Since twitter has become a dumpster fire, I've taken my tweet feed offline. Why not have a look at the ol' blog instead...
Chef :
I recently re-watched one of my all-time favourite films, Chef. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen it, so I thought I’d try and write about some of the reasons why. For me, Chef is a proper comfort film. It tells the story of a father reconnecting with his son through the sharing […]
Okay, I’ll say it: I’ve been on a diet. For anyone who knows me, this is pretty out of character. I have a reputation y’see, for generally being someone who can not only eat, but does eat, lots. In fact, a glance through the blog will probably demonstrate as much. It’s not that I was […]
Paddlin’ :
It’s been a scorcher of a weekend! We’re talking 29°C hot. There’s only one thing to be done with a Saturday in that sort of heat and that’s to pack up the paddleboard and head to the Lakes, which is exactly what we did.
I’m going to photograph a steam train over arnside viaduct tomorrow evening at 7.30 if you fancy coming along for a trip out? This was the message I received out of the blue late Friday night. Not only had I not left the house all week nor seen anyone outside of my family, but one […]
A running joke in our house is how I am unable follow a recipe which is why I don’t bake. Clearly hilarious. Unfortunately, there is some truth to it. When it comes to cooking, I’m an ‘on the fly’ sort of chap and well, baking needs a plan. Incidentally, that’s why the wife is designated […]
I guess it’s been a while! I had almost forgotten I had a blog. It occurs to me that life has changed an awful lot over the last 3 and half years, even disregarding a global pandemic and national lockdown. That is a post for another day, maybe. And so here we are, May 2020, […]
A little sketch of my Christmas tree.
I made this. It took hours and it’s only 5 seconds long. Although, to be fair, a good chunk of that time was sat waiting for it to render on a laptop which was not really designed for that purpose. I’m fairly pleased with the result. As a sixth former I had a brief foray into the world of […]
Sunday’s sermon was on Luke 7:36-50. The maths geek in me decided to draw a visual representation of the difference in theology between Jesus and the Simon the Pharisee. We all too often fall into the trap of thinking of our goodness following a normal distribution. “Sure, there are a some evil people around, the Hitlers of the world. But likewise, there […]
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge craze of 2014? Despite the whole thing turning quite ridiculous pretty quickly, it was undoubtedly a fun, and ultimately successful, way to raise awareness and funds. There has been a recent flurry of coverage on the research projects that were funded by the campaign. At the time I responded to the challenge in a manner more befitting my personality. […]
Brexit :
What a day it’s been. Like most, I awoke to the news that UK voters had chosen to leave the EU and, like most, I was shocked. My last words to my wife the previous night were akin to “…we’ll wake up in the morning and life will continue like nothing happened”. But, when the […]
I joked previously that our night time exploits were becoming an annual tradition and, a year on, here we were again. Same kit, same purpose, new location. I wanted a shot burning wire wool over a body of water in the hope the reflections would give a new element of visual interest to what we had […]
My last post, borne of an unlikely union of boredom and illness, saw the motivation to put pen to paper. Although the final inked page is unsurprisingly amateur it has stirred up long-forgotten emotions; the joy of creativity, the relaxation of the process, the satisfaction of a completed work. It was with this in mind […]
Doodling :
I can’t remember the last time I inked a page in my sketchbook. Well, after being struck down with a flu bug and spending days slouched on the sofa my motivation was ignited by the spark of boredom. You may also notice a completed Rubik’s Cube in the drawing. I think that speaks volumes.
It’d been so long since my last visit that the memories of the place I held so fondly had started to fade. During the journey, in and amongst the banter of the cars occupants, I tried to recall the last time I had seen the Lake District in winter conditions. I couldn’t. There were snapshots […]
I really like numbers. I always have, be it equations, patterns, or puzzles. It’s only when I reflect that I realise how much of my life has been influenced by this fondness whether it’s been in my academic studies, career, or leisure. It was whilst studying for my degree that I consciously recognised how pleasing I […]
I was planning on writing a post about my recent trip to Brimham Rocks. It was to be a story of a group of friends taking a trip on a warm summer’s Sunday afternoon featuring a selection of interesting climbing anecdotes, as well as a recounting of how we relaxed in the sun and laughed as a the selfie-stick got passed around. There was […]
I’ve recently, and somewhat accidentally, read two books by the same author. “Fermat’s Last Theorem” and “The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets” by Simon Singh. The latter title had me immediately intrigued. The Simpsons has been a favourite of mine for it’s wonderful satirical humour and many, many, references to popular culture and I found the thought […]
It would seem it is becoming something of an annual tradition, a May-time night-time jaunt with cameras and aspirations of a long exposure masterpiece. Previous trips have had us burning steel wool and experimenting with light painting. This particular evening we were armed with colour-changing orbs. As before, we wanted somewhere appropriately secluded which also provide our photos with […]
Jeffrey :
I never considered myself a ‘cat person’. In fact, I would have said that I’m not really a pet person at all. I’ve coped with a goldfish for a few years and that’s been manageable. Although, if I’m being honest, I’ve actually been through quite a number of goldfish over the last few years, but that’s not […]