January 2012
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November 2011
1 post
October 2011
5 posts
August 2011
4 posts
July 2011
4 posts
June 2011
8 posts
The almost seventeen habits of highly ineffectual...
Regurgitate your food every now and again.
If people start to bore you, walk away. Just walk away.
Don’t think inside the box. Don’t think outside the box. Just think about a box. With a nice big ribbon. That’s it. You’re done.
If you are a bit tired, take a nap. If you are in a meeting or doing a presentation, the exact same rule applies. You deserve it.
If you are...
Miss Communication
Hello. Yes. My washing machine has broken and I need someone to look at it. Okay. Great. 30 pounds call out? Ummmm. Fine. Fine. My name? Mark Rodseth. M-a-r-k. R-o-d. D. D for delta. No. No. R for Romeo. Romeo. Oscar. Delta. D for Dog. Sugar. Echo. Tango. Hotel. No. No. Not Rosdeth.
(5 minutes later)
0-7-5-3-1 [pause] 4-6-9 [pause] 2-6-2. No that’s wrong. Hang on. Please read it back....
Blues Baby
With every great exit, there is always a great entrance. And none is truer than with the recent events of the labour and birth of our daughter Emilia Krystyna Rodseth.
Born at 3 am on Sunday 29th of May 2011 and weighing in at 4 kgs, here are some insights into child birth and new parenting.
The labour process is long. It’s a slow builder; and not in a good way. From when my wife tapped...
May 2011
7 posts
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LA Noire: Not as good as Kings Quest 1
The adventure game was officially buried on February 22, 1999. On a day which is now referred to as ‘Chainsaw Monday’, Sierra Entertainment - the company behind legendary adventure games such as Kings Quest, Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry - axed a third of its workforce including some of their top creative talent. Scott Murphy, co-creator of Space Quest, was one of the many to be given the...
Fox Wars: Season Finale
Here are some things I’ve learnt about foxes in London:
There are approximately 10,000 foxes roaming London, RIGHT NOW!
The average lifespan of a Red Urban fox is 2 years.
Given the perils in urban areas, that’s quite a long time.
These wily creatures are not afraid of much, including:
Things foxes aren’t really afraid of:
A man in his pants with a hosepipe
All settings...
Fox Wars: Requiem
PS: A warning to all fox lovers. An animal was harmed during the making of this story. Harmed beyond the point of repair whilst crossing a road. But then dear reader, nature is cruel - especially when it comes in the form of an impatient London motorist.
As it turns out, the next time I saw fox he was dead. Dead I tells ya. Statistically speaking, he may not have been the same fox but my...
The Fox Wars
My war with the foxes continues.
Just the other day the sanctity of my breakfast - eaten outside on a warm spring morning - was violated. Perhaps the crunching of my cereal attracted the beast or just a misguided perception that he was invited for a quick cuppa; but there it balanced precariously on the fence with it’s tiny vermin eyes watching me munch on my cornflakes. I chinked my...
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Alien Abduction
To know fear is to wake up in the middle of the night with a bright, white light shining in your face and a silhouette of a head looking over you.
“What? What’s going on? Wh..Why is it so bright?” I stammered.
Fear and confusion had me gripped. I turned my head away from the light and slowly my wife’s face came into focus. She was also confused as she woke just before...
April 2011
4 posts
March 2011
3 posts
February 2011
2 posts
I have a pregnant wife, and I'm not afraid to use...
DIY shopping on a Saturday morning is, in a word, f*cking awful. Trying to find stuff in Homebase or B&Q - with the combined customer service efficiency and helpfulness of a surly, teenage goth who is dead - is an infuriatingly challenging process. Hunting and capturing a unicorn and teaching it to play Bach is a significantly easier task than getting any help from B&Q staff.
And needing...
January 2011
2 posts
London, Abney Park Cemetery
The Dead of Winter
Natural History Museum, London
December 2010
2 posts
London, Brick Lane
Poland, Chjonice
November 2010
1 post
Essex, Rainham Marshes
October 2010
3 posts
Spain, Sitches 2010
Spain, Barcelona - Sagrada Família 2010
Spain, Barcelona
September 2010
4 posts
