When you think about things in ways you never expected…

…because you did something stupid.

I feel like I may need to elaborate a little more on what I wrote yesterday – it was a little obtuse. It’s all very well me saying that I don’t want to do this or do want to do that, but if I don’t act on it then things will never change. The only person who can change me is me. The only person who truly gets value from a motivational quote is someone who understands it and acts on it. My viewpoints on a lot of things have changed – some recently, some a long time ago. I drew a couple of Adventure Time sketches the other day. I used to have a hang-up about fan-art, in that if it didn’t look exactly as the original creator or an authorised, in-house artist had drawn it, then it was “bad”. Like a lot of other childish viewpoints I used to hold, this has slowly evaporated over time, and I have come to realise the importance of an artist translating characters into their own unique visual style.

When you do something stupid…

...and it makes you think about everything in ways you never expected. I mean, we're all here, on this planet, to do what exactly? Procreate? I guess. Now don't get me wrong, I am looking forward to becoming a parent in September, how could I not be, but this world we have created for ourselves often reveals itself as a…

Friday Update 28/2/14

Jane is well, pregnancy coming along nicely. We had the 12 week scan last week - some delightful pictures of a tiny little Flipper. He/she was a lot more active than I had anticipated - I thought they'd just be curled up, being relatively still, but they were jumping around like no-one's business! Hopefully the room situation should be sorted…
Shopping List LOLs #5

Shopping List LOLs #5

Hi. Welcome to the no-longer-new feature which, as you can see from the title of this post, I'm calling Shopping List LOLs. What is it about I hear you ask? Well, I work in a supermarket and sometimes I find peoples discarded shopping lists. I read them, and are amazed by them, they make me thankful I'm normal. What I'll…
Shopping List LOLs #4

Shopping List LOLs #4

Hi. Welcome to the semi-new feature which, as you can see from the title of this post, I'm calling Shopping List LOLs. What is it about I hear you ask? Well, I work in a supermarket and sometimes I find peoples discarded shopping lists. I read them, and are amazed by them, they make me thankful I'm normal. What I'll…

Indie Game: The Movie

Stu recommended I watch this film. Thanks to Netflix (which I am loving, by the way), I watched it. I'll pretty much echo Stu's thoughts on it. These talented individuals who have devoted their lives to creating amazing videogames do not deserve the contempt which is levelled at them by the players of their games (fans or not), and even…

Goodbye 2013

So what happened in 2013 then? It was another mixed bag. The best thing ever happened: I stopped smoking. And I don't even miss it. I'm not suffering from some black depression because I'm holding myself back from smoking my precious cigarettes, I'm not deluding myself by switching to an eCigarette, I'm not counting down the hours until I can…

Friday Update 27/12/13

I have pretty much been sat on my arse watching classic old movies and decent new movies, as well as some general Christmas programmes on the idiot box. The Great Escape, a few Star Wars films, and the Doctor Who Christmas special was quite... special. I had really bad diarrhoea on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (it's only really clearing…