We haven’t watched a lot of movies so far this year – mostly due to extra travelling, marathon training and more time spent writing. In an effort to correct that … Read More
Clouds, Wheels and Broken Guitars (and a Dalek)
My wife and I went to Seattle for the first time last week. It was just a brief trip and the weather wasn’t great but we enjoyed it. For various … Read More
Kicking Elysium’s Ass
My wife and I took a day off work yesterday. We had planned to go to the Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition but the weather wasn’t great and my wife has … Read More
Cloud Atlas
We finally watched Cloud Atlas over the weekend – wow, that’s a phenomenal film. We had planned to see it at the cinema but it vanished before we got a chance. … Read More
Writing Day Down
My first “writing day” of the year was a reasonable success – 2,295 words added to The Ghost Smuggler. That’s not great but I enjoyed myself. I also spent some … Read More
The Conjuring
My wife and I went to see The Conjuring on Saturday. We’re both horror fans (it was Ann that introduced me to one of my favourite films, Hellraiser) and we both enjoyed … Read More
“In the Flat Fields”
It’s been a busy few days. On Thursday and Friday I took part in a two day offsite (basically a really long meeting where we talk about strategic company stuff). … Read More
“The Only Indication of Time”
Wow. It’s been almost two months since my last real post. Doesn’t time fly. What have I done during that time? Well, let’s see. Besides neglecting my blog, I have (in … Read More
The Not So Amazing Spider-Man
I enjoyed the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films (although I thought the last one lacked focus) but for some indistinct reason the reboot didn’t really appeal so we didn’t go to … Read More