Monthly Archive: July 2009

Jul
26

A Windy Universe!

I’ve been doing some research today, as I wanted to (re) confirm the reading order for the Dune Prequels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, and I’ve made the happy discovery that they aren’t finished with the Dune …

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Jul
25

A difficult quest…

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This seems to be a bit of a challenge! I’m after a some CD Blanks.   Not too difficult I hear you say, even Tescos sell them these days.  No, but I want some specific ones.   They used to be fairly …

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Jul
25

Blast from the past!

I’m wondering how many of you remember this advert on TV…? Sadly it seems the lesser spotted Milkman is just about extinct, in favour of the Supermarket alternative.

Jul
07

What’s Next

A bit of a mixed bag in this post.  Still with a heavy Literary focus I’m afraid, and for those not quite so geeky or interested in Scifi/Fantasy as I am, there’s probably not a great deal here for you …

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Jul
03

Book: Hell’s Gate by David Weber & Linda Evans

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Normally I’m quite a fan of David Weber;  I loved his Honor Harrington series, and the new series that started with off Armageddon Reef was a blast, but Hell’s Gate (Multiverse I) spectacularly failed to engage me. The style of …

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Jul
03

Called for his Pipe, and his Tudors Three…

Yes, I’m happy that the amazing series The Tudors has been renewed for a FOURTH season by Showtime!   We’ve not yet been fortunate enough to see Season 3 in the UK.  It seems that Season 3 started in the US …

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