Gordon White » bbc http://gordonwhite.co.uk Trying to be less shit at London life. Also at cooking. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:02:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Why Are There No Great White Sharks In Britain? http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/01/why-are-there-no-great-white-sharks-in-britain/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/01/why-are-there-no-great-white-sharks-in-britain/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:59:33 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.co.uk/?p=739 Just to demonstrate that I have been using all my abundant time effectively, I have a question I would like you to consider.

You see, I’ve been catching up on some documentary viewing (shark related, of course)…

]]> http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/01/why-are-there-no-great-white-sharks-in-britain/feed/ 2 The Logarithmic Disappointment of London http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2009/07/the-logarithmic-disappointment-of-london/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2009/07/the-logarithmic-disappointment-of-london/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:27:37 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.co.uk/?p=522 Back in New Zealand, if there was a 120 year old pub in the centre of a grand Victorian experiment in urban housing that would go on to influence how suburbs are built around the world, still serving booze and…

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I’m in complete denial!

And because it’s my last day at the beeb I have been asked to have a couple…

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I’m down to my last few days at the dear old beeb and also my last few days in Bristol.

Talk has turned to plans for what I will need in London, how we manage the alternate…

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News is starting to trickle out about my imminent departure.

People are being really, really nice about it. I thought it would have been all “Gordon WHO? Ohhh… The fat guy from South Africa.”

But no!

Which is…

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Squirrels

Seems like an odd thing to start on but why the fuck not?

There are far fewer squirrels in Bristol…

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Ever tried to rent a large van in central London? It takes hours.

The woman behind the counter was typing for about five minutes just to add a sat nav to my order. Beside me was a Frenchman…

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Which means my Tuesday -if all goes according to plan- will follow this basic itinerary:

  1. Get up at dawn to pick

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]]> http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2008/12/moving-parts/feed/ 0 See The Fireworks? http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2008/11/see-the-fireworks/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2008/11/see-the-fireworks/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:47:26 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.wordpress.com/?p=128 I have been sitting on this news for a few days now.

But the time has come!

Gordon finally has a non-crappy job.

As this person:

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But for this BBC magazine:

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Typically, of course, I…

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