Halloween and Fire work dread.

With the grey sky out there and night time chill, its that time of year once again that Halloween is upon us.

The streets where I live on the Isle of Dogs in London are already decorated ahead of tonight, but I'm dreading the walk home as the street is one which I could imagine the BBC picked up upon this morning in the news,for being a hotspot of hallolween and bonfire night- anti social behaviour.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't understand why kids think its funny to let off fireworks around this time of year, making trick or treating callers for adults more scary than the eerie night it'self.

The Isle of Dogs is very much a family area, particularly my street, yet the parents responsible for these night time devils dont seem atall bothered by their children letting off bangers, because if they did, then they wouldnt be out doing it- simple.

Call me an old fart, but Im too scared to even attempt to head out trick or treating around London for fear of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and being accosted by a gang of teenagers.

Ministry of Sound

Hello

I have been away from my blog and now I am back!

Just a short one from me today- I have started my work experience at Ministry of Sounds' office which is huuuge! There is about 100 people housed in the office there all working for the daddy of commercial club brands.

The best thing abotu Ministrys office is the musuem type area which has all the classic albums etc and current merchandise available in perspex boxes- which I thought was a nice touch.

The Iconic hed kandi girls are everywhere too- it has to be one of the best offices Ive been in.

More from me soon- but I cant be arsed tonight.

Stoning of Mr Norton

I've just read the BBC's online report of the sentencing of the youths responsible for the manslaughter of Mr Norton, stoned to death whilst playing cricket with his son.

Reading about the incident I was saddened and moved by the comments of his family about the unprovoked attack and it struck a real chord with me as I also an close to my dad and can not imagine how terrible this must of been.

It leaves me wondering exactly how those teenagers made the mental decision to behave the way they did and how the son of Mr Norton would of felt witnessing such a horrific attack on his father.

Like many people out there I felt glad that for once justice had been served on the idiots who caused the 67 year old to have a heart attack. Today in many instances we see people getting away with crimes, yet here justice has been brought about quite rightly.

My heart felt sympathies to the Norton family.

House Hunting

In the last two weeks I have been on a mission to find a new home to move to.

Thanks to the availability of hundreds of houses on gumtree I started my hunt quite relaxed, logging on each day, clicking on houses which took my fancy and then sending a few emails, only to very quickly find out the houses had already been filled.

The Panic set in.

Within 48 hours I'd suddenly learnt the London flat rental market is a competative sprint to see who can a) get to the house first b) make a decsision on the spot about taking it.

There is no time for 'sleeping on it'- if you see it, take it and dont hesitate.

I have lived in London for 7 years, but this is the first time I have come across such a heated pursuit for a roof and a bed.

So far I have seen 4 properties all of which promised views of canary wharf, ten minute bus journeys to the city or friendly housemates.

The reality was dank rooms, in houses with closed doors and fifteen minute walks to travel.

My advice to anyone room hunting is take a day off work and sit by the computer with your phone beside you ready to see call the landlord straight away, get in and get out of the houses- join the race kids to find a decent room.

bbc radio one

student travel discount fiasco

Has anyone else had major problems with logging onto TFL's site to register for the discount student travel? If so, you aren't alone.

Much to my annoyance I have tried three times at varying times of the day and night to sign up for my 30% discount and the site crashes, it seems as problematic as trying to buy tickets for the Spice Girls.

Earlier in the week I saw that the problem had made the news on BBC London, which provided me with some consolation that it wasn't my inept IT skills letting me down.

However, it's not good enough, as fares are steep even If i buy them on a week's travel card I'm shelling out £33 a week- ouch.

Transport for London sort it out.

See www.tfl.com