Category Archives: Personal

Teaching an old cat new tricks

I’ve been determined to teach Tiger Tim a few tricks and get him acting like a proper cat and first on my list was to get him sleeping in a basket. After the success of his cushion over his tumultuous … Continue reading

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Oh the weather outside is frightful, dum-de-dum delightful!

After a week of news reports, where the rest of the country seemed gripped by an icy maelstrom, it was finally Bath’s turn to have a light dusting of snow and have it’s transport infrastucture grind to a halt. Alas, … Continue reading

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End of Year Awards

I admit, it’s a bit tardy of me to be thinking about my ‘Best of 2008′ when it’s well into 2009, however better late than never I always say. After hours, days and even weeks of consideration, here are my … Continue reading

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Balustrade vs. Guitar Hero

It’s been a quiet few months for Balustrade, ever since we lost the Rockhall Studios due to unforeseen circumstances. However with the winter nights growing ever darker and the crunchy credit affecting our bank balances post-winterval, then I thought it … Continue reading

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MacFormat Christmas Party

After a very busy few months, it seemd only appropriate for the MacFormat team to relax and actually have a bit of fun at the end of the year. And so it was that we continued our annual tradition of … Continue reading

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Filed under Alex, Bath, Christmas, Days Out, Events, MacFormat, Photos, Work

Feeling festive

With the Christmas deadlines passed, the world is somehow a happier, more wonderful place. The sun seems to be shining brighter and the birds are singing louder, (both of which I initially put this down to the fact that I … Continue reading

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Filed under Alex, Christmas, Days Out, Exeter, Hannah, Personal

Quantum of Solace

To complain about what this film doesn’t have, is to kind of miss the point of Quantum of Solace. In order to re-invent Bond for a post-Bourne, post-Brosnan, post-9/11 world, then some thing had to go, and unfortunately that meant … Continue reading

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All hail Merlin

Ever since the Beeb hit it big with Dr Who, they have been trying to recreate that mix of action for kids alongside proper drama fro grown ups. After the anachronistic nightmare that was Robin Hood, they seem to have … Continue reading

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Go Team Gites

After a fantastic week in France, all that was left to do was work through all the pictures. I’ll post the final ones up on a proper web gallery, but for now, here are just a few…

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Filed under Alex, Damien, Dave K, Daver, France, Friends, Hannah, Personal, Photos, Piran, Simon, Steve, Uncategorized

Scrabulous RIP

Catastrophe has hit the world of Facebook, as the mighty Scrabulous has finally been taken down at the request of Hasbro, the owners of the official Scrabble. What will I do now at work when waiting for things to happen?! … Continue reading

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