Back at the end of 2012, I picked up the next instalment in the Elderscrolls series of video games from Bethesda, called Skyrim. The main selling point for me, along with the great reputation set by the previous games in this series, was that you could become a werewolf. I can tell you now, there is no greater joy than being able to fight a dragon as a werewolf. I prefer my RPGs in a fantasy faux-medieval setting, and Skyrim is probably the most beautiful game I have ever seen. When I first played Read more […]
Archive for the ‘Randomness’ Category
Maine… the way life should be
September 14th, 2013 
madnad Those that know me, know that I have a long standing love of all things pertaining to Maine. You would think that it would have waned over the years, but no. Its only gotten worse with each passing year. What people really find surprising when they discover my love for the state is, that I have never been there. ‘How can you be obsessed with somewhere you’ve never been?’ they ask. May I direct you towards the millions of fans of Tolkien’s Middle Earth for example. The Lord Of The Rings’ mythical Read more […]
Posted in Randomness 
Tags: blueberries, Maine, stephen king, whoopie pies 
Comments Off on Maine… the way life should beSheffield – A Reverie
August 18th, 2009 madnad Part of my job here at the sunny University of Nottingham, is to organise workshops, conferences, that sort of thing. I am in the process of setting one up for November and it will be held in Sheffield. I grew up in Sheffield. Lived in Hillsborough for a while, and went to infant school there. My family moved when I went up to Junior school, so I went to Parson’s Cross, and then onto Chaucer Comprehensive. I have never really felt any romantic need to reminisce about Sheffield before, in fact, Read more […]
Posted in Randomness Tags: chaucer comprehensive, def leppard, hillsborough, sheffield, wappentake Comments Off on Sheffield – A Reverie
Bank Holiday Ahoy!
April 29th, 2009 madnad The first of two long weekends is looming, and I confess, I cannot wait. I have not got any plans so far, but just enjoy the fact that I can enjoy my Sunday evening, without that usual dread of Monday morning. I am taking some steps to hopefully remedy this. I applied for a job the other day, and have an interview shortly. I am not going to get too hopeful, but it would be quite cool if I got this new job. In other news, Michael is continuing to twitter occasionally. When I started to ‘following’ Read more […]
Posted in Michael Sheen, Randomness Tags: bank holiday, michael sheen Comments Off on Bank Holiday Ahoy!
Success!
February 16th, 2009 madnad Today I received a good email. Hidden away among the rest of the flotsam and jetsam that is my infrequently visited inbox, was an email from the AAT. It seems that I have passed my final exam, and am now eligible to apply for full membership therefore allowing the letters MAAT after my name. For those unfamiliar with the AAT, it is a finance qualification, somewhere between an A level and a degree. I will not be applying for membership as I feel the use of letters after ones name these days Read more […]
Sanctuary
January 12th, 2009 madnad I am sure you are eager to hear of the events of Friday night. The Mighty Boosh show was brilliant. Despite Noel Fielding and Julian Barrat forgetting their lines once or twice, which descended in hilarious adlib, the Mighty Boosh team put a flawless show. We were seated on the left hand side of stage, and had an excellent view. On Friday, we had some of the items that had been stolen in a recent burglary replaced by the Insurance Company. Yes dear reader, we had to live with the unpleasantness Read more […]
