Origin by Dan Brown
I am going to be controversial here and confess that I always enjoy a Dan Brown book and Origin was no exception.
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Writing, daily word counts and plotting versus pantsing
This will only be of interest to a few people – those who are writing novels and those who happen upon this site. So ‘few’ might be overselling it but … Read More
Uncharted live action short with Nathan Fillion
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to watch this. I am a massive fan of all the Uncharted games and have liked Nathan Fillion in everything I … Read More
Incredible video of London in 1924
This is pretty amazing. An incredibly old, or incredible and old, video clip of London in 1924 has surfaced and appeared all over my news feeds. I was pretty excited when … Read More
Mission Impossible Fallout
Short story shorter – Mission Impossible 6, aka Fallout, is bloody great.
Slightly wrong t-shirts
If you are a nerd, then prepare to be either be pedantically enraged or delighted by sheer genius.
Skull and Bones trailer
Skull and Bones isn’t due to be released until 2019 or possibly even 2020. Pirates and programmers are notoriously resistant to deadlines.
This one simple trick means you won’t have to quit Facebook
I have never threatened to quit Facebook but I know a ton of people who have and frankly it’s irksome. Sorry for my language. Most of the time they seem … Read More
Writing and improving productivity
I keep reading about productivity techniques. Which is ironic, as all that reading has made me less productive. I am specifically referring to writing productivity which is the only kind … Read More
I went to Koh Larn and forgot to blog
I haven’t posted a blog for a while. Sorry. I have numerous reason and lame excuses however: I went to a place called Koh Larn, I was reading, I have … Read More
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
I should preface this by pointing out that I absolutely love the Uncharted games. When they retired Nathan Drake I was both disappointed and sadden by my imminent loss of … Read More
Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer
The original Red Dead Redemption is one of my all-time top favourite games. It is a work of absolute genius, great mechanics, visuals, story and everything. You also get to … Read More
This made me chortle
As a writer, I tend to be overly wordy. Not today. This made me chortle (which is an old-school precursor to a lol) and I thought I would share. That is all. Hope it cheers you up.
Riding a motorbike over a lake
If you live on a lake and happen to be an impatient nutcase on a motorbike, then this will be of massive interest to you. For everyone else, it is … Read More
Peter Serafinowicz dubs Trump
Peter Serafinowicz is an English actor and voice over guy. I knew him originally from Spaced but he has since been in a ton of cool things from Alan Partridge to Guardians of the Galaxy. One thing he does, just for a laugh, is to dub over Trump’s voice with a variety of his own.
Movie trilogy meter
I saw this trilogy meter and thought it was fun for about a minute.
World Without End by Ken Follett
World Without End is an epic tale of medieval life with plenty of excitement and dastardly things going on.
It is cold in the UK and apparently I’m not allowed to complain
The UK and big chunks of Europe are all being hit by some mega cold snap right now. In the UK they are calling it the ‘Beast from the East’. … Read More
Star Wars droids in Raiders of the Lost Ark
I don’t know how the hell this slipped by me unnoticed but the droids from Star Wars appear in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In my defence, I saw the … Read More
Sir Patrick Stewart sings Country music
If Sir Patrick Stewart wasn’t already knighted, I would probably have started a petition by now. Or more likely, someone less lethargic probably would have and I’d link to it. … Read More