Just putting this out there to see if anyone notices tbh... :)

New blog up at www.contention.co.uk/blog ; although I'm starting to slow down a bit on the posting I think I'm happy with the setup so I'll probably keep it. :)

Hmm.

This journal has been a reflection of the last ten years of my life - not so much a record as a fuzzy capture of sometimes inane and different thoughts that floated through my head at random points. I was considering updating it and seeing if I could get into the habit of posting more, but it seems almost a shame to lose the record of who I ( Read more... )

( My take on the Mass Effect series ending... (spoilers) )

Getting rid of old SF/F books - anyone wants any of these, just shout and I'll see if I still have them.

( Free books? )

( Today, I'm on strike. )

Amazon's US site - "We'd really like you to shop on the UK site, we think you'll find it a more fulfilling experience ( Read more... )

No Metro at the station today so I'm getting this off my chest instead.

Yesterday Twitter informed me of an article Alyssa Bereznak wrote on her dating experiences with John Finkel (notably, a MTG world champion). To quickly sum up - they met on OkCupid and dated; he mentioned he was a world champion MTG player; she dumped him like a bad case of ( Read more... )

Not sure why I'm more inclined to post times for the outdoor running I do, and ignore all the (presumably more accurate - and lately, much more frequent) treadmill runs. Still ( Read more... )

Running through my friends list, catching up on things.

I've missed a lot, but it seems mainly that people have more children now. Firemyst has a twitter feed (I'd subscribe but you post too much!).

Excellent photos from xinef.