Random old pictures of my games collection
So, I was delving into the memory banks of the computer, and dragged these bad boys out. They were taken with an ancient camera on a Nokia phone, and they are tiny and such bad quality!
Music reviews
Wow yeah, I totally forgot I wrote these. Jem ~ Finally Woken If you lived in America, you'd have heard of Cardiff-born Jemma Griffiths, aka Jem. In a Dido-esque reversal of convention, the 29 year old British singer is already a huge star in the United States, yet a relative unknown in her native land. You may have heard the…
RFBW: The Hobbit
It's time for me to reveal my favourite book of all time! The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien My Dad used to read this to me at bed-time when I was, I guess, about 8, that was the first time I heard the story. The first time I read it myself, I was about 16, but I didn't finish it. I…
Going back in time
With reference to the title, later this week it's actually my 5th year anniversary of blogging. I know I missed a fair old chunk in the middle there, but still, five years ago I had the idea for the Bloggers section on Poopgang and started putting my thoughts onto the internet. To celebrate this I thought I'd trawl back through…
RFBW: Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials
Northern Lights Dæmons. The manifestation of a soul outside of a persons body. It's such an imaginative, un-normal idea, and I love how in the parallel universe this is set, it is totally unimaginative and thoroughly normal. Lyra has to be my favourite heroine of all time. Feisty, aggressive, brave and very much a free-spirit, her unwitting betrayal of her…
RFBW: Jeffery Deaver
The Blue Nowhere This is one of Jane's books that she recommended I read. She really likes her crime thrillers, whereas I am more of a fantasy/science fiction fan. Still, I'm always willing to give new things a try (even if it is just to say I don't like them). Basic premise is this: One gifted computer expert likes to…
RFBW: Jeff Lindsay – Dexter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter This first book naturally sets up the basic premise: Dexter is a forensic scientist who works for the Police, and in his spare time he kills those killers who slip through the Police's net. Despite this, he is immensely lovable, partly thanks to the brilliant portrayal by Michael C. Hall in the TV series which I had…
Screenshot of the week: Bright light
Beautiful shot showing off the glow of an exploding rocket. You can find other Screenshots of the Week on here by using the Screenshot of the Week tag.
RFBW: Robert Rankin
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Take the successful late '80's cartoon/live action film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, replace "Cartoons" with "Fairy Tales", and there you have it: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. Quite an entertaining read, this. It takes everything you think you know about Little Boy Blue, for example, then eschews it with modern sensibilities.…
RFBW: Tom Holt
The Better Mousetrap Take what you know about monsters of myth and creatures of legend. Now, let this story and Mr. Holt expand that to a modern setting. We all know Dragons love gold, but did you know they also have inbuilt, organic modems that scour the internet for the latest exchange rates, to see just exactly how valuable their…