Neil Hopcroft

This is a book that has been sitting in my in-queue for a long time, I’ve finally gotten around to reading it. Eric takes us on a tour of the fast food industry, from the origins of the modern hamburger, via the sweatshop kitchens and slaughterhouses, to where he thinks the future of the industry […]

Note to self. Matthew Herbert “had an apple pie baked in the foreign office, flew it to a US civil war battleground and got a former cia agent to shoot it”.

There’s something about nosebleeds in the bath that makes them seem more dramatic. A little red goes a long way. The car survived. It ticked 130k on the way too, nearly time for an msb party for it. Assuming it lasts another thousand that is. Anyone recommend a mechanic in surrey? Now i’m surrounded by […]

In keeping with my time in Cambridge I’m about to sit down to a last meal as a resident, its one of those ‘what have i got left in the fridge?’ meals…cherry and brie rolls, the cheddar is looking a little more ‘organic’ than when I put it in there. Its times like this I […]

…and so began my visit to the fair – with the bus driver taking an accidental detour to drop me off at the gate, which was nice but a little unnerving for the other passengers. The fair itself hadn’t really gotten into swing yet, there were lots of opportunities for fun but nobody taking them. […]

Address: 9 St Johns Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8SE Home phone: +44 1372 378418, though mobile number is generally better. Mobile phone: +44 7970 712888 PM Mobile: +44 7725 708462 Skype: neilhopcroft SkypeIn: +44 20 81332634 Voip phone: +44 20 70435953 SIP: sip:2015650@SIP.Gradwell.net Email: neil-lj@hopcroft.org.uk Directions: From M25 junction 9, follow signs to Leatherhead Town […]

So this is my last weekend in Cambridge…I’m currently (taking a displacement activity break from) running around cleaning the house. Its not going badly, mostly clear now, a car load of things to the tip this morning, pretty much the rest of it comes with me. Not sure if its one car full or two. […]

Barton Biggs is not the kind of guy I feel I would get on with if I met him on the train. Or rather, he wouldn’t get on with me. He’s a money man, arrogant and brash. This is an autobiographical work, but there seems not to be any particular order to it. Like a […]

I’ve just noticed there are now 10 times more users registered on Livejournal that when I joined.

With thanks to evilmattikinz I’ve now gotten a van-full of boxes and some shelves to put them upon in my new flat. Theres still more to come, but most of the big things have now made it here….the major omission being the washing machine. I’m hoping that fits down the corridor in the new place. […]