Alan Coleman
This is my personal website and blog. A space where I bang on about ideas and experiences.
Try as I might, I rarely succeed in sitting sit on the fence. But who cares? The middle ground is boring, it's smug and doesn't read very well.
Monthly Archives: January 2005
Where Eagles Dare
I’ve seen two great films this weekend. The first was Fargo by the Cohen brothers, a wicked black comedy superbly shot in Minnesota during the freezing winter. It’s stars Steve Buscemi, a superb actor with a great, and fantastically British … Continue reading
Cans of Lager
Cans of lager (550 ml) are like some sort of canister that fits into a machine or weapon. Replenishment for a photocopier for example, or even a handy unit of fuel that a gas burner screws into. They stack neatly … Continue reading
Stories about mobiles that make me laugh
My brother Chris Emailed this to me this morning: Stories about mobiles that make me laugh. Following a flight, everyone turns their phones back on whilst on the shuttle bus to the terminal. Then we have a chorus of text … Continue reading
Three minute silence?
Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of a period of collective thought, a moment to reflect on recent catastrophic events, It’s just that the whole three minutes silence thing is a bit too arbitrary. For instance, we had … Continue reading
Brussels for New Year
I’ve only really thought about Brussels as the much hated thorn in the side of the tabloid press. A perfect reason to visit the city for New Year. First and foremost there’s Eurostar, the king of trains that teases commuters … Continue reading
