The blog of Lee Harris - publisher, editor, writer, lover, raconteur
£1,000 charges removed by T-Mobile
When I visited Montreal at the beginning of April, I found myself facing a mobile phone bill of nearly £1,000. This was due to the fact that my T-Mobile G1 phone constantly polled the internet while I was there, racking up huge bills without me knowing.
I cancelled my Direct Debit (figuring it was easier to [...]
DeathRay, R.I.P
I got a call this afternoon from Guy Haley – the Editor of DeathRay Magazine. It was to tell me that DeathRay was no more. Despite fairly universal acclaim (it’s late and I’m tired, so I’ll put “fairly” universal if I want – it’s my blog, so there!) the magazine struggled to make ends meet [...]
Its all Greek to me…
So, here I am, back from sunny Zakynthos- and it was lovely and sunny, except for an hour or two when it rained, but it was warm rain, so that’s alright.
A trying holiday in many ways – my 5-yr-old (I’m not 5, I’m nearly 5 and a half, Daddy!) is going through some behavioural issues [...]
WorldCon 2009
This is likely to be a rather long entry, so if you’re pressed for time, pop back later. I’ll still be here. In fact, let me know what time, and I’ll have a cup of tea waiting.
This is what should have happened:
I had a great time, met some fantastic people, got a lot of work [...]
Torchwood: Children of Earth. Your Opinion is Wrong (and so is mine)
So, after becoming the most successful programme ever to air on BBC3, Torchwood gets bumped up to BBC2, and after trouncing the competition in the ratings, it gets a further bump to BBC1, but gets reduced from a 13 episode series to a 5-episode “event”.
Despite John Barrowman publically describing this drop in episode numbers as [...]
Cunts, parts I and II
I’m not generally one to employ bad language, except when, you know, I want to, but sometimes the only word that fits is the one you can’t say in front of your parents.
I live in York. It’s a beautiful city, and I’m lucky enough to live in a particularly nice part of it. The only [...]
what the effing crap? that angel guy just felt me up!!
Ok, it’s been a while, I know, but you have to watch this.
The 40 seconds in the middle is shit, but it’s worth it for the rest:
Wild, wet and Welsh
That’s my holiday, by the way, not me!
I’m currently sat in a glorious little cottage in South Wales, having come down for a week to visit family and generally get away from it all.
I’ve managed to check email only a couple of times a day, and the mobile reception in the area is so bad [...]
Things that annoy me, #31
Sending someone an email with more than one question in it, and receiving a reply with only the answer to the first point.
Way to read an email, guys!
More crap National Rail stuff and a “Yay” for good service, elsewhere.
Ok, so if you read my previous rant, you’ll know I’m not terribly impressed with the way National Rail goes about its business.
Yesterday I had need to change a ticket booking due to a sick child. Rather than simply drive to the train station, I thought I’d call National Rail enquiries. After all, why waste [...]
