It’s not something that I talk about all that often, but I am actually a great lover of science. My dad is an engineer, so I’ve had an awareness of the rational forces that hold the fabric of the universe together since I was little (he once helped me make a warren truss bridge out […]
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2010: Those pesky ‘resolutions’
2009 has slunk off quietly to crawl under the rock from whence it came, and now we’re in a shiny new year. Well, in time honoured tradition, I’m not making resolutions for the New Year. Why? Because it’s intrinsic to my nature to break them. I’ll resolve to lose weight while eating “just one more” […]
Science fiction or science fact?
The BBC’s festive adaptation of John Wyndham’s classic The Day of the Triffids has really gotten me thinking about the recent resurgence of science fiction into mainstream culture. I’m actually really glad that the BBC got their hands on Triffids since it will hopefully delay any godawful Hollywood version (probably starring Shia LaBoeuf) that may […]
Music or Movies?
The ridiculous Internet campaign to get an outdated Rage Against The Machine track to the Christmas no.1 spot in the UK ahead of limp offering from the winner of a TV talent show has made me really stop and think about how little music means to me these days. There used to be a time […]
Happy birthday to…
…Jane Austen! The lovely lady of literature would have been 234 today. My personal favourite of her works is, unsurprisingly, Pride and Prejudice, since Elizabeth Bennett is by far one of the greatest heroines of English literature. I do also like Northanger Abbey as well though; Catherine is a fine heroine. The only one I’ve […]
Brand new site!
I finally got fed up of the limited templates offered by my previous website provider, and took the plunge into personal webspace yesterday. I bought my domain name, set up an email address, and cobbled up a site in Dreamweaver. My blog is still my main point of focus, but at least now I have […]
