New Books!


I got a few new books from Waterstones today as they were on offer and I really like the covers :)

Andrew Kaufman - All My Friends Are Superheroes book cover

OK I made a newbie mistake with this, I thought it was the Kaufman :(

Douglas Coupland - Generation X book cover

I like Douglas Coupland books :)

Franz Kafka - The Trial book cover

I thought it was about time I read some Kafka, we went to Prague his home town a while back and he sounded like an interesting fellow.

'Flux' Magazine cover

I like to get interesting looking magazines, this one was slightly narrower than normal…I’m easily pleased!

The Communist Manifesto book cover

This should be an interesting read. I’m curious to see what the goal of Marx’s philosophies were in the beginning.

Been a While.


I haven’t blogged anything for quite some time.  Just been really busy and haven’t taken any photo’s for a while.

Myself and some friends went to Scotland for the weekend just recently which was a lot of fun!  Plenty of sitting round open fires, going for walks and drinks in the pub.  We stayed in a little place called ‘Lunga’ just outside of Oban on the west coast and it was a very beautiful place.  Quite a long drive from Liverpool though!  It took me about 8 hours going (with a couple of stops) and 7 coming back but it was worth it.

Holy Cow!!


Lost just floored me once again!  Goddam these people are good, just when everybody is thinking about Ben and the boat, they go and knock the ball right out of the park!!  Best ep yet I reckon!

Blogging


I am really keen to get a proper blog up & running, possibly with a companion podcast.  I am thinking of maybe something along the lines of helping switchers to the Mac get the most out of their new computers??  Nothing overly fancy, just start small and see how it goes.

In the process of researching it all I have come across two great sites, ProBlogger.net & WriteToDone.com.

ProBlogger.net is a great site aimed at people who want tips & tricks from the pro’s of the blogging world and as such contains some seriously encouraging and useful information.  WriteToDone.com is not aimed specifically at bloggers but rather the wider world of anyone wanting to improve their writing skills.

Both sites are well worth checking out!

Stephen Fry's 'PodGrams'


The guy is a legend, a huge Mac fan, and with a voice that just sucks you in.  Think Alistair Cooke’s ‘Letter from America’ radio show.

101 Cookbooks


This is a great website if whether you are just starting out or want to experiment with your kitchen creations.
And here is the guy himself, Mr Casiotone…Owen Ashworth :)
And here is the guy himself, Mr Casiotone…Owen Ashworth :)
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - some of the best Lo-fi music I have heard in a long time!  New Years kiss is incredible :)
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - some of the best Lo-fi music I have heard in a long time!  New Years kiss is incredible :)
I know I’m late to the ‘Blonde Redhead‘ party but better late than never!  Great band :)  Their last album 23 is a cert for one of my favourite albums from 2007.

Weddings...


I am never playing another wedding again!  And especially not if it involves Irish folk music as last night did.

Not that I have anything against the Irish, and I like folk music, but the ones that they wanted us to play last night were slow & loooong, with no drum beat to them so I ended up just sat there doing nothing.

Ah well such is life I guess. 

Street Sketchbook : Post 2


I am so loving this book!  Just wanted to share some images from it (hopefully this will convince you to go out and buy it!).

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook

Street Sketchbook 

LG Viewty


I’ve got my new phone!!  It was a toss up between the Sony Ericsson w910i ”walkman” phone & the LG Viewty.  I went with the Viewty mainly because I was won over by the touchscreen interface with haptic feedback (kind of like the forcefeedback you get on a gamepad).

It also has a great keypad layout for writing messages, simply turn the phone on its side and you can quite comfortably write text messages using your two thumbs…

LG Viewty text messaging image

I may do a more detailed video review, but for now I think this is easily the best mobile phone I have ever owned.