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Posts Tagged ‘Trafford Centre’

Return of the Macc

Saturday, January 19th, 2008
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A few weeks ago, TS and I returned to the dark satanic mills of the Glorious North (TM) for a weekend of Sky TV and my Mum’s cooking. Oh, and obviously to see how my Dad is and other considerate stuff like that.

So after a night in a ridiculously over-sized bed, in which it’s actually possible to lose TS if I’m lucky, we made our habitual trip to the Trafford Centre. For those unfamiliar with Manchester and it’s landmarks, Trafford Centre is a giant shopping mall (using American terminology for those who require it) to the west of the city. It combines well-lit glass domes, with some hints of classical Roman architecture. In other words, it’s brilliantly tacky. A recent extension near the food court has the ugliest attempt at marble imaginable! We love it.


Dropping a Yule Blog

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
smoking monkeys blog

So, to paraphrase John Lennon, that was Christmas!

It seems only fair to say that I hope you all got what you wanted from Father Christmas (I refuse to call him Santa). I have had the usual disappointment that I think all people over the age of 22 must have when they spend Christmas with their parents. That’s right, a piss-poor selection of presents.

Why is it that just because you get a proper job, you suddenly become ineligible for imaginative or exciting presents? I mean last year the highlight was a bin for my car.