Well I’m not sure if this is good or bad news for me but last week a train took just 37 minutes to go from London to Brighton.

Story from the Southern Railway site.

Iconoclast

noun.

1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.

Lionise

verb.

1. To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.

Just got these from my friend Mark. They’re apparently from this years Edinburgh Festival.

I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat. - Marcus Brigstocke at the Assembly Rooms.

Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation. - Jimmy Carr.

The dodo died. Then Dodi died, Di died and Dando died… Dido must be sh*tting herself. - Colin & Fergus at the Pleasance.

Is it fair to say that there’d be less litter in Britain if blind people were given pointed sticks? - Adam Bloom at the Pleasance

The world is a dangerous place - only yesterday I went into Boots and punched someone in the face. - Jeremy Limb, at the Trap

Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time. - Demetri Martin at the Assembly Rooms.

Hey - you want to feel really handsome? Go shopping at Asda. - Brendon Burns at the Pleasance.

I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation - but I’m not very good at it. - Arnold Brown at The Stand.

If you’re being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They’re trained for that. - Milton Jones at the Underbelly..

Lots of people ask where I got the name for this site and believe it came from the Wamdue Project’s hit of the same name. But no, actually it came from a piece of the Bayeux Tapestry I saw when I was last in France. I’ve just managed to find the exact piece here.

Wow, I could be living near these developments, in Hove, if they get past one last barrier.

I love the crumpled metal look and its a huge improvement from the 60’s swimming pool thats there now. You can check out the Karis website here. Oh and Brad Pitt will be designing the penthouse restaurant.

I got a copy of the new Guardian today. Its in a smaller format, called the Berliner, which I do prefer and made it much easier to read. The full-colour (on every page) is extremely well done and very sharp. I’m mixed about the new fonts but overall I think this is a huge sucess and I’ll probably end up buying this more often than I have been recently.

You can read the new digital edition of today’s Guardian here

UK newspaper covers can be seen at www.September11News.com

And here’s two urban legends which are kinda true:
The $20 bill shapes
The face of satan

Congratulations to Steve and Louise Esson who have had their first child, the beautiful Freya! Steve had a difficult nine months, having to travel to work with James Morse, but he and baby are doing fine now. Hope all is going according to plan in the Esson household and that Freya is well.

Thank god she wasn’t called Dylis!

Oh, and Guaranteed no more baby posts till next year - its a summer thing.

Gah! It looks like my friends Andy and Lisa are selling their lap dancing pole on eBay! No more pole dancing for me any more. Where am I gonna learn my moves now?

Just below Brighton Station there’s some developments going up. The council decided to allow artists to use the temporary walls as canvasses for young graffiti artists in the city. The results are extraordinary and well worth a visit if you get a moment. I used to live 50 yards from where this development is happening and its good to see the brown field site being used for something other than car lots - although I hope it doesn’t get too built up around there.