badrobot

boo-hiss! CD-Wow have made 'the list' after pissing about for nearly three-and-a-half weeks with my copy of Advance Wars DS. Numerous emails have resulted in me getting a refund and the promise of a copy of the game as a goodwill gesture but their shipping date keeps getting moved back... and back... and back. Oh well, it will get here eventually (and I've got Meteos...
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Websense - you are my bitch! Have been quiet of late due to new firewalls at work and lots of baby gubbins at home (the little mite is well 'n' good but using up most of the time I would have spent mooching on the web - wouldn't have it any other way )

Hope you're all well & good... let's see how long this...
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Everything's cool and everything's smooth - Nintendogs arrived in the most this morning: whooo-hoooo!

Blimey - nearly a month since I last updated this. Says it all really - far too busy for introspection and navel gazing; work has been hectic and fatherhood has been a revelation. Luckily I have weird work patterns and don't do 9-5 so I get to spend lots of time with the little 'un, and we've had some nice weather of late - so...
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Sorry I've been a bit quiet; I am now a proud dad and this has kept me rather occupied

So I went to Live8 at the weekend; whether or not you liked the music, the emotional impact of it all was a bit overwhelming.

I know it's easy to simplify the problems in Africa and offer up obvious solutions to complex issues, but surely it's better for the entire planet that we do something & fail than not even try in the first place.

Saw The Tears last night - fantastic. Was another XFM session; sometimes the band don't appear to be enjoying them, and sometimes the crowd can't be arsed - free tickets and all - but when it all comes together it's top notch indeed. Brett & Bernard might not be seeing eye-to-eye but they tunes surpass Suede in their prime. Big thumbs up here.

Things that for once live up to up the hype:

#1 Sin City - really; the best popcorn movie in ages. I was all for just going straight back in again and starting over. The section with Dwight in Old Town is just jaw-dropping.

#2 The Magic Numbers - fantastic album; sing-a-long songs with heart and melodies. This will be the soundtrack to summer, even...
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