PhotoBlog : Mad Dogs and the Milky Way

by | Sep 13, 2010 | Photography

Finally got round to posting a selection of photos from the summer holiday. Two things stood out about the photography on this holiday. The first is the number of times I ended up shooting in the middle of the brightest days. We called ourselves “Team Mad...

PhotoBlog : Blair Drummond Safari Park

by | Sep 6, 2010 | Photography

A little out of sequence as I’ve not blogged any holiday photos yet, but hey ho, on we go. Twas a great Sunday up at Blair Drummond and many of the animals were up for a pose. Here’s a small selection. This Sea Eagle was most impressive and very kindly sat...

Blu-Ray Review : Micmacs

by | Jul 20, 2010 | Blu-Ray Review

It has taken me too long to see Micmacs. As a self-confessed Jeunet fanboy I should have seen this in the cinema but it passed me by. Glad I finally got round to getting the Blu-ray. Let’s run through the Jeunet checklist: Quirky characters and plot ✔ Great and...

Portugal vs Spain : In Context

by | Jun 29, 2010 | zeitgeist

Avid followers of the World Cup will know that Portugal play Spain tonight in a last 16 game. Clearly a game to look forward to with a vast array of talent on display (if ever there was a way to guarantee a dour 0-0… ). In the UK, we are rightly focused on our...

Juxtapose : A Spotify Game

by | Jun 25, 2010 | meme

Here’s a wee Spotify game for us to play or ignore. I have started this collaborative playlist on Spotify. It starts with the first track from Tricky’s album Juxtapose. All you have to do is to add a song to the end of the playlist that is the biggest...