Author Archives: Adam Randall

The Moon on a Lake

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Adam Randall

During my first year at university, every Thursday there was a plenary lecture which went from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and was given by guest authors each week. These were absolutely lovely, but it was at least a little … Continue reading →

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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Adam Randall

This is non-fiction book which sets out to help its readers overcome any forms of creative block and get on with their own projects. The main focus seems to be on writing (as Pressfield himself is a writer) but he … Continue reading →

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Mint Leaves

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Adam Randall

A month or so ago, I had a lovely day out in Bath with my friends Dalfino Madrigal Keyte and Christian Watkins. An important part of any day out, of course, is the lunch and we went to the marvellous … Continue reading →

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Metroid II: Return of Samus

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Adam Randall

A few years after the first Metroid a sequel was released for the original Game Boy, and in my opinion it improves over the original in several ways. The first game had a few problems: you had to use passwords … Continue reading →

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So Many Goodbyes

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Adam Randall

One thing that always concerns me is becoming separated from my closest friends. I’m a terribly needy person, as I’m sure regular readers of this blog may have been able to discern about me, so it makes sense that I’d … Continue reading →

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Missing Updates

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Adam Randall

I’d stayed up quite late. It was 2:30 a.m. I don’t like to be up that late, but I was working on a creative project and it’s easy to get carried away when doing that. But I was done at … Continue reading →

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The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Adam Randall

I just recently finished reading this book, and it has become one of my absolute favourite novels and while I enjoy pretty much every book that I read, I don’t have all that many absolute favourites. Having said that, I’m … Continue reading →

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Computer Safety

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Adam Randall

In my sixth form, the computers showed you the name of the last person who had been using them. Often the previous user was somebody I didn’t know, but occasionally I’d have a small moment of happiness when I saw … Continue reading →

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What’s This Blog About?

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Adam Randall

When I meet people and am introducing myself, I often mention that I have a blog. My reasoning is that, if then they want to get back in touch with me, they can look up my blog and find me … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart 64

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Adam Randall

The second game in the Mario Kart series was released on the Nintendo 64, while the first one was on the SNES. As I’m sure you can imagine, this game is quite a lot better than the previous one in … Continue reading →

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