-01-19T22:05:14+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_living_room.html#004420 Living Room Ian 2011-12-24T08:32:13+00:00