Top blogging tip: illiteracy!
Checking my stats today I found that someone came to this blog via a simple search for one of the most ubiquitous words on the internet. Doing the same search,…
NaNoWriMo passes
I failed to hit the NaNoWriMo deadline. Big surprise. So I get no winners’ certificate, no little badge that I can proudly post on this blog. What I do get…
Yet another trailer gets me going
Here‘s the trailer for Dreamworks’ upcoming film, Monsters vs. Aliens. Didn’t think much of the synopsis, but the trailer genuinely made me lol. What is it with me lately? I’m…
A Rubbish Film That I Know I’ll Go to See
I like movies. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that I’m a bit of a buff. In fact, I’d go further still and say that I’m a…
NaNoWriMo update: writing the wrong
Wouldn’t it be so predictable if I just did a couple of days’ work at the start of November, National Novel Writing Month, and then did bugger all for the…
NaNoWriMo comes along just in time
The month of November looks like being the busiest of my professional career to date. The busiest of my life. I am a lazy man. This should get interesting. It…
My new religion and favourite Wikepedia article
I have ceased being an atheist. I have decided to worship P-Funk. Earlier in the week I took up a free trial of eMusic, having been directed there by Pitchforkmedia.com.…
Kenny day space centre’s rain of fire
I’ve been to Kennedy Space Centre (I should call it ‘Center’ as they do, but I won’t) and rather enjoyed it. One thing that disappointed me, though, was how far…
Voting for the Tories
I’m watching the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham and it got me thinking. The attendees love the Tory party, and not because they’re crazy. They’ve benefited from their Tory-led council,…
Site Unseen
Lost my homepage. It used to be a pointless cluttering of the web, but it used to work. Alas, now it’s a handy way to bring up a 404 error.…