2009-01-05UTC07:29:42We got snow this morningWasn't expecting that at all, looks lovely but not so helpful for our first day back at work of the year. Just seen Clare off to the station, she's shuffling carefully towards her train right now and hoping it's on time. It's apparently not going to ... 2008-12-09UTC07:19:59Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to beHad a nice weekend in Lille, marred on the way home by a Eurotunnel delay. We were meant to be on the 10pm train home last night, and there was a twohour delay for some reason. No explanation, just an automated message when you are queued up in your ... 2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 2008-10-08UTC06:00:48More camera strangenessI had a burst of five emails in a row from the camera, not sure if it's when I'd tweaked with the settings or not so no idea if it's working or not. Might try turning off the video attachment see if that's any easier on the email. Found lots of stuff... 2008-08-15UTC06:31:52This weekend's Folkestone Fringe eventsfriday night at the folkestone fringe, invites you to two previews:at the cube gallery, tontine street:new work by andy tuohypreview starts at 6 - 8.30 pmall welcome to see a continuation of some of the poster modern work seen earlier in the yearat g... 2008-08-03UTC06:55:54Look at the rubbish I went to in 1993I was clearly going to anything that was going in 1993, but Pulp played Portsmouth TWICE in 1993 and I didn't go. What was going on? Radiohead also played Portsmouth and Southampton this year, supposedly my peak years when I was doing the fanzine, I ... 2008-07-03UTC12:45:09Lost!Not Lost the TV show, I haven't actually thought about that since watching the fairly rubbish end of series four and writing that subject line. No, actually lost, some people I met yesterday who did not know where they were.My walk from work to the s... 2008-07-02UTC06:33:18Who will buy my Stereophonics ticketsSlight repost from Folkestone Gerald and my blog / forum there:I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a bit in arranging a lie in the following morning so it's not really convenient now. Do you want my s... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11381/Who+will+buy+my+Stereophonics+tickets"><img alt="Who will buy my Stereophonics tickets" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11381/Who+will+buy+my+Stereophonics+tickets">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-11UTC12:46:07Bullet train does London to Ashford in 32 minutesrail news has the details, that's nice, but when you think about it that's not really all that impressive - the current trains could do it in not much more than that if they didn't stop at all the stations in between. Still, looking forward to it, ho... 2008-05-16UTC07:03:09FHS MTG 19 MAY 7PM THE GRAND, THE LEAS, FOLKESTONEPLEASE DO COME TO THE GRAND HOTEL ON THE LEAS ON MONDAY MAY 19th AT 7PM. Once again Folkestone's history is under threat as developers plan to demolish the Harbour Railway Station, the Station Master's House, the Signal Box and Viaduct in order to b... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11273/FHS+MTG+19+MAY+7PM+THE+GRAND%2C+THE+LEAS%2C+FOLKESTONE">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-09UTC06:41:57Our actual first day in Key WestI realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar... 2008-05-01UTC06:32:40And we're back from Key WestGot 550 pictures to filter and upload, and put on little maps and that. Had a great time, full report to follow. Been travelling for about 20 hours, just trying to stay awake until normal bedtime, then into work tomorrow.Our first day in Key West:[m... 2008-04-11UTC09:21:44Strange time travelAs previously possibly mentioned, I am listening to old Mark Radcliffe radio shows, on the mp3. Just listened to the last ever graveyard shift show on Radio One, and then (in exactly the wrong order) the first ever graveyard shift show from 1993. And... 2008-04-10UTC05:00:12Time Travelcame across this site by accident and started reading stuff,then looked at your little film of the snow.I was in Folkestone the same day, as Andy (my husband) and I often visit Folkestone and combine a bit of shopping and being by the sea(one of our ... 