Butter Enriched Marketing Drivel

Added on 09 December 2008

It’s a cold, grey morning in Warsaw. Oppressive low clouds, the gloom of early December hanging over the city, a dull succubus to the spirit of the town, the normally ebullient and gregarious Poles transformed into a scowling, misanthropic bunch... I’m sitting at the kitchen table beside...

Final Cut Update

Added on 08 December 2008

In a bit of a down phase with The Final Cut. I started it a few weeks ago, thinking there was a tonne of work to do on the original manuscript and that I’d better get on with it. Didn’t want to be finishing it off at the last minute next summer, in the way that I’ve done twice this...

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas #2

Added on 05 December 2008

Last night TPCKAM went down an escalator behind Viggo Mortensen at Heathrow Terminal 5. She didn't say anything, which is reasonable, because really, what are you going to say in that situation? "Hi, Viggo. These are dark days with an evil rising in the east. I feel the cold wind freezing the g...

Emergency Ward 10

Added on 04 December 2008

A couple of weeks ago I hurt my hand. I knew instantly that A) it was bloody sore and B) there was probably a cracked bone in there. However, I'm A) a bloke, and therefore naturally reluctant to give myself up to the medical profession and B) living in Poland, and therefore even more reluctant to gi...

It Happened In Slovakia

Added on 03 December 2008

The one benefit of sitting in traffic every morning on the way to school is being able to listen to the World Service, so that the kids can learn from a young age just how stupid and fucked up our planet is. The little jingle that plays every five minutes or so during the morning news has the same f...