Monthly Archives: June 2009

Trailer Talk!

I’ve sort of fallen out of the habit of watching films lately, which I feel is a shame. I do still watch trailers, but for some reason when the films are released I never get around to going to the … Continue reading

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ADSL is a nightmare

Or at least the download speeds I’m getting are. I’m on Virgin Media‘s National service, and apparently I can get speeds of up to 6.5 megabits per second. Now, I live a ways away from the exchange, so I’m not … Continue reading

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Automata

Penny Arcade have done three strips that have nothing to do with their usual output, and their readers can vote for which one they should expand on. My vote is definitely for Automata. The art is far more to my … Continue reading

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Podcasts

Here are some good recommendations: Smodcast – Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier waffling on for anything up to two hours. Hilarious. Honestly, some of the funniest stuff I’ve ever heard. If you’re a fan of their films, you must listen … Continue reading

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INTERESTING: PART TWO

Well, my last post also had links to Twitter and Ninja Theory, and did indeed get me more views than yesterday (when I didn’t blog). The question still remains as to whether that was because of the links or simply … Continue reading

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Interesting:

Though perhaps not surprising. On Thursday, when I wrote three blog posts, I got three times as many views as I did on Friday, when I wrote no blog posts. The question is though, is that because I wrote three … Continue reading

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Little Wheel

Cute little point and click game. Takes a while to load, but it’s worth it. Play This Game

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IMPORTANT: Who would you vote for?

Martin Sheen or Dennis Haysbert? I mean, clearly Jed Bartlett is the best man ever, but after retiring, he hasn’t done much. David Palmer wasn’t as good, but now he could kill you just by looking at you. I guess … Continue reading

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Twittering

A bunch of new people are now following me on Twitter. Hello to mylesvives, CraigAllom, fatherdave, valerieki and annyeager. I am, I must confess, slightly freaked out by this. It’s one thing to have people you know following you (hi … Continue reading

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UFC: Undisputed

I’m really enjoying this! It’s an MMA (mixed martial arts, for those who don’t know) game. I’m playing on the Xbox 360, and despite some problems (more on that in a minute), it’s really drawn me in. It’s got a … Continue reading

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