2008-04-08UTC08:19:25Britain By CubCharity appeal from someone at work:I was just briefly hoping to make you aware of a fund raising event two of my friends are taking part in on behalf of Demelza House who as you may know do fantastic work caring for terminally ill children. The even... 2008-04-06UTC06:13:15Heavy snow both endsJust back from the parents, we had heavy snow there at 8am this morning that settled, probably 3 or 4 inches deep in an hour, very nice to see but a bit terrifying, we thought it was there for the duration and we'd not be able to get back to Folkesto... 2008-03-14UTC08:01:13Folkestone Central and Folkestone West to get high speed trains (but not Sandling)This info from this week's KM Extra free sheet, but has been made public by Southeastern Trains. I did wonder just how fast the high speed service could be if it stopped at all the little stations along the way.No mention of the services from Central... 2008-03-01UTC01:55:51Possibly the best Lost episode so farTune in on Sunday if you've not already seen it. New characters again, which I find a bit annoying, but a great episode, it went some way to hinting at possible answers for thing. Big old chunks of Bill and Ted and Back to the Future techniques too, ... 2008-02-18UTC01:51:59The rest of the weekendWent to The British Lion Saturday evening, and then sat up far too late when we got home listening to old Ricky Gervais shows. Sunday started late, we shopped, we cleaned, we ate, that was about it. Still tired today.Haha boo hoo, leave me alone, it'... 2008-02-14UTC05:21:00Nepotism at the GuardianExpect this one to show up in Private Eye next week. The comments do seem to have been pretty brutal right from the off.It could be a spoof, but probably it's genuine and there to appeal to the child market.Via popbitch message board.... 2008-01-31UTC06:50:43RE: "Sadly disappointed with La Tavernetta"I'm putting off going home as it'll mean standing for 2 buses in driving rain. It was worse this morning, hail stones the size of billiard balls and they were travelling really rather fast. Not the best on a hangover. Still, had great teppanyaki last... 2008-01-21UTC01:54:38West is best right now tooThe wife ideally wants to go to Victoria, but just about anywhere in London is good, and that's good from West. Also the proposed (and I think actually due within the next two years) high speed rail link will be using Canterbury West so that'll shave... 2008-01-20UTC04:13:50RE: Plymouth PavillionHello , for some reason you hsve listed the Folkestone Pavilion as the venue for ceroc classes.. it is highlighted, and when i click on it it is listed as the plymouth pavilion! big difference i am sure you will agree! we visited the folkestone pavi... 2008-01-03UTC10:59:47Ooh, we got snow alreadyShould be quite a slippy slide home tonight. I'm GLAD, Clare is off work sick today, this is sure to affect the trains... If I go out and make a snowman tonight, I'll be sure and post up a picture.2007-12-28UTC09:00:39RE: Congrats to Kevin and GuiselleYeah but in 20 years time NO ONE will travel. Just go and tell your grand-children what it was like to travel. Foreign weddings are superb, all different and everything. You never regret doing something.2007-12-28UTC10:42:13Congrats to Kevin and GuiselleWe have a wedding to go to this year... in North Carolina, yoinks! What about my carbon footprint? I've had a really good year, no flying, my only foreign travel was to Scotchland and Brussels on the train (OK, and the car).UPDATE: Sounds like the we... 2007-12-19UTC07:36:50If a picture paints a thousand words...Does this video clip of us in Belgium this weekend make anything I have to say on the subject completely redundant?See, Mum, Dad, Clare and me on a humungous big wheel, part of the Plaisers d'Hiver festival type affair that was going in Brussels this... 2007-11-25UTC08:41:34RE: Fake GAP voucherYeah sorry about the London thing - when the boy gets back to sleeping I think we'll be up for it again. At least it saved you from going three weeks in a row as Clare must be especially bored of having to travel to London at weekends when she does ... 2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-10-04UTC01:51:40Rock and Roll dancing?They do DID something called Ceroc at Folkestone Pavillion, but I have seen a rock and roll club at The Brewery Tap on Tontine Street... good luck.UPDATE: Look out, it's no longer there:we visited the folkestone pavilion to attend the ceroc class but...