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Friday update 14/2/14

By Iain 14 February 2014Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Happy Valentines day everyone! Hope you spend some quality time with the person you love. Of course - I hope you get to do that every day really. Anyway, what's going down this week? The major announcement on the blog here was largely ignored - it looks like I do write this blog for my own entertainment. Ah well. Writing…

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…

Friday update 3/1/14

By Iain 3 January 2014Creativity, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

First update of the new year. Yeah. I've already finished a piece of art - being off work with a dodgy stomach will tend to have that effect. It's one I started in 2013 but put off for whatever reason - a Zinogre from the Monster Hunter series. Lewis loves the latest one on the 3DS, and I was quite…

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…

Frupdate 15/11/13

By Iain 15 November 2013Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Friday again. randomfury.co.uk has seen a little bit of activity, with my thoughts on the upcoming Halo for Xbox One. What I would like to see, ideas I've had, my theories on why there's not a five in sight... That kind of stuff. The Random Game Friday this week featured a platform game inside a puzzle game. I've been playing…

Friday update 8/11/13

By Iain 8 November 2013Creativity, Films/TV, Internet, Reflections, VideogamesNo Comments

I think I'll try having one definite update of all that is happening in my life once a week for a little bit, see how it goes. Sure, there may be more posts some weeks, but if I know I have to do at least one per week, without fail, then I may feel a little freer with the rest…

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.

Lewis’s artistic progression

By Iain 7 October 2013Creativity, ReflectionsNo Comments

So when we first moved in together back in 2009, he was this good at drawing: Yeah, I used to let him watch me play Halo 3: ODST, so what. He started in year 7 this September. We've been drawing this Zinogre from Monster Hunter for a couple of hours a night for the past few weekends and we finally…

Adventure Time

By Iain 22 August 2013Films/TV, ReflectionsNo Comments

Seriously - this show is amazing. Lewis introduced it to me, and after watching just one episode I was enthralled. I thought the art style was a little off at first, but the sheer imagination evident in the character designs made that fade into nothing. It's not just the visuals, it's the unique characterisation, as well as the original twists…