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• Randomise - Randomly Good Fun

  

  Please note that I received a copy of the game "Randomise" free of charge in return for producing this blog post. However, opinions are my own. The obligatory... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Light Bulbs

  

  Time moves on, and as it does so does life. When I was young I fully admit that light bulbs were not a particular speciality of mine, my life being primarily... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bowling

  

  Did you know that automated bowling alleys were invented in 1936?  Gottfried Schmidt invented the mechanical pinsetter back before the second World War - prior... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Gotta Eat Here

  

  I've been watching a lot of "You Gotta Eat Here!" which is a sort of Canadian version of "Man v Food" without the challenges, instead it's just lots of... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Car Fresheners

  

  See this thing below? Don't take it out of the packet all at once. I did, and now my car smells like a candy floss (cotton candy) machine. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Challenge Announced

  

  After putting it off for three years, I've decided to tackle a promise I made to take on some "manly" challenges, as seen in the photo below. Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Europe - Brexit Or Bremain?

  

  Well, the UK Prime Minister has announced the upcoming referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU, or not. And now will follow four months of various... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Medicinal Warning

  

  I don't have a photo of myself looking unwell. I think I was ill when this one was taken but it just looks as though I'm trying to focus on a far away object... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Drive Someone Mad

  

  1) Arrange your room so that there are two computer desks, up against each other, with monitors blocking the view from one desk to another, whilst leaving enoug... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post - Terrors Lurking in the Bathroom

  

  Today my dad blogs on my behalf about the dangers of the smallest room. ------------ Picture courtesy of Unsplash TERRORS LURKING IN THE BATHROOM! Startled? I... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• XCOM Enemy Unknown Replay - Get Involved!

  

  I'm currently giving XCOM a bit of a replay, mainly because I haven't got XCOM 2 right now. For the uninitiated, XCOM sets you in charge of a base funded by... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Electrical Appliances (Warning: Harsh Language!)

  

  Be warned, this post does have a modicum of bad language. Some people say that if you're truly funny, you don't need to swear. If you agree, you might want to... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Did Yoga and Survived to Tell the Tale

  

  My wife had an idea that we should start the day off, every weekday, with a session of Yoga. I didn't have any issue with this, I definitely could do with... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Going into the Darkest Dungeon...

  

  I've just started playing a new game, called Darkest Dungeon.  Darkest Dungeon's core material isn't new - take a team of heroes into a dungeon, spank some... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Cultured Saturday

  

  As a rule, Saturdays are fairly routine. Saturdays generally start with me and my son chilling out for a couple of hours with a leisurely breakfast, then we'll... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Google is Trying to Help

  

  Working on a story, I wanted to find a good location accessible across the world, and so turned to Google. Got halfway through typing "easiest place in the worl... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soft Play

  

  There is a certain incongruity when it comes to soft play centres. They are inevitably located on an industrial estate, housed within a corrugated metal shed... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Laugh and Be Disappointed

  

  Have you ever wanted to laugh, and then feel disappointed in yourself? Apparently this video makes you do that - it's a Dirty Dancing pun. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bold Claims

  

  Yesterday I was shopping in one of the local supermarkets, and we ventured down the card aisle - I did actually need to pick up a card this time, but my son... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Google Trends Across the World

  

  Happy 2016! To all of my readers (thank you to each and every one of you that comes here, I do really appreciate it!) I hope that this year treats you well. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION