Life in General

Getting Merry at Ocado?

December 24th 2009, 01:12pm

I’m guessing they’re not short of bottles or tipples in the Ocado office…

It’s the season of plenty, so take advantage of the fact we’re open between Christmas and New Year to stock up on any festive essentials.

Friday 25th December 2009 No Deliveries
Saturday 26th December 2009 No Deliveries
Sunday 27th December 2009 No Deliveries
Monday 28th December 2009 Deliveries as usual
Tuesday 29th December 2009 Deliveries as usual
Wednesday 30th December 2009 Deliveries as usual
Thursday 31th December 2009 AM deliveries only
Friday 1st December 2009 No Deliveries
Saturday 2nd January 2009 PM deliveries only
Thursday  3rd January 2009 Deliveries as usual

Whether you’re running low on buffets, bottles, nibbles or tipples, we’ll get everything right to your kitchen table before you can say “…a partridge in a—”

You’ve got to admire the crescendo of mistakes, though. Genius.

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Film, TV & Radio

The Lure of Lists

December 22nd 2009, 11:12am

It’s inevitable that there are lists appearing everywhere given that the decade is ending (I almost missed that – probably because in ten years no one managed to decide on a name for it).  The Guardian has revealed 90 of its top 100 films of the decade, tantalising leaving out the top 10 (to be revealed gradually over Chrimbo-tide).

I’ve only seen 18 of the 90, but aside from the order of the films (Memento below House of the Flying Daggers?  Or indeed, below anything?) or the fact that they’ve tried to claim The Bourne Trilogy as just one film, there are films I have seen that are not on the list, so they’re either in the top 10 or not there at all.  Here are the ones I they ought not to miss out.

  • Birthday Girl
  • Charlie Wilson’s War
  • The Constant Gardner
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • Donnie Darko
  • House of Sand and Fog
  • The Life Aquatic
  • Lost in La Mancha
  • Lost in Translation
  • Red Dust
  • State and Main
  • Time Crimes

And here’s my guess at what will actually be in the top 10:

  • Atonement
  • Batman Begins
  • Borat
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • An Inconvenient Truth
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • There Will Be Blood

The Guardian also have their 10 most underrated.

Update: Today’s is Fahrenheit 9/11.  The terrible thought has also dawned on me that they will include Borat in their top 10.

Update Again: Because I missed out Lost In Translation, Birthday Girl, House of Sand and Fog, The Constant Gardner, Red Dust, State and Main and Donnie Darko.  I realise this takes me to over 10, but there are plenty in the Guardian’s 11-90 that need jettisoning (eg. Far From Heaven or House of the Flying Daggers). Lists updated.

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