Archive of 2008 October
Pause
on October 30th, 2008 in General by Dan | 27 CommentsNovember is NaBloPoMo. Or at least it used to be until the organizers got a little drunk with the power of it all and decided to make every month NaBloPoMo, which in my view has basically killed it. I participated last year, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I posted every single…
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Superhero week suspended
on October 25th, 2008 in General by Dan | 26 CommentsNote to self: Laptops and children jumping on the bed do not mix. I might not be around much for a little while. Bookmark It
Continue reading...Superhero Week Day Five: Why I don’t like heroes
on October 23rd, 2008 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsThe TV show Heroes got me incredibly excited when I first heard about it. A critically acclaimed show with high production values about superheroes? This could well be the show I’ve been waiting for all my life. My levels of excitement were maintained throughout the first three quarters of season…
Continue reading...Superhero Week Day Four: Comic Book Q&A
on October 23rd, 2008 in General by Dan | 7 CommentsRecently Lee, my antipodean pop culture guru, has been running a series of interviews with his readers about their comic book reading habits. He has very kindly agreed to let me publish my answers here as part of Superhero Week. I probably should warn you that this post is about…
Continue reading...Superhero Week Day Three: Video Pirates #2
on October 22nd, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 10 CommentsSuperhero Week Day Two: Keys to the Fortress of Solitude
on October 21st, 2008 in General by Dan | 17 CommentsLong time readers of this blog will probably have picked up by now that I have an tendency to lose things. As way of an example the past six months have seen me lose my wallet, my iPod, my car’s tax disk, my work swipe card, my colleague’s work swipe…
Continue reading...Superhero Week Day One: Top 5 Batman Villains
on October 20th, 2008 in General by Dan | 21 CommentsIt’s day one of Superhero Week here at All That Comes With It. I can almost hear the thud of my statcounter falling from here. Still, I’m committed to it now; and anyway, I find these theme weeks invaluable in kick starting my blogging creativity. And I’ve certainly felt in…
Continue reading...One, two, three, blow!
on October 18th, 2008 in General by Dan | 19 CommentsMuch like the Queen, Evan is having two birthdays this year. Today was his ceremonial birthday and we had various family members round for sausage rolls and hundreds and thousands sandwiches. He had a great time and amused the room with his enthusiastic reactions to his numerous presents. Monday sees…
Continue reading...We shall not, we shall not be moved
on October 16th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 20 CommentsEvan stages a spontaneous sit-in protest in the aisles of Wilkinsons in order to demonstrate against the injustice of not being bought an Iggle-Piggle bubble-bath. With the release of the new MacBooks yesterday I’m quite tempted to stage a similar protest of my own next time Kerry and I are…
Continue reading...Recipe corner
on October 14th, 2008 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsHow to make meringue: Take the whites of two eggs and whisk until firm. Add 4oz of caster sugar a tablespoon at a time, whisking for 3-4 seconds between each spoonful. Drop a spoonful of the mixture onto parchment paper and place in an oven set to 200ºC for 90…
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