Blogging and all that Malarkey

When I was working (on my own) in the studio between Christmas and New Year, I played the Live Aid DVD which the guys bought me for my birthday.

Andy Budd has announced BlogAid, asking you to pledge the earnings from advertising, affiliate programs or site sponsorship made from your site during January to your countries local Earthquake and Tsunami appeal.

I’d just finished reading Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Round book (kindly given by Sue’s Mum for my birthday at the end of November) when the DVD pops into my Christmas stocking (this time, nicely gift wrapped for my brother by Amazon (lazy…

IOTBS: The Director’s Cut has been improved in the latest release resulting in a far more sophisticated tool, with better accessibility, and a greater range of possible uses. For links to the latest files, see the IOTBS resources page.

Well, it’s time for me to head off to the Stuff and Nonsense office Christmas party. It’s the same every year… I have too many drinks, then chat up the gorgeous girl from accounts, before heading off to her place for…;) Thing is, I never regret it in the…

My CSS Zen Garden submission, unimaginatively titled’Invasion of the Body Switchers’, has been accepted. Thanks Dave!:D

We are in the final stages of completing our project for Young Flintshire, an initiative for young people in the county. And the process of design has taken many things from the stuff that I have talked about this week.

Most recently, Paul Chadwick has recieved much critical acclaim for his work on comic-book movie tie-ins such as Star Wars and the Matrix.

I love comic books (you might have guessed that already), not just because of the stories or the artwork (or because I long to wear a cape and jump off the wardrobe), but because I admire the’process’ and teamwork which goes into creating them.

Two of my favourite comic books artists excel in black and white illustration, the first, Frank Miller is better known for his work on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and more recently, Sin City.