Martin made me do it

In response to Martin's post on the Copydesk yesterday, I went looking for this KLF track, which is one of my favourites.

When I worked in Atlanta in 91/92, covering the NFL, I used this as a music bed to do the highlight package for the end of the programme. It's brilliant to cut to and this edit made my 'showreel' - such as it is - when I still worked in TV. Must encode it one of these days.

Oh, and it's also great to run to, as I prepare myself for a wet and cold 10k today...

More Disney trauma

My Mum's earliest cinema memory is going to see Bambi and being inconsoleable at 'that scene'. I sent this to a friend who pointed out that her young son's book about the cute wee deer doesn't even mention the Mummy. Surely that level of re-versioning means you miss some of the pathos and drama of the whole film?

Anyhoo - the cat's cute.

Blogging your grub

What is it about taking pictures of food? In the last few months I've photographed meals on trains, in restaurants all over the place and - as above - in beachfront cafes. Is it to make people jealous? To capture the moment? Not sure, but I smiled at this post on my favourite food blog, Serious Eats, this morning. Because it was spookily familiar...