Love & Hate

I thought this page might be a handy place to note down things I love or hate.

I’m not too keen on blogs that feature lists of fav books yadayada, but occassionally something makes me bolk my load or smile uncontrollably. So I thought it might be good to note these down from time to time. I’ll update these in the future but here are some long standing items for the moment.

You’ll notice a lot of crap telly missing from the list. This is because it usually hits my “don’t mind watching this toss” gland. The thing is occassionally crap telly has good snear value (e.g. “Lost”, “Eastenders”, “Holby City”). Believe me you will never understand the pleasure I have watching and criticising them. Some however, slip out of the net and onto the list, so watch this space.

If the love list is longer than the hate one then it proves I’m not a miserable sod. But lets face it, it aint gonna happen.

Love

  1. Her ladyship (always #1)
  2. Cake
  3. More cake
  4. Sunflowers
  5. My compost heap – believe it!
  6. My lappy
  7. Channel 4 news – Jon Snow rocks
  8. Rhubarb crumble
  9. Anything featuring cream
  10. Björk Guðmundsdóttir
  11. The Longpigs
  12. Tiny kids that don’t bend their arms when throwing a stone
  13. The Archers – I kid thee not. Not for John Major reasons, but because it is damn good at portraying the horrors of teenage life.
  14. My digital camera
  15. My collection of odd string instruments which I cannot play for toffee

Hate

  1. Losing things. ANYTHING
  2. Cod roe (close to being #1).
  3. Being cold
  4. E.R. – yes its true, it is utter wank.
  5. The Daily Mail – need I explain?
  6. ITV news. Its like the Daily Express but even less so.
  7. “Media types” – don’t get me started!
  8. Traffic pinch points
  9. The Smoke
  10. Cucumber
  11. Rotten potatoes – Jesus wept! the stench is the worst smell in hell
  12. Umbrellas – fear more than hate
  13. Washing cuttlery
  14. “I just called to say I love you” by Li’le Stevie Wonder. I know it aint cool but he is shit.
  15. Dog owners (not dogs)
  16. Tolly Cobbold – ear wax in a glass.
  17. BBC1 on any given Sunday night – kill me now.
  18. Thought for the Day – except with Rabbi Lionel Blue who appears to have gone because he was interesting.
  19. Anything that even rhymes with the Royal Family
  20. Penguin shit – its a long story …
  21. People who refer to Julie Burchill as an “enfant terrible“

    22. (See “Media types”). [JB should not be criticised but ignored. It will only encourage the dull cow. She is thus not on this list.]

  22. Andouille – proof the French don’t always know what food is.
  23. “Just a Minute” – it was never funny.
  24. “Look East”
  25. Being late (not to be confused with people who are late. This is me.)
  26. Cat food
  27. NTL
  28. Marco from Big Brother #5. He was on for 2 seconds and I still can’t stand him now.
  29. That comedy series Jam by Chris Morris – it wasn’t “ahead of its time”, it was rubbish. (For Chris Morris see Julie Burchill – though The Day Today was inspired)
  30. Cricket, golf, snooker & horse racing on the TV especially on a wet day when the floors have been mopped ans smell of bleach.
  31. Alcho-pop bars full of twats drinking out of bottles
  32. Smokers
  33. The wheelie bin sea that is the creation of Cambridge City Council Cleansing Department. Bring back proper bin men and free our pavements!