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
Filed under Personal, Project Money Pit, Tim the Cat
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
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
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
Filed under Alex, Balustrade, Bath, Carter
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
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
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
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
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…
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