Calvin and Hobbes. Naturally...

So, let's face it, Calvin & Hobbes is the single greatest use of the comic-strip medium the world has ever seen. Can we thank Mr Watterson enough? No, we certainly can't. To celebrate this incontestable truth, I've decided to give away a whole heap (okay, okay, fourteen) of C&H wallpapers for your Mac/PC. They're in 1920x1200 resolution and really should grace your desktop immediately, if not sooner. Click on THIS LINK to download the ZIP file. Enjoy.

"Call me Ishmael..."

(Please note: This article contains many spoilers.)

There are only 365 days in a year. There are but 24 hours in a day. This being the case, the vast majority of us will have a “bucket list” of books, movies, albums, games and goodness knows what else, that we’d like to get to. At some point. If we’ve got the time.

New Inkpen Site Launches!

Hi everyone, just a quick post to let you know that I've finally finished my new design website (yes, that's why I've been a little neglectful of my blog lately). Head on over to www.inkpen-design.com and let me know what you think!

Why Don't You Own: R-Type Final?

There are few certainties in life; death, taxes, continual FIFA updates and the unceasing plunge of the videogame industry into the murky waters of pop culture, homogenisation and inevitable mediocrity. Unfortunately, it's this very plunge that will affect the future of games such as R-Type: Final so badly. If, indeed, it hasn't already.

The Perfect 10 Car Garage...

Let's face it, we've all done the 'Dream Garage' thing. You know, "if money was no object, what cars would you buy for your dream garage?" Well, as some of you may know, I'm something of a car fan/junkie/enthusiast/nut/bore/whatever. A dyed in the wool petrolhead. So my list runs to, literally, dozens of cars. But I got thinking, which ones would I choose if I only had room for 10 cars from automotive history? There'd be no point getting anything truly old and rare, because with limited garage space I want to be able to regularly drive everything in there (so no old Bentleys or Mercs, sadly). Same for 4x4s as I never venture off-road (sorry Land Rover fans). Have a read of the conclusions I came to, and let me know what you'd choose in your 10 car garage. I reckon it's an interesting view into someone's personality...

Movie Marathon Reviews

First of all, apologies for my lack of, well, being here for the last few weeks. Life got hectic, work got even more hectic and I simply had no time for blogging. Anyway, I'm here now.

So, this weekend saw Mrs Jim and myself undertake something of a movie marathon as we strove to catch up on the rather large pile of films we've not had chance to watch lately. Were they any good? Did I overdose on popcorn? How quickly did I lose all feeling in my legs? Blast through these super-short reviews to find out!