I need to get a new phone as my current one is beginning to do weird things. I am thinking of the Samsung s3 as it seems to be the best phone out there right now ( Read more... )

This made me laugh

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Just went to see a remarkably good king Lear performance (http://www.list.co.uk/article/41904-king-lear/) preceded by burrito. I'd forgotten how much i enjoy a good theatre performance ( Read more... )

Just got back from a trip to the usa which encompassed Miami, LA and San Francisco. Absolutely fantastic ( Read more... )

Decided to finally get around to getting Skyrim. I figured by now enough of the bugs will have been fixed to make it worthwhile.

I'm always of two minds when it comes to games. On one hand i enjoy them, but on the other it feels like a rather large waste of potentially productive time.

Either way, there goes my life for the next month or two

Just been to a fascination Cafe Scientific talk given by Prof Wade Allison on Radiation. Some of the interesting points were ( Read more... )

Today I am mourning the loss and celebrating the life my beloved Grandfather Fredi Kolban. He died on Holocaust Memorial Day. Grandpa was a survivor of WW2. When he was 15 the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia. His parents saw what was happening and saved his life by sending him on the Kindertransport to Britain. He didn't know any English ( Read more... )

Rather annoyed. Just got myself a Blue Ray drive for the pc, and discovered that Windows 7 and VLC don't support Blue ray formats. It seems the only free Blu-ray playing software is DAPlayer, but there is surprisingly little in the way of reviews out there, and most of those (that are not disguised press releases) are less than flattering ( Read more... )

Just saw Sherlock. Absolutely amazing. I think its one of the very few remakes that I have seen that does not disappoint.

Had a very nice holiday, involving much food, games, family and friends. Thoroughly enjoyed myself ( Read more... )