Ethan – Page 2 – Iain Douglas Stewart

A musing on children, growing up and adults

By Iain 2 February 2014Films/TV, Reflections, VideogamesNo Comments

I've touched on this before, but I don't really class myself as an adult - I certainly don't behave like one. Or do I? My perceptions of what being an adult were formed when I was a kid. Now I am all grown up (in physical terms at least), am I not an adult simply because I don't act how…

How to play Minecraft

By Iain 31 January 2014Reflections, VideogamesNo Comments

So, Jane's Xbox (360 - but do I really need to clarify that?) is downstairs, and Lewis has taken to playing Minecraft on it while Ethan watches. At first, a few months ago, it was Skyrim - but after Myrtle saw a person behead another person it was banned while Ethan was awake. I don't think Lewis realised that I…

level up noise

By Iain 8 December 2013ReflectionsNo Comments

35 years old. Let that sink in. Thirty-five. Holy shits. I know I always say every year that I don't feel a day over 25, but for once I don't feel like 25. Jane got me a couple of really nice shirts that I am too fat to wear comfortably and some teabags. Claire, Lewis and Ethan got me a…

600th post spectacular – Questions galore

By Iain 9 October 2013Books, Creativity, Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Ok, so the numbers say that this will be post number 600. I feel like I want to do something special for it, and after having a little think, I remembered that I’m currently reading a book on my Nexus called “Be creative” by Infinite Ideas – it was free and has so far given me a few decent tips. In one chapter it had a list of questions you should ask of yourself in order to understand yourself, because how often do you actually stop and question things?

So, here we are with the questions and answers. I endeavoured to be as brutally honest as I could be and I gave each question a lot of thought. I ended up spraying my thought process on to the page as I was typing, and I did repeat myself a little, so be warned!

WARNING!!! VERY LONG POST!!!

This post is going to have the most tags ever.

Disney Skylanders

By Iain 27 August 2013Films/TV, Reflections, VideogamesNo Comments

I really wish I had thought of the whole damn Skylander franchise. Such a good idea, making the Pokémon "Gotta Catch 'Em All" mantra a money-spinning physical reality that actually has in-game ramifications. Sure, they could've made extra characters cost money via DLC, but releasing them as actual real-world toys that you can level up and use in the game?…

Sitrep

By Iain 11 August 2013Books, Creativity, Films/TV, Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

That's short for situation report, which is what this post is intending to be as it's been over a week since my last post, which is well naughty of me. Where am I right now? Well, smack bang in the middle of a bunch of ideas. I recently bought a capture device for the Xbox - plan is to record…

Our Honeymoon – Day 8

By Iain 15 June 2013ReflectionsNo Comments

Day eight, we drove home. The cats were happy to see us when we arrived, as were the boys. There not being any scales in our apartment, I had no idea if I had put on weight. Well, I say I had no idea, but it was really obvious to be honest - I was drinking 2-3 pints of lager…

Our Honeymoon – Day 4

By Iain 11 June 2013Films/TV, ReflectionsNo Comments

We had no eggs left on day four and it was a little bit rainy. This made me want to sadface all over the place, but then I remembered it was our Honeymoon, so I stopped being sad and went back to being awesome. We went to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth on this day, and they have a…

Fitness targets

By Iain 31 January 2013ReflectionsNo Comments

It's got me thinking, the creative target thing. Maybe I need to have targets... No, no, no, I already have targets. Maybe I need to make these targets public? Well first of all, and this may come as no surprise, I'd like to stop smoking. I'm starting to feel the effects badly now - I dread catching a cold, and,…

2012

By Iain 30 December 2012Creativity, Internet, Music, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

2012 eh? The Mayans thought the World would end - fucking idiots. Not the Mayans, but the people who misinterpreted their calendar. It was a mixed bag - some good, some bad, but mostly good. I started with the misconception that I could code - what a lol. It was a mixture of getting a new, powerful PC and a…