Author Archives: Adam Randall

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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Medical Trauma

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Adam Randall

I recently had to undergo a highly invasive and painful medical procedure and I was completely conscious the whole time. The process is called a flexible cystoscopy and I’ll save the details for those who are faint of heart, but … Continue reading →

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Mistborn: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Adam Randall

After the events of the first book, The Lord Ruler is dead and Elend Venture is now king. A lot of stories end with an evil empire being toppled and then leave it at that, as if this is a … Continue reading →

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Cohabitation during Lockdown

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Adam Randall

I’ve been living with a good friend of mine for almost two years and, of course, a large portion of that time has been spent in lockdown due to the ongoing global pandemic. A lot of people have had difficulty … Continue reading →

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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Adam Randall

As I start this review, I have to say once again: I love how Yacht Club Games added so much free DLC to Shovel Knight. I once read that if they had charged a single penny for each new campaign, … Continue reading →

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