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Thu 6th August, 2009

Amex Customer Service

As I'm about to go on holiday, I thought I'd tell American Express that I'm going away, in case they decide to try and block my credit card. Much to my delight, you can email their customer service department instead of phoning them. The Email I thought I'd give them a bit of background when I informed them of my trip. Dear American Express, I'm going to Hungary on…

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Sun 12th July, 2009

Five Minutes of Heaven

I've just finished watching Five Minutes of Heaven, a BBC drama about The Troubles and the repercussions thereof. I have to say, it was very good. It didn't take one side or the other, and the two main stars, Liam Neeson and James Nesbit played 'opposite' roles than you'd expect (Protestant vs Catholic sense). The first half is centred around the troubles in 1975 when Liam Neeson's character…

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Fri 13th February, 2009

London Twestival 2009

What a good night it was. Apart from the horrible Brew Dog beer. Never drink this stuff. Sadly the main event finished at 23:00. Needless to say, the usual lot, plus others, found another place to drink and dance until the wee hours. Thanks for a great night go out, but not limited, to @PBizzle, @the_defiance, @utku, @alexandrapullin, @kaigani, @LitmanLive, @bash, and @imogenheap. I even got @imogenheap and @koffs…

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Thu 12th February, 2009

Twestival Tonight

If you haven't heard about it, then basically, 175+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. This will be my first Twestival, and I'm looking forward to it, despite being slightly hungover from the Carsonified meetup last night.

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Thu 12th February, 2009

Carsonified Meetup

Free drinks, and good banter, especially from @utku, @joleen, @tashkins and @loulou200. Actually, @utku showed me a marvellous little drink: Pour some brown sugar on your tongue Drink some Frangelico through the sugar Swallow the sugar Bite a lemon slice It actually tastes like chocolate cake.

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