Category Archives: A-musings

A-musings

New Developments of Bob

The newest member of our household, Bob the spider (Tegenaria spp. – or Eratigenia atrica apparently. Still reading up on this recent change) seems to have settled in quite happily. This is evidenced largely by the fact that an egg … Continue reading

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New Pets

Ever since my field trip to Portugal (which I really must do a proper post for) I’ve been kind of fascinated by spiders. Partially as a result of this, and partially because it’s always nice to know where the potential … Continue reading

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The Literary Wall

My own little “National Short Story Writing Month” is coming along fairly nicely. What I mean by that is that I haven’t given up and broken down in tears. Or it least if I have broken down in tears (which I’m not … Continue reading

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NaShoStrWriMo…?

I have a horrible confession to make. I’ve just logged into the NaNoWriMo website and set myself up for National Novel Writing Month, 2012. That’s not the confession; it’s connected, but I’ll save that for later. It was way back … Continue reading

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Wait For Me To Sketchup

I’ve missed 3d modelling. Partially because I was too lazy to learn a new package or would let myself get overwhelmed with the ones I had access too. Last night I downloaded and installed Google Sketchup. After the initial freak-out … Continue reading

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The Write White Stuff

November has been one of the most interesting and – dare I say it? Yes, I dare! – brilliant months of the year for me. It’s had both good and bad so, since everyone likes to finish on a high, … Continue reading

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A Dramatic Kick Off

A new partnership has been announced between football World Cup organisers, FIFA, and several major Hollywood studios. For years spectators at football games have been witness to ever more impressive displays of acting by the players – most commonly covering … Continue reading

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May The 4th Be With The Edinburgh Dungeon

A few months ago I started re-writing the scripts at my work to be more Star Wars themed. Okay, maybe ‘re-write’ is an over exageration. To put it another way, I effectively tried to create a Star Wars style parody … Continue reading

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