Philosoraptor asks again:
Inspired somewhat by a post I saw on The Chive the other day where George Lucas and Darth Vader seem to be locked in conversation at an awards ceremony, I present my very poor Philosoraptor Meme...
View ArticleResident Philosoraptor
I’m sorry – really I am – I shouldn’t be inflicting more philosoraptor nonsense on you, especially wince-inducing things like this… but you do all seem to enjoy them… In other news – been working the...
View ArticleAnother Philosoraptor
Feeling somewhat whimsical tonight – so threw this onto the captionizer to see if it would stick. I’m going to go back to the nanowrimo writing now – on a bit of a roll this evening so it would be a...
View ArticleSo I Got A Tattoo
As I sit here, wrapping Christmas presents and wondering why most of my US-based friends are acting a bit odd today it suddenly occurs that I’ve not updated in a week or so and I’ve actually had quite...
View ArticleEVE Online
Well its been a while since I played, and with the recent windfall I thought I’d sign up for another go at the internet spaceships game EVE Online- which has a reputation as being MMO Learning Curves...
View ArticleEVE: Lessons Learned In Closing A Corp
So far, the exodus from Masalle to Lonetrek has been relatively painless, and its given me a chance to get to grips with some of the peculiarities of shutting a corp down – something that you don’t...
View ArticleMy Whole Life Was A Lie!
Reblogged from SlayMyBoredom: I'd read about the bodies of the great Easter Island heads still being there, but hadn't seen until today any images - here's some great shots from an archaeological dig...
View ArticleProbing Wormholes
Last week saw the latest expansion to EVE and a whole host of changes to the way that the in-game universe is explored, along with some polishing of graphics and the way that inter-system transfers are...
View ArticleSnapshots from EVE
EVE is a beautiful game, and only getting prettier, with new shiny bits and bobs getting added all the time in the free expansions. What’s even more impressive is how low the hardware and connection...
View ArticleIs there some kind of kickball thing going on?
Another stellar England kickball competition I love our estate in the summer when big competitions are on – the shouts and screams are deeply amusing, and just distorted enough by echoes to mean...
View ArticleA quick side piece
I went to sleep the other night with a small sentence fragment rattling around my skull and since then it’s spooled out into a short fantasy story of a little over two thousand words. The first line...
View ArticleCostume Developments
We spent a good portion of last weekend making papier mache and experimenting with acrylic paints and ink and I have to say the results are starting to look quite good. With the rest of the costume...
View ArticleInktober Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six
Day two of being on leave, and I’m just enjoying having a staycation for a couple of days – and it’s just as well as it’s allowing me to get all the sleep out the way that my body is craving. Oh, and...
View ArticleInktober Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight
We were travelling most of yesterday so I was too tired to draw anything yesterday, let alone upload and post it. Today, everything hurts, and the traditional seaside air lassitude has me groggier...
View ArticleInktober: The Final Push
I made a minor mistake not bringing my sketchpad with me, but I’ve persevered through and managed to get the last stretch done. Don’t get me wrong, I love the challenge of working to prompts each...
View ArticleAnother Week Down
Oh, wait, I’m working again this weekend. Okay, it’s nearly the end of the week. Lady M’s nephew is staying with us this weekend, so hopefully they won’t end up as semi-drowned rats while I’m at work...
View ArticleDoodles and Sketchpads
I finally got round to updating this year’s Inktober gallery under the Art pages, and after a few days rest the drawing bug has returned, so some of the more coherent doodles will continue to appear...
View ArticleFilter Silliness
I probably spend far too much playing around with the silly filters on social media – mostly as we send updates to each other to put a smile on each others faces. I’m a cute lil devil apparently What...
View ArticleCentering Through Art
It’s no mystery to long-time readers and people who know me that I use art to centre and calm myself. All the things that happen around me flow through my pens to evoke patterns and flows. Sometimes...
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