RIP Pamela Willis

Posted by James Marriott on February 26, 2010 under Personal | Read the First Comment

Pamela Willis sitting in her car

Pamela Willis, Pammy, Freckles.

On Monday 22nd February, 2010 the world lost its sparkle.

Pam used to annoy the crap out of me. The expressions she uses – notibly “how about no” – and ending sentances with the word “so”; her stubborness clashed with mine which… Read the rest

cantankerous old bastard

Posted by James Marriott on June 26, 2009 under Personal | Be the First to Comment

Cantankerous:  Difficult or irritating to deal with <a cantankerous mule> (Merriam-Webster). Stubborn, cranky, surly, ill-humored, irritable (Wiktionary). Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable (Answers.com)

It’s such a fantastic word. Lots of syllables. An old word that’s seldom used today. Perhaps that’s a sign that people are much nicer now than they… Read the rest

I saw you, but you didn’t see me

Posted by James Marriott on March 8, 2009 under Personal, Traffic | Be the First to Comment

I came across this on MySpace and thought it was so good that I’m going to quote it here. Written by (or at least, posted by) someone called Billie Williams and it makes me cry every time I read it.

"I saw you, but you didn’t see me.

I… Read the rest

Twitter Twitter Tweet Tweet

Posted by James Marriott on March 2, 2009 under Personal, Social Networking | Be the First to Comment

I really really don’t like Facebook. I don’t like how difficult it is to control privacy. I don’t like all the stupid application.

I like MySpace more. It’s the original. It’s not so annoying. I still don’t really use it though. It’s just another medium to advertise me.

I… Read the rest