Black Friday

The most provocative gimmick, titled “A little naughty can do a little nice,” comes from youth apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Early morning shoppers will get a chance to pose for photographs with sexy male and female greeters at all of the retailer’s 364 stores nationwide for a $1 fee. More…

land of the free

home of the consumer.

No really. I forget when I am not in this country how much their economy is based on shopping. Democrats take note. buy less for the next four years.

When in Rome

So it looks like one of my favourite songs (The Promise – When in Rome) is set to make a comeback. It features in the film Napolean Dynamite so it’s bound to be overdue an almighty remix. Which has to be better than the slightly dodgier midi version which popbitch linked this week.

possible gay int?

So if you have ever used eBay to search for a tee shirt or any other clothing I’m sure you have come across the phrase ‘possible gay int?‘. I’m slightly confused. Do they think this item of clothing will be more fashionable to the rest of the world because gay people are allegedly more fashion conscious? Do they think that gay people need the added label to let them know it will be fine to wear it down the pub on a friday and no one will mistake them for straight?

You see I was looking for some new adidas trainers for an upcoming run. I thought I should probably get some new shorts too when I came across some with the headline ‘Adidas White 3 stripe shorts (med) poss gay int?’ I couldn’t help but think what the gay interest may be. Anyway Needless to say I didn’t bid. I’d rather buy just regular Adidas White 3 stripe shorts.

What’s with the question mark too? Are they not sure if it is of interest to gays? Is there no one they could ask? I’m going to set up a helpline/email for ebay sellers who are unsure. They could just ring or email to confirm if it is ‘gay int’ and then they can dispense with thte possible and question mark!

Iain for sale?

Okay so I was playing with Google Desktop Search and then searched for my name (call me vain) and the sponsored links worried me ;o)
Okay so you may have my UK Credit Report but you can’t spell my name!

flickr

Did I mention I’d started to play with flickr.com which looks set to be the new toy of the year. It’s loads of fun and as you can tag all of your photo’s you can link them up with other people in groups and all in all is easy to use. I’ve been meaning to get a new gallery installed but haven’t had the time so tis looks like it might be the way forward.

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color: #ffffff;
text-decoration: none;
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This is a list of common tags that are associated with my photos. The larger the font the more pics with that tag.

 2004 allan architecture bar beach brighton building buildings clubbing concert dave dc dreaming fbi firefighter firefighters firemen gary gay harbourbridge iain italy iwantoneofthose kazbar lifeguard madonna mardigras nokia7610 operahouse pride reflections rome rude sculpture sky sorrento sydney teeshirt teeshirts trade trains travel usa washington 

Clapham Junction Mayhem


Clapham Junction Mayhem

Originally uploaded by 8lettersuk.

At 8:30 this morning Clapham Junction station ‘Britains busiest railway station’ was evacuated. How to bring south London to a standstill.

Firemen in Rome


Firemen in Rome

Originally uploaded by 8lettersuk.

This was taken in Rome (not for me I hasten to add). I never did take a pic of the waiter 😉