Category Archives: Blog

Personal blogging and general ramblings

2011: In Review

Posted on 01/01/2012 at 13:47 by admin

Overall, 2011 has proved to be a positive year for me.  My wife Caelia and I moved into our new home, which has a room set-aside for my study.  Four months after we moved, our son Michael was born (yes, … Continue reading →

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Albums of the year and Decade

Posted on 31/01/2010 at 15:25 by admin

The following is a reprint of my contribution to Pennyblackmusic‘s annual Albums of the Year coloumn. Albums of the Year: Queensryche: American Soldier OAK: OAK Wednesday 13: Bloodwork Remedy: Strange Fast Now Razor Blade Kisses: Twinkle Twinkle Little Scar Album … Continue reading →

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Read, Watched, and Recommended

Posted on 09/07/2009 at 15:43 by admin

Caelia and I watched Day 7, the most recent season, of 24, and I have to say that it is one of their best to date. After the terrible Day 6, this dramatic improvement in quality was needed in order … Continue reading →

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What has two arms, two legs, and is the personification of chaos?

Posted on 16/04/2009 at 15:30 by admin

As the more astute amongst you will realise, I have not posted for a bit… Thirteen weeks in fact. To be fair, a lot has been happening, and I have a few metaphorical irons in the fire.

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This is not the baby you’re looking for.

Posted on 21/11/2008 at 20:57 by admin

As many of you may know by now, science-fiction strongly appeals to me, and thus the SciFi Weekend (later renamed Movie-Mania‘) at the Leicester Space Centre was one I had looked forward to for sometime. Ever since I blackmailed into … Continue reading →

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Mechwarrior: Retrospective

Posted on 16/04/2008 at 18:35 by admin

As some of you may know, for the past year I have been running a spy-fi campaign using the Mechwarrior system (AKA: Classic Battletech: Role-playing Game), which came to a conclusion yesterday. Best described as a cross between 24 and … Continue reading →

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A Pitch Black Lunar Eclipse

Posted on 08/03/2007 at 21:39 by admin

Saturday night witnessed a rare lunar phenomenon, namely a total eclipse of the moon by the earth’s shadow. Having been fortunate enough to witness the previous lunar eclipse in 1998, and being forewarned by Caelia, we walked through Straith Woods … Continue reading →

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A Night of Disturbing Proporations

Posted on 06/10/2006 at 15:49 by admin

The reason for my relatively quiet two days planned for the coming weekend, barring the continuing horse-riding lessons with Caelia, was pre-empted by the forthcoming Scarlet’s Birthday Party in Birmingham and Carnival of Souls in Derby the following weekend; as … Continue reading →

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Gatherings and Goth Nights

Posted on 24/08/2006 at 15:15 by admin

Where I head off to meet Mother Nature, and learn why almost the entire drive of human history has been to get as far away from nature as possible.

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A Giggy Weekend

Posted on 09/05/2006 at 17:17 by admin

Utterly exhausted, and sore muscles… In all, a great weekend.

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