Category Archives: General

Hello Again! Again…

What’s this? It’s the end of February? Well then it must be time for my yearly blog post claiming that I’m BACK and you’d better get used to seeing more blog posts from now on. Ah, that feels better. One … Continue reading

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All change in Desktopville!

I grew very bored with the way my PC looked. Windows is just so bland! So I changed it to something marginally more interesting. Here’s a screencapture: The change has come in three parts. First, I got a new background, … 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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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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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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Goodness!

I’m sat on my sofa, typing this on my new laptop, whilst watching an episode of 30 Rock on my LCD HDTV, streamed from my PC upstairs via my Netgear wireless router and Xbox 360. It’s like some sort of … Continue reading

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Everything’s coming up Michael!

Well, almost everything. I’m ill – got a viral infection and laryngitis, which means I feel pretty crap and can’t speak. But other than that, things are looking way up! We’ve moved house, and finally got everything just as I … Continue reading

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If you’ve had an accident that was your Wii’s fault…

Then I’d recommend you stop being a fucking imbecile and laugh at your misfortune. But then I’m like that. 1Up and Spong both ran stories on December 23rd about how Wii-related injuries were going to go up 100% over Christmas, … Continue reading

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I’m baaaack!

The honeymoon is over. And it was brilliant. If you’ve never been to the Highlands and Islands of western Scotland, you’re definitely missing out. You should go. Go now! So, lots to do, now that I’m back. Braid to finish, … Continue reading

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