In school, I wasn’t the most popular of people. What I mean to say is that almost no one liked me. I don’t blame them, really. I was loud, obnoxious, chubby, socially awkward, I talked at length about stuff no one cared about, and I did a lot of weird shit without thinking. I guess [...]
The 21st century is well under way by now. While a box on wheels hurtles us along the landscape at previously unthinkable speeds, we can use a tiny little magic trinket to communicate with someone on the other side of the world while we watch a moving picture film on the same trinket. This frequently [...]
The past few days have been great for me in terms of writing. For the first time in a while, I’m constantly getting new ideas and revamping old ones, and themes, character arcs and plot points are slowly but surely being put down in my Moleskine (Yeah, it’s a bit pretentious, but it’s such a [...]
In the summer of 2003, I had a summer job scanning inspection reports on pipes. Yeah, I know. Exciting. So exciting, in fact, that this job that was projected to take me four weeks was over in five days. I still had three weeks left on my contract. What can a man do with his [...]
I should preface this by telling you that this is a narrative I’ve cooked up based on the strangest game of Jones In the Fast Lane I have ever played. Click that link if you’ve never heard of it before. I just now discovered there’s even an unofficial Flash port of the game, so go [...]
Tagged fast lane, gaming, jones, jones in the fast lane, life sim, sierra, sims, story, unemploymentHey there! A month and a week ago now I left Edinburgh to do four shows at the Butlins holiday resort in Minehead: Lazytown Live, Brainiac Live, Looneytunes and the Aladdin panto. Since then, we’ve rehearsed and opened the former two, and the latter two are coming up in the next month. Both Brainiac and [...]
Yeah, I’ve been gone. I apologise most profusely for any worry I may have caused, and in order to make amends, here’s a video of me making a fool of myself:
I show some shoes and review Man Bites Dog. Man Bites Dog Paper dog (Look for “Puppy Dog”)
I’m not sure how I feel about this, but I’ve created a Paypal donation button to allow people to donate to me if they would like to. I’ve resisted doing it for a long time, but I figure it can’t hurt. Basically, I make very very little money right now, and every video I make [...]
I love coffee, so I naturally hate Starbucks, and I give you three simple guidelines for finding potentially good coffee places. Also, I show you my aeropress. Aeropress Paper cup (Another Tavin15 one!)