Monthly Archives: October 2010

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clearly insane

That hand's probably not going to last much longer, is it?


So, I managed to do one blog post a day for about three-quarters of a year. Again, good job to those of you who are still going. You’re clearly insane. As am I evidently. What I learned from my One A Day experience was that I rather enjoy writing, that it’s easier to do if you feel as if you’re a part of something, a collective, and if you have a goal in mind, it’s an awful lot easier. Oh, and you’ll probably end up giving up close to the end to do whatever other shiny thing has caught your eye, like some sort of jackdaw with ADHD. With that in mind, I’ve joined up to this thing here, which serves a double purpose – a) getting me writing again, and b) writing something useful, i.e. that new book, the ideas for which have been flying around in my head for quite a while now.
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Features, Misc., Ramblings, Reviews

gunnerkrigg court, norse mythology and fantasy novels


I know I promised a Hellboy post, and I will get around to that. But right now, there are a couple of different things I want to talk about, the first being Gunnerkrigg Court. It’s a peculiar confection – a webcomic that’s been running for a while (though I just discovered it, and blitzed through the archives) about some children (two girls in particular) who attend a school, and there’s some stuff to do with magic and technology, and, in a manner redolent of Hellboy actually, it has an awful lot of foreshadowing, and, since it’s been going for about five years now, quite a bit of mythos, (though not in the same way as Scary Go Round). It also has some surprisingly funny bits – the joke in these two panels, for instance. But what I like best about it is the almost Gormenghast feel it evokes – the big empty (almost deserted) complex which the school occupies. To be honest, I’ve done a rather inadequate job of describing the comic itself. Let’s remedy that.
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Misc.

mine all mine(craft)

You should be reading this if you're not already.


Adam! Where have you been? What have you been doing? Why haven’t you posted in half a month? I hear literally no-one asking. Well, several things have been happening. Firstly, I’ve been working. Yes, working, both of the learning and money-earning variety. Homework and revision won’t do themselves. And going to open days. Thankfully, my fantastic employer, Bob of Ray Fosters Garden and Forest Machinery (your one-stop-shop for lawnmowers, chainsaws, hedgetrimmers etc. in Turners Hill) has been supremely indulgent while I take week after week off to go and look around universities. Best one so far is the University of Exeter, though the hill you have to walk up if you’re coming from the train station is steep.
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Features, Ramblings

eurogamer expo


Well. I’m going to Eurogamer Expo on Sunday, (having previously got a press pass for the Saturday, which unfortunately coincided with yet another one of those tricksy university open days, the very nice and accomodating people at Eurogamer allowed me to switch) and I’m not really sure what to expect. I imagine I’ll see lots of intriguing games, and meet lots of charming and interesting people. This is the first time I’ve been to anything like this, so I’m simultaneously excited and trepidacious. Fear of the unknown, I suppose*
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