I took our team to an indoor archery range on our Friday offsite. I’ve never tried it before but I found it to be a lot of fun and surprisingly easy to pick up.  It’s a bit like chess.  It’s simple to learn the basic mechanics but its tough to master.  We had a good three hour session where we ...

In the last few years, Jen and I have really gotten to enjoy the annual Eurovision song contest. This kitschy pop music trashathon perfectly captures the best qualities of pop music that I personally liked from the Eighties and Nineties but feel is missing in most contemporary pop. It’s been a week since Eurovision 2012 and after listening to a ...

We’re only a week away from E3 2012, a show that promises to give us a glimpse of the next generation of video game consoles.  Nintendo will play their hand with the Wii U and depending on who you believe, we may or may not see what Sony and Microsoft have in mind for their successors to the 360 and ...

The Mentally Ill Day After Tomorrow

There’s a scene in The Guard where a young Irishman tells Don Cheadle that there’s a good movie to made based on the events that occured in the preceeding 90 minutes.  “There’s a hero at the centre of the story.  Now throw in some action, explosions, a couple of hot girls.  Who wouldn’t want to see that?” It’s a pretty ...

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I finally picked up my first couple of Series 7 minifigs. I got Red Riding Hood, The Olympic Swimmer, The Black Knight and the Tennis Player.  Most of them are improved in appearance by wearing a Stormtrooper helmet.

The new single from the latest Sigur Ros album that just came out 🙂 Have a good weekend everyone.

Vanity Fair

For the better part of 18 months, Jen and I have been setting aside money towards buying our first home.  As two people that love to spend money impulsively, its been an interesting challenge for us.  I am a materialistic creature by habit and I am always distracted by something new and shiny to spend money on – whisky, football, ...