The Geek Muse
Blog URL http://thegeekmuse.blogspot.com/
Located Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom
Tags Culture, Entertainment, Music, Comedy, Fashion, Popular, Movies, Television, Birmingham
Reflections/rants on popular culture, music, fashion, entertainment, religion, comedy and general weirdness from the epicenter of the UK
Latest Blog Posts
- The Flaming Lips: Birmingham Academy 17 November 2009 on Nov 20, 2009 in wayne coyne the flaming lips music live music embryonic birmingham academy review o2 academy
Last Tuesday I made my biennial pilgrimage to see The Flaming Lips, this time at the new O2 Academy in Birmingham. I’m always exceptionally bouncy before a Flaming Lips gig, like an excitable child waiting to see Santa. And there are similarities;...
- I own Diva Cat (and Diva Cat pwns me) on Nov 17, 2009 in cat feeding the muse on life funny Abyssinian
Dear Mr/Miss cat-sitter,Thank you for agreeing to look after my two cats while I am away on holiday.Jet, my large black moggy, needs feeding twice a day (although she often gets a third meal) and letting out to use the garden to toilet in the morning...
- Because party animals come in all sizes… on Nov 13, 2009 in outfits fancy dress fashion
It’s nearly party season again!! Woop!Around 70% of the parties that I’ve attended this year have been fancy dress, which is great fun because I love dressing up in silly costumes at every given opportunity. But no thanks to Facebook and other ph...
- The Death of Biblical Studies on Nov 10, 2009 in academia biblical religion
University Biblical Studies Departments. Ok, ok, I’ll give you a second to snigger to yourselves and imagine lots of strange-looking, tweed clad men smoking pipes in the corner of a lecture room. You’re probably spot on in some cases, but surpris...
- Dicking around or desecration? on Nov 8, 2009 in hero memorial news vandalism remembrance day war topical poppy
Figures have been released on the eve of Remembrance Day revealing that war memorials are being desecrated at the rate of more than one a week. There has been a rash of these stories in the news recently, most notably the image of ‘sports tech’ s...
- Hail the Acapella Knights of Cydonia on Nov 8, 2009 in recording acapella music Muse
Love this acapella version of my favourite Muse track. A little weird to watch at first, but bear with it...very funny....
- The great wardrobe throw-out and the Clothes Show Live 2009 on Nov 6, 2009 in jewellery shoes clothes heels clothes show live fashion wardrobe
There comes a time in every girl’s life when she has to make sacrifices. A time when she has to wrench herself away from those she loves and discard them, no matter how much it breaks her heart. A time when she realises that she must leave the past...
