I used to like watching the odd post apocalyptic series or movie, but now it seems they are everywhere. The walking dead the most visible i assume but others are all over. Last night I heard of a series called the last ship that follows survivors of the end of the human race that are…
This weekend is Tough Guy Nettle Warrior, the twice yearly race that separates the men (Tough Guy) from the boys (Tough Mudder) I look forward to marshalling this race, and spending time with the people down there. Not just because of the chance to play with cameras and get some amazing pictures, but I get to…
Would you trust this man? Kidding, this is my older brother, he came to mine to build a fence for me, I was doing the very important job of labourer, I leave the planning and DIY up to him. I always laugh as I am the only one of my family to be technically minded,…
Last month at work they let us know about a challenge that different workplaces were doing, to try and get people more active I believe. Some of the team leaders at work have got people involved and although I asked my team there is only myself and one other from my team up for the…
I am behind on reading my magazines but just started on my .net ones. One of the small news items that I saw was really interesting, so I thought I would share it here. The idea is that children go missing all the time and making use of the digital age the guys at notfound…
“An assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name; a pen-name:” Oxford Dictionary I will start this by saying I understand why some writers feel the need to use a pen name, maybe they are are writing in a genre they are not usually known for. Or they want to see how well…
Well, it has been a long ride but I have submitted my last University assignment and provided I pass the Advanced DB module I was having issues with I am done with Uni….. I cannot stress the relief when I get home from work or at weekends now as I have no Uni deadlines, I…
Although my love of writing covers both Sci-Fi and Fantasy I want to create a universe in which to write all of my Sci-Fi stories. I have started planning the races and the worlds and some of the history. I will update some of it here and hopefully some of the stories. I have called…
Today I let the inner Geek out… I attended my first convention, it’s not that I didn’t want to go before now. It’s just that they are all too far away or too expensive. I got a ticket for Newcastle Film & Comic-con went with a friend yesterday and had a brilliant time. The venue wasn’t very…
