Monthly Archives: October 2008

Pause

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Dan

November 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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Superhero week suspended

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Dan

Note to self: Laptops and children jumping on the bed do not mix. I might not be around much for a little while. Bookmark It Read more »

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Superhero Week Day Five: Why I don’t like heroes

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Dan

The 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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Superhero Week Day Four: Comic Book Q&A

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Dan

Recently 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. … Continue reading → Read more »

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Superhero Week Day Three: Video Pirates #2

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Dan

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Superhero Week Day Two: Keys to the Fortress of Solitude

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dan

Long 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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Superhero Week Day One: Top 5 Batman Villains

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Dan

It’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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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One, two, three, blow!

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dan

Much 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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We shall not, we shall not be moved

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Dan

Evan 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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Recipe corner

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Dan

How 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 … Continue reading → Read more »

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