Final Fantasy XIV (MMO’s are dangerous for my health)
So at the start of September, I was unemployed, nothing to do, and so I figured i’d finally dip my toe into FFXIV. I haven’t properly played an MMO since WoW, and when I bought that, about two months of … Read More
2 days in Brecon Beacons (Wales)
We initially booked some time off to go to Canada, but with Covid shuttering that idea, we ended up booking a single night in a B&B over in wales, and exploring the gorgeous Brecon Beacons national park. It was foggy/rainy … Read More
Sting – The Trinidad scorpion chilli plant
Back in June, I picked up a chilli plant from our nearby garden centre, it was cheap, only maybe £4 or so – it was pretty tiny too with only a handful of leaves and standing about 5 inches tall. … Read More
The bakening – Artisan homemade bread
Over quarantine i’ve become quite the home cook, what initially started as hot foods quickly turned to desserts and now, here we are at the inevitable artisan bread making phase.I’ve not quite gone as far as having my own sourdough … Read More
Life – August 2020
And so, the days became weeks, and the weeks became months, and suddenly, I found myself staring at the beginning of September, unemployed, and confused as to where the time went. The work situation This is the last month i’m … Read More
MBA v6 is live
The website has been migrated from one.com to ovh.com and has been given a graphical refresh… Read More
The furlough life – May 2020
Yikes. How is it that sitting at home doing nothing productive makes time go so damn fast? It’s almost mid June now and I’ve not been at work for almost 2 and a half months.An email from work at the … Read More
The furlough life – April 2020
So late towards the end of March, my company decided to use the government Furlough scheme on a third of our workforce. It makes sense really, and I don’t blame them for doing so – I recently changed from support … Read More
Life – March 2020 (COVID19 update)
Poor neglected blog, As usual in my life, doesn’t really feel like theres much to talk about, but I figured given the current situation in the UK, I may want to look back and reflect at some point. Jan:Was Cordelias … Read More
Top 20 Games of the Decade 2010-2019
We made it! And it feels like quite a strong decade of video games overall – Starting in the 360/ps3/wii era, and then transitioning into ps4/xbo/wiiU/switch. VR has been born and somewhat refined during this era as well, from the … Read More