Searching Through the Favourites: Say no to 0870

By now, most of you probably know about this site already, but I figured it was worth another mention anyway.

Why? Because it’s fantastic. Seriously, if there were some kind of Official Internet Top 40, much in the same way that Radio 1 has their official Top 40 Singles Chart, then Say No to 0870 would surely rank up in the top ten somewhere.

So what is it?

Well, you know how companies are always asking you to ring over-expensive phone numbers to reach their customer care or similar departments? Say no to 0870 lists a good many of those numbers, and the cheaper alternatives.

Why call your bank on a pound-a-minute landline when you can simply ring their general landline number for much, much less?

To check it out for yourself, visit: www.saynoto0870.com

Searching Through The Favourites

So, I’ve decided on a new little feature for my blog. I’ll call it ‘Searching Through The Favourites’ and it will do pretty much exactly as it says on the tin: I’ll search through my Favourites list, pick out a great site and write about it here.

I’m not sure what’s possesed me to do this, but I think it has something to do with me wanting to become a more active blogger yet not actually having much to say. Plus there’s also the rather altruistic reason of wanting to share some of my favourite sites with the rest of Cyberland.

 So for the first ‘Searching Through The Favourites’ feature, we’ll take a look at Kissthisguy.com

I can’t tell you enough about how much I love this site, it’s almost certain to have you pissing your sides with laughter for hours.

And no, before you ask, it isn’t some dodgy site where blokes kiss other blokes, the title is taken from a commonly mis-heard lyric in Jimmi Hendrix’s ‘Purple Haze’.

Which is what the site is all about; not Jimmi Hendrix, or Purple Haze, but mis-heard lyrics.

Basically, people post up the real  lyrics to songs, followed by their own mis-heard interpreations, and the resulsts are often hillarious.

I know my biggest lyrical mis-interpretation was in Meatloaf’s epic rock-opera ‘Bat out of Hell’. Whilst most people would sing about a ’silver black phantom bike’, I thought Meatloaf was confessing to being a motorcycling lover of an annoying scouse woman. After all, why else would he sing ‘I’m a Cilla Black fan on a bike’.

 I ask you.

Anyway, check it out for yourself at www.kissthisguy.com

Our Trip to Milan

We arrived back from Milan yesterday and what a great time we had.

After a relatively painless flight (I’m still struggling to conquer my fear of aeroplanes) we were met at the airport by our private transfer car, which was some classy BMW-type veichle driven by what I can only describe as our own personal chauffer. It was all very posh and I don’t know about Anna, but I certainly felt like we were living the high life!

I wasn’t so impressed with his driving though, the guy spent most of our journey not only talking on his mobile, but also sending e-mails on his Blackberry. Christ, they’d have you locked up for a year if you tried that over here.

Anyway, the hotel was just as swank as the ride, a great, grand castle that looked absollutly beautiful.  Anna quickly got to grips with her Itallian and we were shown to our room.

We didn’t stick around for long though, we quickly left for a walk around a beautiful looking lake opposite the hotel, pictures of which I’m sure will be around somewhere.

Then, after a rather ammusing lunch (we were the only two people in the resteraunt and I’m pretty sure that the hotel manager had to whip on a Tux’ over an apron and serve as both head chef and waiter in order to feed us!), we took it easy and chilled out.

The next day we took a train into the centre of Milan for a bit of sight-seeing and shopping, eating genuine Itallian icecream and generaly larking about, before rounding off our trip with a walk around a glorious market, where we spent the last of our coffers on sweets and jewelly.

Then, it was back to the hotel for a good night’s sleep in preperation for our trip back to Blighty.

Where Have I been?

Honestly, the reason for the severe lack of updates around here is simply because there’s just too much going on to really get on and write about them.

 Fear not folks, I’m back now, for the time being anyway. I’ve got a few good ideas about the things I want to do with this blog, but we’ll just have to see now, won’t we?

Where Have I been?

Honestly, the reason for the severe lack of updates around here is simply because there’s just too much going on to really get on and write about them.

 Fear not folks, I’m back now, for the time being anyway. I’ve got a few good ideas about the things I want to do with this blog, but we’ll just have to see now, won’t we?