by Neil | Jan 15, 2008 | Comedy, Entertainment, Fun, humor, Humour, just plain odd, Random
This is in response to this. It’s surprising how hard it is to think of things, although a few had to be edited for the sake of remaining gainfully employed and/or family members still talking to me. Here goes: 1. Stood in Mogadishu airport but not as a member...by Neil | Jan 14, 2008 | Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Writers
1984. I was five in 1984. The Berlin Wall still stood. Thatcher was busy castrating the unions, Reagan eyeballed Chernenko and the world teetered on the brink of a few atoms. Oh and Tommy Cooper died live on telly. Another taff bites the dust. But the world survived...by Neil | Jan 6, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review
Having spent the morning in a field following G round as she took pictures and taking one of my own (see below), I decided to spend a chunk of the afternoon watching one of my Christmas presents: The History Boys. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, starring the ever...by Neil | Jan 5, 2008 | Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Marina Lewycka, Reading, Review
I’ve kind of shied away from book reviews on the grounds that I purchased a domain a while back with the idea of keeping the book reviews all in one place. Alas the reality is that between my job, writing and having a life I’m never going to have time to...by Neil | Dec 24, 2007 | Comedy, Ed Hartwell, Entertainment, Film, Fun, humor, Humour, Indie, Random, Video
This video made me smile. I got sent this courtesy of my alumni mailing list. The animator, Ed Hartwell, graduated the year after me, that’s all I really know about him – you can check his site out here. Enjoy:...by Neil | Dec 16, 2007 | Dave Mckean, Entertainment, Film, MirrorMask, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Seemed like a good idea at the time
My sister, S, was visiting this weekend. And very kindly brought her copy of MirrorMask up for me to watch. The plan had been to watch it on Saturday evening after an afternoon spent with a collection of my old school friends. Plans went a bit awry after I sampled one...