The Customer who is a Dick

So this morning, a surly-looking bloke comes up to the till. He’s wearing a face like thunder, and pulls out a £10 note to pay for a pencil. He pays, takes his pencil, and leaves. A few moments later, he returns, with a car park ticket in hand. He’s trying an old trick. He’s gone […]

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Age of Ultron

So the first trailer is up for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This will be the second of the Avengers films, following on from the 2012 film and the various films that have followed (such as Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier). There were some interesting moments in a […]

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Nintendo and why I love them

Simply put, I am a huge fan of Nintendo and what they have produced over the years. They don’t always find their mark, admittedly, but by and large, for me, they are the creators of some of the video game industry’s greatest characters and games. I have now devoted a portion of my site to Nintendo, that […]

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So am watching Masterchef Australia…

… And all I can think is that I would never be able to work for Marco Pierre-White. That guy is seriously scary! He expects perfection and I would imagine anything less than 100% in his kitchen would not reach the table!

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Zombies, versus stuff

So last night I had a dream that I was trying to escape from a holiday that had gone badly wrong. The dead were rising up to consume the living and some people I was with and I were fighting our way through a set of warehouses and apartment blocks. Slowly but surely, we fought […]

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My Phone has died!

Well this is irritating. My phone, which is barely a year old (I got it last July) has decided to pack in. It no longer charges, which is naturally rather disappointing, since without power it might as well be a paperweight. Still, a replacement is on the way – I don’t normally do insurance, but […]

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The 2014 Russian Grand Prix

(Nico Rosberg locks up going into turn 2 on the very first lap of the Russian Grand Prix) So, a week on from the difficult Japanese Grand Prix, Formula 1 descends upon Russia, for the first ever F1 race. Thoughts were firmly on Jules Bianchi, who remains critically ill in hospital in Japan, and out […]

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