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2015 so far
Wow, nearly 6 months without an update. It's easy to just put all the little things on Facebook, isn't it ( Read more... ) -
2014 review
So not an epic year for me but plenty of high points and few lows.
Anniversaries
13 years with Vicky
10 years in my flat in Walthamstow
17 years in London
17 months working at Openbet
HighlightsLoncon3 - So the big event returned to the UK for the first time in 9 years. A great convention which felt like an upscaled Worldcon. While it had ( ( Read more... ) -
Dragonmeet 2014 review
Yeah, I know, I'm sucking at this 'journalling my life' stuff ( Read more... ) -
Frightfest reviews: Monday
Xmoor
Two documentry makers head to Exmoor to try and film one for the famous beast cats. Along with a bug game hunter they head deep into Xmoor. But when they find the bodies of murdered women the dangerous game they hunt becomes the two legged variety...
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Frightfest reviews: Sunday
Sorry for the delay on these!
Among The LivingThree teenage buys play hooky on the last day of school and decide to go play in an abandoned film studio. But while there they witness the kidnapping of a yound woman. Disbelieved by the police they find the kidnapper doesn't like to leave loose ends ( Read more... ) -
Frightfest reviews: Saturday
All Cheerleaders DieAn angry girl joins the school cheerleading squad to ruin their final year in revenge for the accidental death of her friend, the groups leader. But when the girls are killed by the jealous football team captain the former lesbian lover of one raises them from the dead using witchcraft to exact revenge ( Read more... ) -
Frightfest reviews: Thursday night and Friday
I'm breaking my reviews down by day to avoid post size issues.
The Guest
A charming young man turns up at an American family's home to deliver a last message from their deceased son he served with in the military. But as he spends time with them the body count starts to rise and the truth of why he is really there appears...
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Frightfest 2014: Overview
So Frightfest was a emotional weekend for me. After I lost my job in 2008 Vic and I stopped going as full weekend pass holders. When I got a job again I felt I wasn't earning enough to justify the price until now.
But since 2008 I've always gone to see a few individual films. For the past few years Vic has been going to the Insomnia gaming event ( Read more... ) -
Loncon3
Short review
Was fun and felt like an up-scaled Eastercon.
Long reviewSingle complaint: the 1 hour 45 minute registration queue. This I'm told was caused by the lack of power sockets for the computers. This was offset by the incredibly prevalent wifi that I had to accept the T&Cs to just once in the whole 5 days. This folks is a modern public ( Read more... ) -
Pen review: TWSBI 540 Diamond (Amber barrel, fine nib)
This folks, is the big one.
After really enjoying my Lamy Al-Star I wanted another nice fountain pen. After reading many good reviews of TWSBI pens I feel in love with the Amber barrel 540 at Cult Pens. Last November they had a 10% off sale on fountain pens and ink, so I jumped in and got it cheaper than the list £42.
Description
The 540 is a ( Read more... )