OMG

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You know I said last week that my phone wasn't updating? Well, it worked for no apparent reason just now - I didn't change anything, it just worked. The system works, I embrace our Microsoft overlords, etc. Also, and I'm not sure if I should announce this (LIKE ANYONE READS THIS ANYWAY LOL), but Jasmine is gonna have a little…

Great weekend

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It was great. On Saturday, Jane and I went shopping in Portsmouth, we went for lunch at Jamie Oliver's Italian, I bought 4 new polo shirts (£80!!) and I finally put my "propose to her at the top of the Spinnaker Tower" plan into action. By the way, the food was amazing, the shirts will no doubt soon not fit…

Bargain

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I have just bought an Xbox 360 250GB off Amazon. The ones at Tesco have gone back up to £200, and the ones on Amazon have gone down further to £150 - that's even better than buying it at Asda with colleague discount. And, to further sweeten the deal, as Amazon is one of our affiliates, I get a small…

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

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By Walter Moers David and Katie got me this for Christmas, and what a joy! It was totally surreal, yet immensely believable. It seemed totally random at times, but came together very strongly at the end. No loose ends is always a good way to end a book, less frustration on the part of the reader. The imagination on show…

Happy Birthday to me

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I am now 32 years old, and I'm sure I say this every year, but I don't feel a day older than 25. My loved ones got me some smashing gifts. Jane got me Fable III, which, due to me working, she has played more than I have. Mum got me the new Rangers shirt, it's so nice, and a…

Fucking snow

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Well, that was a massive disappointment. Due to the snow I've not been able to get over to see Mum - that's twice in a year those little frozen fuckers have ruined a trip to see my family. I want to see how Jasmine is getting on, talk to my brother about things and I was looking forward to opening…

Mum’s birthday weekend

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I spent this weekend over in Southampton, as it is my Mum's birthday today. I went over yesterday and got back a few hours ago, I had a lovely time catching up with Mum, and it was great to see my bro and Jasmine after so long. She's really growing up, walking by herself now, and almost talking coherently (she…
MGM – Scary game is not scary. Or is it?

MGM – Scary game is not scary. Or is it?

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"Oh man, this game is so scary, you need to play it!", said my cousin Stuart, handing me a copy of Resident Evil for the Sega Saturn shortly before going on holiday. My Mum and brother were going on holiday with him, so I had the house to myself for a week. All alone in a house, at night, curtains…
MGM – Why wait for Christmas?

MGM – Why wait for Christmas?

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I like this one, it speaks volumes about the person I used to be - and reminds me never to be that kind of person again. It was October or November, 1991 or 1992. I forget, it was a long time ago. David had asked for a Sega Megadrive II videogame console for Christmas. Mum told me she had bought…
MGM – The most pointless thing I’ve ever won

MGM – The most pointless thing I’ve ever won

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I was once a keen Amiga enthusiast and I used to read Amiga Format. They ran competitions every month, but I never entered any. David and I were visiting our Father one weekend, and Amiga Format was running it's biggest competition ever, two whole pages of general knowledge questions - the prize was an Amiga 570 CD Drive. As there…