Directors Cut

Reading time: < 1 min No Matrix last night, instead we popped in, booked tickets for Alien: The Directors Cut, and head for some tapas at La Tasca (reliable if slightly forced in atmosphere in my opinion). Now I should confess that I’ve never seen Alien in it’s entirety, I’ve probably seen about 80% of it in dribs and drabs,…

BBC News

Reading time: < 1 min I’m a fan of the BBC News website. Only trouble is they keep finding such prime blog material that it’s hard to keep up. Here’s a few for the meantime: Male sex hormone easily triggered – another one of those things “found by scientists” that everyone knew. Firework ‘louts’ face ban – why not ban…

RANT!

Reading time: < 1 min This evening I would like to book four tickets for the Matrix: Revolutions. The four people who will be going all have UGC Unlimited tickets, these are the cards that give you access to movies throughout the year for just £9.99 a month. Excellent value if you are a frequent movie goer (or want to…

Evolution of language

Reading time: < 1 min The language I am writing in, English, constantly evolves – who knew what a ‘blog’ was 10 years ago? The internet revolution has added a lot of new terminology and usage to the English language, but it is not always technology which demands evolution. Heard of Spanglish?: “Language is the most democratic of human endeavours.…

Bigtime

Reading time: < 1 min I’ve been blogging for 2 1/2 years, and ‘personal publishing’ for almost 4 years. I built my first website in 1996. I’ve got a lot of experience dealing with the nuances of the web, but as I don’t work in that part of the industry full time my technological knowledge suffers. I won’t ever be…