Monthly Archives: February 2014

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

This is the fifth (or sixth, depending on how you count Donkey Kong 64) game in the fantastic Donkey Kong Country series. You might feel uncomfortable about getting into a series this far in, but I have to say that … Continue reading

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Indecent Exposure

There’s one thing, in my experience, which a lot of males can quite happily do, and that is to urinate in public behind a tree, or a bush (or whatever). I, meanwhile, absolutely hate doing anything like that. I don’t … Continue reading

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The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

This is the second book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. I would suggest that you do not read this if you haven’t read the first because it picks up exactly where the first left off. The cliffhanger of the previous … Continue reading

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

This is one of two Zelda games that were made for the Game Boy Colour. In this game Link finds himself in the land of Labrynna where time itself has been messed up by an evil force. As such, Link … Continue reading

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

This is one of two Zelda games that were made for the Game Boy Colour. In this game Link finds himself in the land of Holodrum where the seasons have been thrown into disarray by an evil force and the … Continue reading

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Why You Should Buy a Wii U

Nintendo’s latest console, the Wii U has not been doing terribly well, sales-wise. I think this is quite a shame, because it seems to be awfully good to me, so I’ve decided to write a blog post explaining the upsides … Continue reading

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Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

My goodness, this novel is the most moving story I’ve ever come across. It follows the life of a young man named Jude Fawley who aspires to study at the university in the nearby town of Christminister. Sadly, it being … Continue reading

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Lucid Dream

A couple of weeks ago I received a very nice notebook as a late Christmas present. For a long time I’d wanted to start keeping a dream journal and so this very fancy notebook has now become my dream journal. … Continue reading

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Music Suggestions 3

In the past I’ve done two entries where I recommended several pieces of music that I enjoy (here’s the first, here’s the second). It’s been a while since I last made one of those entries, so I thought I’d make … Continue reading

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Workshopping Writing

I’m getting towards the end of a three year Creative Writing course at Bath Spa University. I’ve had some classes where I’ve learnt things that are incredibly useful and I’ve had other classes that weren’t quite as handy, but it’s … Continue reading

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