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Blog

Britain is a dark and gloomy place

ward 16/12/2009

It’s been a massive shock being back. I know from experience that it will only take a week or two to get used it all but right now, I just … Read More

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Blog Life!

The Thai wedding.

ward 08/12/2009

Well it’s all almost over. After a month in Thailand, the return to Blighty and darkness and televisual toil beckons once more. No mysterious benefactors have stepped out of the … Read More

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Blog Life! Travel

I got married… again! This time Bangkok Buddhist Style

ward 23/11/2009

Yes, I’ve done it again. Same lady, but different country and very different ceremony. So my blog and review output has been somewhat lacking. Apologies for this but I have … Read More

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Blog

I’m now entering the ‘World Domination’ phase of my life plan!

ward 16/11/2009

I’m in Bangkok! God I love this place! Apart from the fact that where I’m staying has no internet, everything is perfect in the world of Ward. I lived here … Read More

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Blog Life!

Spam

ward 06/11/2009

I’m not going to talk about delicious Spiced Ham in a Can. Nor am I going to talk about the Monty Python sketch where a load of vikings are in … Read More

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Books

And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer

ward 31/10/2009

Let me state this first: I am a massive Hitchhiker fan. Not to the point where it becomes sad-loner going to a convention level, but damn close – I’ll probably … Read More

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Blog Travel

Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Galaxy.

ward 30/10/2009

Well, I’m back. I apologize for not writing recently but I have been on a minor European tour. First off, I’ve been to Bruges. In Belgium. Like the feckin’ movie. … Read More

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Games

Batman Arkham Asylum

ward 22/10/2009

Holy game-playing brilliance Batman! Sorry but I had to do that. First, the plot. Batman has captured the Joker and is delivering him to Gotham’s legendary Arkham Asylum. The caped … Read More

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Blog

Broken Britain

ward 17/10/2009

Except it isn’t really is it? I just felt like stealing a headline that appears in nearly every Daily Mail issue ever. What is pretty fucked though is the underground … Read More

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Blog

Work is intruding on my social life

ward 10/10/2009

I’ve been up to fuck all recently as I just seem to work all the time. As I work freelance and am going on holiday to Thailand on the 10th … Read More

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Books

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

ward 07/10/2009

I finished this a few days ago and have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is just a shame that I don’t really think it is that … Read More

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Books

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick

ward 30/09/2009

The story follows a group of drug users in California in the far-off year of 1994. Actually, the date doesn’t really matter, the book is barely science fiction. The futuristic … Read More

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Blog

Give Dan Brown a break.

ward 28/09/2009

Life has been busy recently – but mostly in a good way. I haven’t had much time to review things as I have to actually read or see or play … Read More

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Films

District 9

ward 19/09/2009

First off, the plot. In 1982 a spaceship arrives and stops overJohannesburg. There is some shaky footage of a command pod detatching and crashing to earth but it is never … Read More

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Blog Life!

Computer games are good for you

ward 19/09/2009

I have been meaning to write about this topic before, as it is clearly a topic close to my heart. Not really because I give a flying fuck about about … Read More

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Food/Drink London

The Garden Gate Pub – South End Green

ward 16/09/2009

If you sat down and totalled the amount of hours I have spent in this pub, then you have way too much time on your hands. In my defense, I … Read More

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TV

Legend of the Seeker

ward 14/09/2009

A simple lad unaware of his destiny lives out his life in the middle of nowhere. While he’s popped out his family are killed by an evil ruler’s henchmen. He … Read More

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TV

Knight Rider 2008

ward 14/09/2009

Knight Rider 2.0 man! New car, new cast, new rocking theme tune. The original was a fun, if somewhat shallow, series following the adventures of a smooth talking, hard hitting … Read More

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Blog Life!

The Metro is now my sole source of news

ward 13/09/2009

There used to be a lot more newspapers lying around the places I work but that seems to have changed. Now it just seems to be the Metro which I … Read More

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Food/Drink London

The Flask Hampstead

ward 07/09/2009

The Flask is a pretty decent pub and probably my main drinking spot if I happen to be on Hampstead high street.

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