Blog n Roll

You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1021 days old)

So, back at Castle Anderson, and never a better time for an extended metaphor. London is fast receding in the rearview mirror as I drive inexorably toward that vast horizon: the future, and all th… more

.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1134 days old)

I just don't really feel the need to post anymore. Like I said back in the beginning, this is a diary, and diaries (of mine at least) rarely live beyond a 6 to 8 month lifespan.... basically, until wh… more

Grand Slam Sunday.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1146 days old)

... or that's what Sky insisted on calling it - the Sports News channel wouldn't shut up about it all week. The clash of the titans! North vs South x 2! Championship deciders in September! Etc etc... … more

Don't let the bedbugs bite... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1151 days old)

Been a good week, I reckon. Baz - me old mucker from high school - came down to visit from Liverpool from Saturday until today, so when I wasn't at work then we were invariably in the pub or a par… more

How many U.S. states does Lake Michigan touch? From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1157 days old)

I think I've hit my comfort zone at work before a full week has elapsed. Today was an early shift (half 7 - the morning was gorgeous, really clear and crisp - as, indeed, all mornings are when I happe… more

Lemon juice on a paper cut From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1160 days old)

Well, at last I have found something which truly pisses me off about my job at Borders: James fucking Morrison, one of the several albums on rotation. Twice a day, I hear that. Twice. A. Day. Music… more

Blogging is really really difficult..... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1163 days old)

......when you're also working a full-time job; this is the lesson I have learned this week. How the hell do so many of you people do it?! I've been finishing work this week at 7 and have been knacker… more

Bordering on the insane From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1170 days old)

Well I feel like I should write something mainly because I haven't done for a few days, and I won't be able to until Tuesday after this afternoon. My job situation has sorted itself out; the dust s… more

the best sport in the world From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1176 days old)

Not much time. I just really wanted to convey my excitement at the start of the Premiership season today, and the concomitant return to our (well, my) Saturday evening schedule of Match of the Day… more

Wanted, dead or alive... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1179 days old)

Murray vs the Fed: come on Murray! At least win a set, man - then I'll put a fiver on you for the US Open and you can win me a few weeks' rent. My Big Interview today, 2pm sharp down in Clapham, fo… more

I am not a beautiful and unique snowflake. From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1180 days old)

So, to continue from yesterday's meanderings with my job-hunting... The plan was simplicity in itself really, and a week's worth of exercise to boot. All I did was print out lots of CVs and march thro… more

It does mean changing the bulb.... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1181 days old)

My God, it feels fucking great to be back on a good old qwerty keyboard again. Don't know what you've got til it's gone, etc. I am feeling thirsty and unattentive so I don't know where this is going. … more

Stupid keyboqrds qnd nqrroa)-minded English tourists (moi) From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1190 days old)

In Cannes. It has been a while since I have typed in a French internet cafe. It's a bit weird to be honest - you need to press shift to get a full stop or a number and several keys are simply in the w… more

Pretentious? Moi? From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1195 days old)

D'accord. J'ai pensé que je peut écrire en francais parce que j'y suis avec ma famille... but it's taken me five minutes to write that in all its mis-spelt, mis-conjugated, 'B'-at-AS-Level glory - plu… more

I love the smell of keyboards in the morning... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1200 days old)

Nothing like a bit of blogging just after waking up, is there? This is the first time I've ever tried it and so far the whole thing is going quite well. My faculties are not yet fully functioning, the… more

Right on, Brighton (or: Brighton rocks) From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1203 days old)

So. The end of the weekend is upon us, although I'm not exactly living the lifestyle in which weekends mean anything more than closed shops and bigger newspapers. Soon, perhaps, I will be. But not now… more

Boggis, Bunce and Bean From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1207 days old)

Well, today was Graduation Day for my year. Cost over 100 quid to attend and then another 30 to hire the gown and morar-board. I cunningly refused to play ball, to avoid my parents paying shitloads of… more

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1208 days old)

Ooooh I just awoke from a 15-hour slumber: absolutely amazing, I was dead to the world as soon as my head hit the pillow - had a number of bizarre, bizarre dreams, bringing together all sorts of peopl… more

They think it's all over... From mikeyboy in I am Mike. Here me roar. (1215 days old)

...it is now. The World Cup is over, and thus, so is my World Cup blog. I don't know quite how I'm going to fill the aching void in my life - some may suggest getting a job - but nothing will quite… more

Italy 1 vs. 1 France (Italy win 5-3 on pens) From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1216 days old)

Well, that was the final, then. As with so many matches over the last month or so, commentators, anchormen and pundits alike rushed to emphasise that despite a lack of genuine quality, the match at le… more

The World Cup photo montage From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1217 days old)

Well what a great match it was last night, etc... recurrent characteristics of Germany 2006 cropped up for possibly the last time: a few Shoot 5-assisted goals, and a few bizarre tangents from Martin … more

And let's not forget.... From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1219 days old)

With all this idle chit-chat about the Final - will it be Italy, will it France, will it be mind-numbingly boring - we're in danger of losing sight of another all-important weekend duel. That's right,… more

One more thing.... From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1220 days old)

Only a few additions to that Rob. You might not like the first bit, but you must agree that a triple lookalike is too good an opportunity to pass up: Like it a lot. A few more for th… more

Germany 0 vs 2 Italy From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1221 days old)

Bloody hell, what happened? Italy, er, looked really good last night - and not just in the solid-at-the-back way they normally look good, but in a proper create-lots-of-chances way. Crazy. Turn your b… more

P +3 From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1222 days old)

Great idea, Rob, to raid post-penalties emails for blog content - saves us having to write through the pain. And there is so much pain. Here is a bit from my brother: Yeah, the footy. I tried to ob… more

England aren't going to win the World Cup From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1224 days old)

I don't have much to say, I just feel that I should post something. Not sure what though. It could be worse - we could have gone out like Argentina, by trying to sit on a 1-0 lead and sacrificin… more

Blessings and disguises and stupid pictures From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1226 days old)

Well, tomorrow is the big day - a proper football match, none of this attack vs. defence bollocks we've had to endure and ultimately break down for the first four matches. Tomorrow, Portugal will come… more

The best of the best of the best From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1229 days old)

And so, like a school holiday, the second phase finishes as soon as it starts, leaving us with the best eight teams in the world: Germany Argentina England Portugal Italy Ukraine Brazil Fran… more

Classic Lookalike From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1229 days old)

Yes, they're out now, and yes, he's got a dislocated shoulder, and yes, he's wearing his Arsenal shirt - but here is a wonderful one, regurgitated from a different part of the interweb by popular dema… more

England 1 vs. 0 Ecuador From mikeyboy in Joe Cole, etc (1230 days old)

Well, I said I'd be back on later (I seem to be posting like buses these days) and I am - all ready to praise Cole (A., for once) and Rooney ad nauseum. Except, I can't be arsed. It's not that… more