MGM – I never played Shenmue

MGM – I never played Shenmue

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It's true! I didn't! Well, I did for a little while, but my brother started just after me and played it more than I had the inclination to, so I watched him play through it. In many ways it was more enjoyable to be honest, as I wasn't getting on with the controls. It was the first kind of game…
MGM – Mew? Two please

MGM – Mew? Two please

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Back in the glorious days of the original black and white (or black and horrible shade of yellow/green, to be more accurate) Gameboy, I owned a game called Pokémon Blue. You may have heard of it. My brother had Pokémon Red and a Gameboy of his own, and while we very rarely battled, we quite often traded Pokémon in an…
But Daddy I wanted to eat the lemon

But Daddy I wanted to eat the lemon

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Went to see Jasmine (and Mum, David and Katie as well) yesterday, got to give her her belated birthday presents. We got her this turtle thing that plays little tunes while roaming around launching little plastic balls out of it's back that'll encourage her to crawl after it. Well, we put some batteries in it and as soon as it…
Happy Birthday Jasmine

Happy Birthday Jasmine

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Wow, it's been a year already? It's the little ones Birthday today, and while I'm a bit sad we didn't get to Longdown Dairy Farm yesterday to see her, I'm OK as I spent a lot of time with her at David and Katie's wedding and at the BBQ afterwards. Look how much she's grown up in her first year.…
Moon Juice and Marriage

Moon Juice and Marriage

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We went to Maggie and George's house today for the after-wedding Barbecue - the purpose of which was so that everyone who was not invited to David and Katie's Wedding itself could celebrate their happy occasion. The rain stayed away, and although it was a bit windy, it was a lovely day for being outside. We arrived early, and my…
My brother got married today

My brother got married today

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Jane and I went over to Southampton in the morning - it was strange, as we were making the journey on the train it didn't feel at all like we were going to a wedding later that day. It only felt like a wedding when we went to meet David at his hotel to "get him to the Registry Office…
So that was Lost then

So that was Lost then

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I left this post for a while on purpose, just so I could let things sink in. Overall, I think the ending could have been much, much worse. At first I didn't mind the whole church ending scene as I was a bit shaken by all the slow montages of the Islander's remembering their time on the island, and watching…
Stag Do Done

Stag Do Done

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I know I usually do this post on a Sunday, but I wasn't feeling up to typing stuff out last night, so do forgive me. So then. David's Stag Night - an abridged version of Saturday night's journey. David, Alex (Katie's brother) and I started off at home, drinking Long Island Iced Tea and Corona. Mum made us a hearty…

Corned beef and tomato sandwiches

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I wasn't feeling too great yesterday, I was all bunged up, feeling like something was trying to slowly burst out of my head. But, because she's generally the greatest person in the world, Jane was totally lovely yesterday, she made me corned beef and tomato sandwiches for lunch. Took me right back to my Nan's house - corned beef and…