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The Anniversary of Defeat

by on September 14, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo all, I’ve managed to fall asleep on my tablet and it’s now late as I type this up so I’ll keep it short!

One year ago today, the idea of Scottish Independence went to the polls. And, by the somewhat-slim-yet-somewhat-notable margin of 10%, the NO campaign prevailed. Now, as a Pro-Yesser, the pain of that day has still not faded – it’s pale consolation when we see so many issues that we foresaw in remaining part of the UK present themselves anew, or continue to be a thorn in the country’s side. read more

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How time speeds by.

by on September 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Fourteen years ago today, what can only be described as the defining political and cultural event of the western and middle worlds, possibly of the whole globe, for this generation. From one tragic day of wickedness, over a decade of conflict and suffering continues to grow and consume the world in flames of hatred and intolerance.

Without dwelling on the issue, or angsting too much, I leave you with this: Why do we continue to be so terrible to each other?

M.

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Monday Again

by on September 7, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Morning everyone, just a brief post today as I’ve got to scoot off to work soon. Suffice to say it has been a mixed weekend – Excellent celebration with pals, and a great time seeing family, but more than a little hassle from elsewhere which is causing me to re-evaluate a LOT of things.

Anyway, the less said about that, the better. Onwards, to Friday!

M.

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Japes and games and haute cuisine, oh my!

by on September 4, 2015 at 6:00 am
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It’s the weekend again, hooray! And I’m looking forward to Friday night more than ever today – Some of my pals are coming round for games, fine dining, and general palling around.

The plan is for the evening to be built around a little piece of roleplaying nonsense that we haven’t done in a while – Mashup Roleplaying. I think I might have mentioned it before, but for the benefit of those who I haven’t told, the premise is simple: Each player constructs a very simple character sheet, with very generalised skills and a high-level concept (Warrior, Sharpshooter, Charmer, that sort of thing). They then put a number of genres into a hat, and a number of settings into another. Two genres are then pulled out, along with a setting, and the GM has five minutes to come up with a quick scenario using those parameters for the players to roleplay in. It’s immense fun, and a real roleplaying challenge! read more

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Sorry about the lateness!

by on August 31, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo everyone, sorry today’s page is a wee bit late – I’ve had a busy weekend, and even now I can’t hang around too long. Got to finish off a submission, type up a sunopsis, cover letter, series plan, etc. etc. Thank goodness this was a bank holiday weekend!

Anyway, I shall catch you all on Friday – Cheerio for now!

M.

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The real scariness

by on August 28, 2015 at 6:00 am
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I’m sure I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m a big fan of the Marble Hornets web video series. I’ve recently developed a craving for found-footage horror again, so I thought I’d dip into the other main players in the Slenderverse. I’ve gotta say, there’s a LOT of creativity out there! I’m up to date on EverymanHYBRID and  TribeTwelve, and I’m working my way through DarkHarvest00. I’m really enjoying how they’re all connecting together, which is something that wasn’t present in the otherwise-excellent Marble Hornets series. read more

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Finally, Summer!

by on August 24, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Aloha mateys! Hope you’re all doing well, I thought I’d space the end of the last Elf Blood arc and the start of the next Mei Wu story with a little Extra of everyone’s favourite fox cub, Fliss. I decided to dabble a little in some blended shading, and I think it turned out quite nicely on her! Too time-consuming to consider for the regular comic though, I’m afraid, but still, nice to play around with!

Sunday was a lovely day – proper day of summer, you know the ones where you really struggle to keep cool and even the fan just starts blowing around warm air. Took the opportunity to get a little gardening work done, and cut up some old cardboard boxes for recycling. The real cherry on the top actually came on Saturday night – On Friday, I fell asleep at 12, as I was so exhausted from work, and didn’t wake up ’til 12 on Saturday afternoon. Naturally, I wasn’t able to get to sleep at my normal time, so I continued drawing well into the wee hours of the morning – and got to witness a thunderstorm 😀 read more

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Damnable Politics

by on August 21, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Now, since the independence referendum and the run-up to the recent General Election, I think it’s safe to say that the Labour Party have not been my favourite political group on the planet – I’ve found their rhetoric, their tactics, and their lack of ability (or indeed desire) to provide adequate opposition to the Tory government.

However, a lot of my friends in England still adhere to Labour, because otherwise there is no real credible force for the left wing to attach themselves to. I had high hopes for the Green party in England, to help restore a left wing bent to politics in the region, but sadly they just didn’t have the clout to convince people. And so a lot of voters stuck with Labour, because of what the party stood for in the past, and represented. read more

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It’s a quarter to 3 AM

by on August 17, 2015 at 6:00 am
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… so I hope you won’t mind if I keep this blog post short. I had the great pleasure of showing some family form Hong Kong around Glasgow today and catching up with them yesterday, so my time has been a bit pressed this weekend. One day, I’ll have a nice lie-in and properly recharge my batteries!

Anyway, until Friday! Cheerio for now pals, and have a great week!

M.

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It’s my weekend and I’ll party if I want

by on August 14, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo everyone!

It’s been another exhausting week, but hope is on the horizon! If the chaos manages to keep itself to a minimum tomorrow, I maaaaay just be able to slip away from work a couple of hours early… Which reduces my time owed down to… Just over two full work days. And that’s just since I started counting!

That two hours could give me a real boost, though. If I have more time, I can be more relaxed, and if I’m more relaxed, I’m more amenable to being creative. If all goes well, I’ll be doing a bit of painting later on today, which I’m massively looking forward to! read more

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