The more discerning of you that don't watch gameshows and soap operas will have undoubtedly seen the new Honda sponsorship of documentaries on Channel 4. Channel 4 is the home of any documentaries worth watching, and an association with Honda is a pretty good natural fit. In a exceedingly post modern turn of events, Honda's sponsorship features a number of mini documentaries made by W+K showing people using their Honda's in innovative ways. And given the sort of driving I see every day on the roads of St Albans, you have to go fairly far out there to do something that doesn't pass for the ordinary any more. I must admit I've never farmed alpacas but I did once use my dad's Honda Civic Type R to transport over half a dozen hamsters about when we moved house. We … Read entire article »

There may be times in your life when you have nothing to do or are at a loose end. I had a lot of time like this shortly after I graduated and found myself living in my university town over the summer holidays when there were no buggers about and nothing to do. This was the post web but pre Facebook world too, so there wasn’t quite as much to do online as there is now. With this in mind, I was inordinately bored at times and therefore faced the challenge of coping with that boredom without going completely insane. I have no idea whether I succeeded or not but here are the results of my efforts. The key to avoiding boredom is to work on your imagination. You know, that thing … Read entire article »

Although I’m a keen armchair fan of comics, I’m not the sort who has a standing order for the latest issues of particular series at the local comic shop. I’ll read trade paperbacks (often in the library) or whatever comixology is offering for free in a given week but nowadays that’s about it. Gone are the days when I’d buy stuff like the whole Preacher collection. So when I shoved Jonah Hex on the media centre the other night I was a bit surprised to say the least. In my capacity as a failed writer, I’ve developed one or two story ideas that have become fleshed out to the stage of plot outline and have even done a bit of research into the subjects and specialities. One of these is Nordel Freelunch, … Read entire article »