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• The Six Questing Mugs of Cupland

  

  All was quiet in Cupland.  It was the night, when the cups were safely cuddled up together with the Great Glass Barrier in place, protecting them from all... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Pyjamas

  

  As I type this, I'm wearing pyjamas. This isn't particularly unusual - it's 8pm, my son is in bed, the chores have been done, and I've had a long and busy day a... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coming Up...

  Enjoying the Blog of Thog? Wondering what's coming up in future posts? Well, we're planning a rather exciting transatlantic debate between myself and my... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Make a Living by Being a Geek - Honest!

  

  It's been just over two years since I started this blog up and I was very pleased today when I logged into Blogger and apparently I've hit 200,000 views, which... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cooking Tip

  

  If you're cooking on a hob, be sure that you ignite the right hob (particularly a problem with electric hobs) - turn on the hob with a pan sat on it, not the... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ice Bucket and Car Games

  Well, it's been a fun weekend here as my partner has filled the house with a bunch of her friends from across the country (and beyond) to hang out. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Cooked

  

  Tonight I made my own dinner. When I say "made my own dinner", of course what I mean to say is that I microwaved a lamb stew kindly provided to me by my partner... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Have Dreams of an Empty Desk

  

  . I've never been a particularly tidy person, and when I have to tidy, it's generally with the minimum of effort. I remember when I was a kid tidying my room,... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Feel Like as Though I'm Sonic the Hedgehog.

  

  Now, what do I mean? I'm obviously not a blue spiky hedgehog. I'm coming for you Robotnik. Slowly. Am I able to jump on monsters heads and blow them up? No. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am Locutus of Borg

  

  Last night I took part in a sleep study. Earlier in the summer I've had little a bit of trouble sleeping, and although I've actually been sleeping better in... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I'm Writing a Lot at the Moment

  

  I'm a geek. To be precise, I'm a computer geek. Not actually a very good one, I can fix computers but generally not very well, and I get stuck far too often to... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bang! And the Vomit is Gone!

  Yes, if you couldn't tell from the title, this is a bit of a gross blog post.  You have been warned. My son has just been having a bath (supervised by his... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogger Statistics Are a Little Excitable

  I use a system called Blogger to operate my blogs.  It's owned by Google, so it integrates well with Googles advertising system, pictures, YouTube... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Dislike YOLO

  

  . If you're not familiar with YOLO, it stands for "You Only Live Once" and means that you should make the most of your life. Now as a concept, I do agree - I... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Can't Think of a Title

  It's been a fairly chilled out day today, I've been off work as it's my birthday, and spent the day going to the gym, having a spot of lunch, a nap, and... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Shot is Fired...

  In my last blog post I mentioned how Tim Clark of Life, Explained has kicked off a video production death match between the two of us. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Was Going to Write a Blog Post, But...

  

  I made a website instead. It's the new home of the Travelling Book Project, as the campaign for the project will end in 11 days (I can't believe how quickly tim... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Markets

  I quite like a market.  At a market you can often get some cheap goods, perhaps with slightly questionable logos (anyone else own a pair of "Adibas" or "Mike"... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Lucaria!

  

  I'm ambivalent about this morning. On the one hand, I'm a little rough. I was out on the town last night, making merry, and today I'm paying for it a little bit. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Travelling Book Project - Update #1

  

  So, my Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Travelling Book Project went live Monday night, and to be honest I was a little worried that the response that I'... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION