Yeah, so I’ve had better holidays. It didn’t so much rain as the sky seemed to fall in every day. My bike was out of action anyway as I’m waiting for (the infamous) H Man to sort me out with some spacers. I’ve been messing around with my back wheel so much that my brake is completely out of alignment which means it currently sounds like an irritated goose, a fact which amuses me no end.

I’ve been staving off the boredom of the wet afternoons by listening to the Guardian’s daily comedy podcasts from the Edinburgh Festival. I also finished my book. I was reading Terror Inc. which I thoroughly recommend to everybody.

At the moment I’m dipping into an Encyclopedia of Superstitions compiled by E. & M.A. Radford. (I have the 1961 Edition which has a much better cover art but I’ve totally failed to find online to to give you an idea of what it looks like, it’s called; The Sabbath: St. James the Elder combating the diabolical enchantments of a magician compiled by Breughel the Elder.)

I’m going to risk a little déjà vu here and post a link to an interview with Pointer’s Gareth Skewis (don’t worry it’s a different one to last time).

Gulp is a new blog (I prefer their ‘fanzine’ moniker) which, in the creators’ own words is,”the latest online source for Fine Art, graphics, product design, Fashion and everything dope and innovative in the design world.” Looks good to me, I love the way the audio tracks are embedded into the posts.

I’m not saying I’m absolutely into everything that’s been covered so far but that’s the beauty of these kind of resources, you’re drawn in by the things you’re already into and pick up a little bit of unexpected inspiration along the way.

This is why I try to be careful about how I use Flash (don’t forget to check the rest out, click the arrow). Mind you, speaking of Flash, this next link is ace though you need to turn on your speakers for the full experience.

I’m currently waiting for my copy of The Ride Journal to arrive. As I’ve not received my copy yet I can’t actually say whether it’s any good or not but it looks promising and as I’ve not heard anything about it in the useful places I thought it needed some more publicity. You can find a sneaky preview on HighSnobiety courtesy of I Love Dust.

P.S. I was concerned about the lack of colour in this post (especially compared with my last entry) so if you click this link to my Flickr I’ve left a special, bonus picture there for you. It’s the photo from the 8th of August. (Remember to view it full size!)