At the tail-end of 2019 I attended a wedding in the south of England, the wedding of my partner’s brother. It’s a big, close family and there was a lot of excitement about the upcoming festivities – especially the food. I will never forget the sheer glee on my partner’s face as he relayed the … More Mash at a Wedding, Whiskey at a Funeral
Final Fantasy IX has touched the hearts of countless individuals over the 20 years that it’s been out and its story and cast are held up as examples of the greats even today. It has a cartoony, cutesy aesthetic that belies its darker themes and despite a few shortcomings in the gameplay area, it deserves … More How Playing Final Fantasy IX Teaches Us About Love
Inspiration comes from the oddest places. Last night, at around 2AM, I decided to make jam. Stone fruits have been our taste du jour lately, so at around five past two a whole punnet of apricots found themselves in the saucepan. Next, a few tablespoons of granulated sugar, some lemon juice, and a cornstarch slurry. … More Apricot Jam in a Coffee Tin
Hi all! So this post is simply the entire first chapter (as it currently stands) of the sci-fi novel I’ve been writing – it’s been pretty slow going but it’s still a project I’m really excited about. I’m posting this here to perhaps get some feedback about the formatting/style and just get it out there. … More The first chapter of “You are an android”
I know, I know – I’m doing this out of order. The thing is, this project is obviously going to take years to complete and I want to watch them in any order I like. Chaos reigns. Fight Club has a score of 8.8 on IMDb, from 1.9 million audience votes. An insomniac office worker … More #12 – Fight Club (1999)
The World Ends With You came out on the Nintendo DS a whole 14 years ago to great acclaim. It was lauded for its gripping storyline, great gameplay, and exquisite depictions of modern fashion and food in Japan. All these years later we now have a full sequel set three years after the events of … More How Neo: The World Ends With You Embraces Queer Culture
My first taste of grief came when my grandfather Danny died. I was eleven years old and while I was no stranger to the concept of death it was when that moment came that I realised that it applied to the people around me. Before that, death was an intangible concept. It was something that … More Grief, Academia, and the Doctor I’ll Never Be
Ten Pokémon drag queens enter, only one can win the crown. Who will it be? Firstly, let’s meet our contestants. Blissqueen elegantly sashays into the workroom, and then bellows “SERVING BEAUTY. AND EGGS” to an empty space. She looks around, and rolls her eyes to save face when she sees the empty room – she … More RuPalkia’s Drag Race: Meet the Queens
Back again with another Hero’s Realm update! These will get a lot more regular from here on out – I have a whole 18 chapters written out overall but I have just been so LAZY in uploading them. Let’s first explore this other shrine. Not much we can do here, so let’s explore that conspicuous … More Let’s Play Hero’s Realm: Chapter 1 ~ Part 5 ~ The Secret of the Northern Island
According to its website, Say No! More is the world’s first NO!-Playing Game or NPG, and it’s certainly a unique selling point. It grabs your attention and gets the clicks, and then the presentation will do the rest. Say No! More is a wonderfully quirky game just oozing with humour and a significant, important message … More Say ‘no’ more in Say No! More – Hilarious, Wholesome Game Review
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