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Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Compare the Market Engage in Some Ill-Advised Blog Spamming

Oh how the mighty have fallen.
You may recall that I recently wrote a very complimentary post on Compare the Market’s Compare the Meerkat campaign.
When I logged in to write a new post that I had a comment awaiting moderation - apparently from someone who works for Compare the Market.
You can see a link to the [...]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way ;)

How d’ ya like them apples baby?
Congratulations on the teaching gig love x
Image credit bunchofpants via flickr

The Shop Which Customer Service Forgot…

Dear readers, I give you the Great British Post Office:
An institution if you will; a bastion against customer service… At least in Hackney, and indeed my own little corner of South West London - perhaps elsewhere they’re better?
Here’s a lovely example of their total disregard for customer service -

Image credit gruntzooki via flickr
This picture was taken in a Post Office [...]

Bad Lego

Dear readers, I’m feeling a little bit childish today… perhaps that’s why the following picture amused me so very much.
Anyways my loves, I present for your amusement a piece that I like to call Bad Lego:
Image credit
I particularly appreciate the attention to detail here - see the way the artist has used round red lego blocks to illustrate [...]

Wooden Moose Head

Dear reader, let me introduce you to a key word in my limited vocabulary.
The word, my loves, is shonk.
Shonk as a noun refers to the vast majority of the contents of my flat. I have a love of shonk. Shonk has no particular purpose. To me it’s wonderful, decorative, lovelyness which makes me smile. To [...]