Monthly Archives: October 2005

Animal Collective Feels Good To Me

Posted on October 26, 2005 by Rik Abel

Saw Animal Collective last night at the Scala and it was, IMHO, fricken awesome. They took a little while to ramp things up, starting kinda slow and ambient, but the second half was a classic AC freakout – primal drumming, … Continue reading →

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I love my new, evil, running shoes

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Rik Abel

Okay, so I know Nike are, historically speaking, evil and all, what with all the little sweatshop kids working for beans, and no, I don’t *really* buy the new caring, sharing incarnation, but dammit, I just HAD to try out … Continue reading →

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Ooh, I was in the Guardian!

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Rik Abel

Imagine my surprise and delight on saturday morning to see my Brixton Crack Squirrels post quoted in The Guardian! Apparently it is a burgeoning urban legend, which is funny, because I just made it up. Not that they don’t exist, … Continue reading →

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Punting on the Cam

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Rik Abel

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My life as a commuter, day 1…

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Rik Abel

This morning wasn’t too bad at all, actually. Left the flat in scenic Wolfson College at 7am, got my skates on (quite liderally), and whizzed over to the railway station, via Coe Fen, where a herd of cows lay breathing … Continue reading →

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Return to Cambridge, return to blogging

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Rik Abel

I know, I’ve been crap. But I have an excuse of sorts – we’ve just moved back to Cambridge! Yes indeed. Adrienne has just started her law degree (clever girl) and we are living in the delightful environs of Wolfson … Continue reading →

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