February « 2007 « The Laundry

Would you rather be european or mucus?

28 February 2007 By Rachel 7 In People & Places

This week I have been thinking about nicknames, at university I knew people from Stephenson hall (awful place in Sheffield, for wanna-be-at-a-redbrick people, football, lager, shouting – sorry people who this applies to):
Back to the Future dvd

Gang Related psp

Pies (eats lots of)

Pok?mon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew full movie
Big Tom
Senior [...]

School trip naughtiness, tell us your stories

23 February 2007 By Harriet 2 In Wild card

This week we have mostly been thinking about school trips, having had a team building trip to The Sticks (that place just past the leafy, outer London suburbs) with our parent charity BioRegional. Among other things we faced fears of heights with a spot of abseiling, got lost in the woods [...]

Did I hear that right?

22 February 2007 By Rachel 7 In Wild card

This week I have been reminded of a story my friend told me about a friend of hers who went into an audition and misread the script and said:
“I’m gonna be big, I’m gonna be the best, I’m gonna be A-One Pasino”,
NEXT,
The Weekend It should have been, Al Paccino.
Blackbeard’s Ghost full movie Payback [...]

What would you call lots of Rachels?

15 February 2007 By Rachel 27 In Wild card

For your delectation we have compiled with these inspired by Jess’s:

2012 movie 2009

An embarrassment of Mayors

Celebrity Schmoozing

09 February 2007 By Helen 3 In Wild card

The hot topic of conversation this week at Laundry HQ has been celebrity spotting, after I had an exciting brush with celebrity when I was in A&E on Monday night (don’t worry I’m fine, I was accompanying a friend after a not-very-nice affair, but he’s doing better now). Hmmm I thought that man looks [...]

The Laundry, battling the elements for your recycling needs

08 February 2007 By Rachel 0 In Sports & leisure

It’s snowing – hooray – well I hope it is as I am writing this from sunny (but cold) Wednesday. (update: hurrah it is snowing. Well hurrah because it looks pretty, boo because it means we all spent far too long getting to work today and The Laundry vans are battling the elements [...]