I would like to start this post off with a letter that I wrote to Big Time magazine when I was a kid.
It’s a bit fuzzy, but here’s what it says: “Dear Big Time, when I’m older I want to be an archaeologist like Lara Croft – she’s the best! Continue reading
Lately, life has been a little hectic. My little man turned 1, and is now a little toddling man. I’ve been applying for jobs left right and centre, my partner Mike has just had an appendectomy and my fave holiday Hallowe’en is fast approaching. And Christmas too. Continue reading
Let’s just start with this: Mass Effect is possibly one of my favourite game series of all time. But I haven’t finished it.
Somehow, for the last year and a bit I have successfully managed to avoid anything to do with it’s ending. And I mean anything. Even with all the publicity and and controversy over said ending, I have resisted temptation; avoided articles, videos, looked like an idiot while plugging my ears whist friends talk about it. I do not know how this series ends. Continue reading
We spent the week up north at my parents a few weeks back, and they live near this cool place at Seacombe Ferry Terminal (by the river Mersey) called Spaceport.
It’s a small museum, about space. I’ve been several times before (Including when they hosted AlienWars a few years back) and they’ve held Dr.Who exhibitions in the past, but this is the most recent. Continue reading
I have taken notice recently that a fair number of this generation of children, my son included, are growing up surrounded by “geek culture” as a result of their parents. This is something that is a lot more common place that it was, say, 23 years ago in 1991. (Please take note that the contents of […]
Right now a new console is out of my reach financially, and that’s fine, I’d rather wait before jumping on the next gen bandwagon anyway. It’s given me a chance to catch up on any games I’ve missed over the last few years.
Obsessions are synonymous with geek culture; it’s what defines us as such.
I would like to start this post off with a letter that I wrote to Big Time magazine when I was a kid. It’s a bit fuzzy, but here’s what it says: “Dear Big Time, when I’m older I want to be an archaeologist like Lara Croft – she’s the best!
Lately, life has been a little hectic. My little man turned 1, and is now a little toddling man. I’ve been applying for jobs left right and centre, my partner Mike has just had an appendectomy and my fave holiday Hallowe’en is fast approaching. And Christmas too.
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