Monthly Archives: February 2005

Dream Serious

Last night I had a long poignant dream about balancing precariously on narrow ledges. On reflection, I think playing Mario 64 in bed before I went to sleep was a bad idea. It is snowing on and off here, but … Continue reading

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Hmmmmmm

Nice lazy weekend, took it nice and easy with S. Bit more gardening, have moved the buried bike out of the way, to now get down to the layer containing a hoover, a rabbit hutch and numerous other random items … Continue reading

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Ready for the weekend

Good here, just waiting for the weekend to start here, one more day of work to get through. Had a very busy week, but I think today should be a little more relaxed, which is a good thing. Will be … Continue reading

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Strange Days

Hmmmm, got to bed early last night, and wrote two short pages of stuff I was vaguely happy with. Not like me to accomplish things now. Quite satisfying really, and have another idea this morning. It was a nice feeling … Continue reading

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Slow of Mind

Bit tired today. Forgot to say, saw Harry Hill at the New Theatre on Saturday night, very good standup. He is suprisingly good at improvising, which is a side to him I haven’t seen before. Also, figured out how to … Continue reading

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More Firefox Search Plugins stuff

Okay, partly as a reminder to self, but hopefully of use generally. Couple of links: Lots of plugins that can be installed easily – Look under Categories Official Quickstart guide to writing your own search plugins

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Dainty Shooting

Have played the demos in a bit more depth now on the DS. WarioWare Touched is an outrageous game, 3-5 second bursts of stylus-shredding activity. The sheer sense of fun and joy in it is a delight, this game isn’t … Continue reading

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Details, Suprises

Some random thoughts on the DS thus far: The mini games on Mario are really nice, all designed to show off some of the different control routine libraries you can use on the touch screen. There is a very funny … Continue reading

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Delighted, Satisfied

Happy with my new toy. I think the biggest suprise, is how well the touch screenworks. Very easy to use, very responsive. Lot of scope for subtlety with it. I was sold on the moment I chose my save file … Continue reading

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Dashed

Didn’t get my DS yesterday. Didn’t Nintendo read my blog? Tha fools. I will now give it a bad review, and my wrath will be heard throughout the world. Bollocks I will, I am far too much of a fanboy … Continue reading

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