Shoot ‘Em Up

Big fat novel wordcount: 28,423 Random story I started a fortnight ago wordcount: 7,862 Those nearly eight thousand words up there are one reason I haven’t posted that much here lately. I’m working on some other things, but topical ramblings might be a little slow in coming while so many other words are happening so [...]

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Happy FunTime Maths Hour – 1

So, because this blog still needs some more things that might actually get me writing in it, I’m re-establishing one of the perennial favourite segments from my previous journalling. In this feature, I will provide a brief but rigorous explanation for some of the aspects of my degree subject that have come up in conversation [...]

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Cloverfield

My two-word Cloverfield review: Holy. Shit. Another one with slightly more words in: That is one impressively resilient video camera. I am now going to drink all the tea in the world to try to calm my nerves.

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Hollywood megastar Ben Stein in EXPELLED

Well, I figured it’s about time I had a go at this whole social commentary malarkey, and tried throwing my own quirky and hilarious take on some much-discussed current affairs. Or something. Anyway, to that end, I finally watched a trailer for Expelled, Ben Stein’s new Intelligent Design propaganda film. It was seven and a [...]

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SEX!!

Now that I’ve got your attention: sex. This particular spleen-venting is adapted from two previous essays, and is intended to encapsulate many of my (largely tragically uninformed) opinions on sex. So prepare to loosen your collars, people – this is gonna be hawt. (Quick disclaimer: all statistics quoted below were plucked from the air to [...]

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