http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/ lost pilgrim is the personal website and blog of Richard, a twenty-something Yorkshireman. en-gb Richard Johnson 2005-03-18T19:33:13+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000558.php Once upon a time, in the dim and distant past, a film meme was doing the rounds. To join in, you posted the list of top films from imdb and highlighted those you'd seen. Well, Tom has had another shot... Nonsense richard 2005-03-18T19:33:13+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000557.php As I mentioned earlier, when I got my car back from the garage with its brand spanking new petrol tank, the petrol from the old tank was missing. Today, I went in to pay my bill. Before I could get... Personal richard 2005-03-14T23:23:17+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000556.php Troubled Diva is hosting an imaginary disco to celebrate Red Nose Day and wants suggestions for songs to play at the disco. For every suggestion received, an entire pound sterling will be donated to the charity. Last night on 6music,... Nonsense richard 2005-03-10T23:33:36+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000555.php Personal richard 2005-03-10T20:17:37+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000554.php I've just got my car back. The mechanic dropped it off at my flat while I was out. I haven't got the bill yet, he's said he will drop it off later. I guess that means it involves a lot... Personal richard 2005-03-10T15:57:19+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000553.php The bread looked ok to me when I put the dough in the tin: Though I was a little concerned that I might have put too much dough in the one bread tin. But it looked alright so I decided... Personal richard 2005-03-09T21:30:07+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000552.php Latest news regarding the car is that they've had to order a "small part" for the exhaust. I wonder if that means "small cost" too.... Personal richard 2005-03-09T20:33:35+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000551.php Oh what a wonderful day it has been today. This morning I dropped the car off at the garage for its MOT. A bit later I got a phone call from Andy, the mechanic. The petrol tank in my car... Personal richard 2005-03-08T17:07:59+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000550.php Neil posted his results for the Commonly Confused Words Test, so I thought I'd give it a go too. Here are my results: English Genius You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 77% Expert! You did so extremely... Nonsense richard 2005-03-04T20:12:06+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000549.php Well, I've just received the strangest piece of spam. It was an email sent through an open proxy in the traditional spam fashion. But, unusually, it came half in German and half in English. Furthermore, it was not advertising miscellaneous... Personal richard 2005-03-03T22:26:22+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000548.php I noticed yesterday that the bookshop in town has Plato's "The Republic" in the current affairs section. Myself, I think Aristotle's more relevant but what do I know?... Politics richard 2005-02-28T21:29:53+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000547.php Today is "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day" in honour of Mojtaba Saminejad and Arash Sigarchi, two Iranian bloggers who have been imprisoned by the Iranian authorities. It's thought they were imprisoned because they used their blogs to criticise the Iranian... Politics richard 2005-02-22T18:56:10+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000546.php Being the proud possessor of a new 3G mobile phone, I was a bit disappointed to discover that I can't seem to get a 3G signal around here. I'm stuck on the somewhat slower GPRS. Out of curiousity I visited... Personal richard 2005-02-21T20:18:15+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000545.php I got a new mobile phone this weekend, a Sanyo S-750. The handset was free from Orange in return for agreeing to another 12 month contract with them. So that's "free" in the sense of "I'm paying for it but... Politics richard 2005-02-20T18:45:38+00:00 http://www.lostpilgrim.co.uk/blog/archives/000544.php Here's a little tip for you. Suppose you are chopping vegetables as part of preparing dinner and one of the aforementioned vegetables is a red chilli. Suppose further that you are suffering from a sore throat and decide to get... Personal richard 2005-02-15T20:01:16+00:00