Author Archives: Adam Randall

Living with Long COVID

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Adam Randall

They say that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but I had COVID-19 and multiple pulmonary emboli and while none of this actually killed me, I have to say I feel significantly weaker after the experience. I’m writing this … Continue reading →

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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Adam Randall

The first Yooka-Laylee game was incredible and soon became one of my all-time favourites. When I found out that its sequel would be a 2D platformer, rather than a 3D platformer like its predecessor, I was a bit disappointed. I … Continue reading →

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Mandatory ID for Social Media – a good or bad idea?

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Adam Randall

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people sharing a petition around which aims to make it mandatory for people using any kind of social media to submit some kind of ID. Otherwise, they’d presumably either not be allowed to make … Continue reading →

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Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Adam Randall

Probably the funniest book you’ll read about the end of the world. Good Omens was written in collaboration by two very highly respected authors who were both in the early days of their career at the time, but who managed … Continue reading →

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Contracting COVID-19

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Adam Randall

It’s been over a month since I’ve last written a Trusty Water Blog post and the reason for that is, a few days after my last post, I contracted COVID-19. The first symptom was just a mild cough and, being … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Adam Randall

I was pretty intrigued when I found out that there was going to be an Animal Crossing game for smartphones. At the time, it had been a fair few years since the last proper instalment and I imagined that I … Continue reading →

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The Return of The Waltons

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Adam Randall

Yesterday, a piece of delightful pieces of news was announced: The Waltons is returning! Specifically, it’s returning in the form of a remake of the original Waltons movie, The Homecoming. However, in order to keep some connection to the original, … Continue reading →

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Attila, My Attila! by Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Adam Randall

This was one of the books included as part of the Reclaim Her Name campaign, which republished a series of historic pieces of writing which had been written by women who had to use male pseudonyms due to the misogyny … Continue reading →

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Ten Years of Trusty Water Blog

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Adam Randall

As of today, I’ve been writing this blog for ten years of my life. A crazy thought, because when I first started it, I had a feeling I’d end up abandoning it after a few weeks or months. While I … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome Amiibo

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Adam Randall

Three years after Animal Crossing: New Leaf originally came out, Nintendo released a new version of the game with Welcome Amiibo added to the title. This updated version adds tonnes of extra content and, very nicely, Nintendo let owners of … Continue reading →

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