It's Saturday morning afternoon and i'm sitting here sipping my first coffee of the day and - after the week i've just had - feeling somewhat.. dazed? I'll openly admit I could use a little help when it comes to time management; however this working week has seen me pulled in all directions at once, … Continue reading Getting Things Done
Unless you've been living in a galaxy far, far away, you'll no doubt be aware there's a new Star Wars film out. We booked our tickets almost two months ago and have been carefully avoiding potential spoilers until our turn to see it came around. To say Lizzie has been a little bit excited would … Continue reading Star Wars: The Force Awakens [SPOILER HEAVY]
We're going to see the new Star Wars film on Tuesday with subtitles (please, no spoilers!), and, from the sounds of it, it's doing really well. Lizzie is beside herself with excitement. People are calling it 'epic' and 'nostalgic' and having a musical score to remember: all the things you'd expect from a good Christmas film … Continue reading Favourite Festive Films
I started watching Netflix Original series Jessica Jones tonight while Lizzie is out visiting a friend. I've never heard of the Marvel character before so I had no idea what to expect going in. Netflix's new trick of showing a preview on the main menu has already worked on me a couple of times. About … Continue reading Jessica Jones
In response to The Daily Post prompt 'No Apologies', mine has to be You've Got Mail, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks; a film where two polar opposites attract via the World Wide Web. Her: the sentimental owner of The Shop Around The Corner; a little old-fashioned bookstore full of heart. Him: the pragmatic son … Continue reading The Shop Around The Corner
I find myself seeking calm lately. A little place of silence and stillness. A feeling of irritation and frustration has crept up on me, but from where I can't quite name. Maybe it's the busy London lifestyle or the usual frictions of being around other people (FYI other people are AWESOME - just not always). Whatever … Continue reading Oasis of Calm
It won't have escaped your notice that i'm trying to breathe new life into my blog these days. I'm midway through a big clear out and reshuffle; fixing up the old teenage angst and - dare I say it - consigning the drivel to the trash. I'm trying to ensure my posts head in a clearer direction rather than … Continue reading Pride & Joy: A Wizard of Earthsea
Crowbarska made one of those list posts on Facebook a couple of weeks ago that got me thinking. The gist of it was to list the ten games that have had the most impact on you. Not necessarily “teh best games evah” or even ten of your favourite games, but those which have struck a … Continue reading Pervasive Pixels: Fondly remembered games
The latest addition to my teeny tiny comic collection is Eyes Peeled by Grace Wilson. EP is a 2013-2014 series of observational comics and drawings which span two continents and three cities - Edinburgh, London and Stockholm - with a couple of other exotic excursions in between. To say that this is a comic overflowing … Continue reading Eyes Peeled
Liz dragged me along to The Hunger Games this afternoon. You know, that movie that everyone is talking about. I was more than a little resistant. Admittedly I didn't know anything about The Hunger Games - Liz has been raving about how good the books are - but I was expecting a Westernised Battle Royale … Continue reading The Hunger Games
The first of my reviews (finally) of the selection of games generously included in the AGS Bake Sale bundle and what an opening it is. Entrapment is a game by Stuart Lilford, aka Tenacious Stu, of Lightbulb Games created using Adventure Game Studio and first prototyped back in January 2011 when he was at University. The finished game sees the main … Continue reading Entrapment
Life is but a dream.. I've really been sinking my teeth into some great Indie games over the last couple of months. There's some truly amazing things going on out there thanks to some really talented individuals. One of those little gems is The Dream Machine by Cockroach Incorporated, with its creators Erik Zaring and Anders … Continue reading The Dream Machine
