Mike’s Magical Monday Movie Reviews
Title: 12 Years a Movie Slave Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor A bunch of white guys you’ve seen in lots of other movies. A black man wakes up in a cellar chained to the floor… Surely I can’t be the only...
View ArticleThere’s gold on them thar shoes!
The Chinese are known for many things. Tibetan Mastiffs. Thousand Year Eggs. Human rights abuses. But all these things can be overlooked, now they’ve made me a pair of gold shoes. That’s right. Just...
View ArticleAnd then there was this….
The dessert to finish off my chocolate dinner party. My own take on a Heston Blumenthal classic… Strawberry Pop Rock Shortbread, Chocolate & Passionfruit Gateau with Thyme & Vanilla Ice Cream
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Yes, yes, yes, and yes! Or… No, no, no, and no! Or… Oh my yes, you preppy prepster, you! Shoes – Hugo Boss Trousers – Paul Smith Shirt – Tasso Elba Jacket – Zara Man
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Title: Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues Starring: Will Ferrell If you’re looking for a continuation of the first relatively amusing Anchorman movie, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. Two...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with me?
No, that’s not a rhetorical question. Nor is it an opportunity to start your own blog in order to answer the question in full. My rant today, Occasional Reader, is purely fashion related. My girlfriend...
View ArticleA poor relation.
Remember the gold shoes I purchased not long ago? These are their poor cousins. I couldn’t split them up, so I had to bring them both over to the Shoeplex. By the Gods, I’m a nice guy!
View ArticleMmmm… Punchy.
Sweet salmon and mushrooms. Do they go together? Why, yes. Yes they do. Slow Poached Salmon, Granulated Honey, Parmesan Polenta & Mushroom Consomme
View ArticleFashionable duck?
I thought it was high time I took the Duckies out for a walk. What do you think? Really brighten up an outfit, don’t they? Shoes – Florsheim by Ducky Brown Suit – Jack London Shirt – Brooksfield
View ArticleDirty shoes?
Remember when you were a kid and you hated wearing new shoes to school? You’d try as hard as you could to scuff them up before any school friends saw them, but not too much, fearing that your parents...
View ArticleI’ll be back right after this break….
Well, it’s not exactly a break. I’ve got a very time consuming work commitment for the next week and a half, and frankly, I’m going to be too buggered to be able to write anything by the time I get...
View ArticleI’m baaaack… Sort of.
Holy crap, I’ve been lazy busy! No, really. I’ve been super busy with work and to be honest, have simply been too damned exhausted when I get home to sit down and think of something to write about. I’d...
View ArticleMe Me Me Me!
You may remember not so long ago my girlfriend and I went to the opera, and though both of us were dressed to impress, only she received compliments throughout the night, which kind of pissed me off....
View ArticleA rare addition
I know, right? It’s been aaaages since I indulged in a little retail therapy for the footsies. I figured after so long, only a pair of bright multi-coloured shoes would suffice. I think I well and...
View ArticleIt’s a beautiful thing….
Octavius Godfrey Archibald the Third was a simple man, with simple needs, and some may say, a simple mind. It wasn’t his fault that he descended from a ridiculously long line of sheep herders. It...
View ArticleI’m still here.
No, really. I know it’s been a week since my last post and about three years since my last entertaining one. I’m still singing the same old song about being busy with work. I simply haven’t had the...
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