lostpilgrim.co.uklost pilgrim is the personal website and blog of Richard, a twenty-something Yorkshireman.top films (again)- March 18, 2005 Once upon a time, in the dim and distant past, a film meme was doing the rounds. To join in, you posted the list of top films from imdb and highlighted those you'd seen. Well, Tom has had another shot...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000558.php expensive liquid- March 14, 2005 As I mentioned earlier, when I got my car back from the garage with its brand spanking new petrol tank, the petrol from the old tank was missing. Today, I went in to pay my bill. Before I could get...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000557.php rnd: bloggers' disco- March 10, 2005 Troubled Diva is hosting an imaginary disco to celebrate Red Nose Day and wants suggestions for songs to play at the disco. For every suggestion received, an entire pound sterling will be donated to the charity. Last night on 6music,...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000556.php money money money- March 10, 2005 Just received the bill for the work on my car. I poured myself a drink before reading it, just in case. But it wasn't as bad as I'd feared, if still rather expensive: £362. For the benefit of my international...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000555.php car update- March 10, 2005 I've just got my car back. The mechanic dropped it off at my flat while I was out. I haven't got the bill yet, he's said he will drop it off later. I guess that means it involves a lot...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000554.php ah, the smell of freshly baked bread- March 9, 2005 The bread looked ok to me when I put the dough in the tin: Though I was a little concerned that I might have put too much dough in the one bread tin. But it looked alright so I decided...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000553.php when small is good- March 9, 2005 Latest news regarding the car is that they've had to order a "small part" for the exhaust. I wonder if that means "small cost" too....http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000552.php cars and computers - source of all man's woes- March 8, 2005 Oh what a wonderful day it has been today. This morning I dropped the car off at the garage for its MOT. A bit later I got a phone call from Andy, the mechanic. The petrol tank in my car...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000551.php what's that A genius you say- March 4, 2005 Neil posted his results for the Commonly Confused Words Test, so I thought I'd give it a go too. Here are my results: English Genius You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 77% Expert! You did so extremely...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000550.php strange spam- March 3, 2005 Well, I've just received the strangest piece of spam. It was an email sent through an open proxy in the traditional spam fashion. But, unusually, it came half in German and half in English. Furthermore, it was not advertising miscellaneous...http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000549.php |