This list is a little dis-honest. Well that’s not quite the right word for it; artfully structured? constructed? biased? In short this list may not be a true Top Ten of the manga I’ve read this year. Why is that? I hear you cry. Well quite simply because I didn’t want to put the same things on the list two years in a row. While I do largely write these things for my own self-satisfaction I do hold out the slim and naive hope that someone other than I actually reads them. As such I feel it would be something of a dis-service to not highlight as diverse a range as possible. After all, if I recommended a series last year and its still on-going (as over half of last years series are) then theres no reason to think it isnt worth your time. Continue reading…
Up, up and Away
I’m starting a “super’s” game next Tuesday (25/01). I was going to start it this week but Im likely going to be too “busy” (certainly not playing Dead Space 2). In theory the game will run Tuesday night from 8-11. But Im not too tied to that day and time so thats up for negogiation. I’m looking for two to six (hah) players, though if you cant make it and still want to get involved (or just fuck with whoever is playing then read on). The game will be taking place in the icy depths of Springmount on ye olde dublin road (a.k.a the house I’m renting). Continue reading…
Upcoming “articles”
Well Monday (or possibly Tuesday depending on when I can get shopping) see’s a return to my healthy eating plan so I should have my entries about that back on track next week. I also plan to try and keep up with my update schedule in the new year (which if you believe the lie under the “About” page would be every Tuesday). In particular I want to have my “Best of 2010” entries (Manga, Anime, Computer Games, Swag and possibly Music) all posted by the end of the month (as opposed to ten months into the year in question like I did this year).
Listening to: Blitzen Trapper - Sadie
A (very) basic “photo” guide to using Calibre with your Kindle
As the title says this is a very basic “photo” (in actuality screenshot) guide to using Calibre (a free eBook management program) with your Kindle. It briefly covers how to add books to the program, how to convert them to the best format for the Kindle and then how to get them onto the Kindle. As per uisual click on the images below for larger versions. Continue reading…
Michaels Month of Meticulously Mandated Mastication – Taking a break
To anyone who has been reading this series of posts regularly I apologise for the lapse in updates over the last two or three weeks. Its mainly due to the fact that the mealplan has suffered some serious setbacks over that same period of time and as I’m planning to take a break from any attempt at healthy eating over christmas I think this may be a good time to take a break. I’m planning to restart my diet (and these posts) on January 4th 2011. Hopefully I’ll get the two missing updates finished in the interim.
(Planned) December Viewing – Anime Edition
While I was banging through the shows at the beginning of the month my re-subscription to World of Warcraft half way through November more or less fucked my viewing plans (and all other plans I had). So I didnt mange to get through a lot of the stuff from the last entry. God I wish I could say it was because I was busy with Nanowrimo as opposed to World of Warcraft, but thats a topic for a different entry. Considering Cataclysm is out in less than forty eight hours I imagine this month will be even worse. Still some kind of plan is better than none at all. Continue reading…
Michaels Month of Meticulously Mandated Mastication – Sixth Bite
Well week two is off to an inauspicious start with last night’s chinese. But we’ll see how it goes. Weekends are always something of a diet minefield due to work. As I mentioned before, it throws off my meal schedule entirely. This weekend was a weird mix of up and down. In some ways it was better than last weekend (mainly due to lack of a hangover and better prepared lunch’s), in other ways worse (fell afoul of a few free and awesome muffins in work and twenty cent sandwiches in Tesco’s). Continue reading…
Michaels Month of Meticulously Mandated Mastication – Fifth Bite
Well that’s one week down. Unfortunately I only weighed myself half way through the week so Im no sure how much I lost in total. But based on the last few days the rate of weight loss is pretty decent. But then again it always is in the first week or two of a diet. Continue reading…
Michaels Month of Meticulously Mandated Mastication – Fourth Bite
Today’s the last day of the first week of my eating plan, so Im going to cut the planned update short and just cover one day. Today’s food, as seems to be the norm, was not without its problems. But overall things turned out quite well. I’m also not suffering any noticeable cravings, though now that I thought about cravings I’d love a few slices of white bread. But I’d prefer to be slimmer more so I must persevere. Once you start cooking its weird how into it you get, I spent a good two hours last night looking up various recipes and thinking about what I would include in the next two week block. Which should conclude just before christams, I’m not going to bother with healthy eating for christmas or new years eve weekend. Hopefully I can stick to it for the week in-between, but if not Im not going to be too heartbroken. After all, this is a martathon, not a sprint. Continue reading…
Michaels Month of Meticulously Mandated Mastication – Third Bite First Nibble
I posted the last entry without any pictures. This has now been rectified.