w/e 2026-11-08

I was going to go and see Life Without Buildings play in London later in the month, but decided the logistics were getting a bit complicated (and expensive; train, hotel) just for one gig. So I sold the ticket via the approved service, Twickets. Which was a bit of a pain – having to upload the same PDF three times for some reason – and also required having a PayPal account. I closed mine a while back because I never used it, and this meant I didn’t have to worry about whether emails from “PayPal” were scams or not. So I set up a new account, with a temporary email address, verified my identity with a face scan and driving licence, all to receive about £35. I hope. They’re still verifying me. “You must have a PayPal account to sell a gig ticket,” is another little thing for Burnham to fix, thanks. Anyway, as some consolation, I’ve bought the recently-released album of 2000 and 2001 Xfm sessions (long before I was even aware of the band): § Proper foggy here overnight. Driving home in…

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