Monthly Archives: January 2010
New Year’s Day
In my day job I work for an accountancy practice, which means that Januaries are horrible. It’s tax returns month. It’s always mega-stressful. Many of my clients are sole traders, and because of that, final accounts have to be completed … Continue reading
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Mass Obsession
Today, I played Mass Effect 2 for about nine hours. Had a break for a shower. Thought about Mass Effect 2. Had a break for tea. Thought about Mass Effect 2. Watched 24. Thought about Mass Effect 2. Currently writing … Continue reading
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Blair’s Iraq Inquiry Shame
Today, The Iraq Inquiry faced its equivalent of a typical videogame’s shitty final boss fight, when former Prime Minister Tony Blair slicked his way into the building. By far the best moment of the showdown was when Blair claimed that, … Continue reading
Holding Pattern
After another twelve hour working day, a bit of Mass Effect 2, and in-laws, I’m afraid that this blog faces a second night without a meaningful update. Have no fear, however: at some point tomorrow, all tax returns will be … Continue reading
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At the beep…
Hello. You have reached the blogmail of Mike Grant. I’m afraid I’m not in at the moment. I’ve been working for 12 hours straight, and need to write a blog post right now about as much as the music charts … Continue reading
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The Writer’s Trap: BIRC
I bet you’ve never heard of “BIRC”. Well, of course you haven’t, I’ve just made it up. So what does the acronym mean? BIRC = Because It’s Really Cool. Hang on. Surely putting something that’s “Really Cool” into what you’re … Continue reading
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Music And Writing – A Match Made In Heaven
While occasionally the level of concentration required to write anything even half-intelligible can make silence a golden state of affairs, more often than not I find that in order to get into a particular mood to write a certain kind … Continue reading
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A placeholder promise of things to come
Synopses are fun, not. I’ve spent five hours endlessly refining two pages of text today, which initially resembled the most unfocused mess since Stevie Wonder was put in charge of Hubble. I meant to put up a serious post about … Continue reading
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Endless Caruso One-Liners
CSI:Miami is one of the most ludicrous shows on US television. Yet despite its incredible lack of realism and some terrible, terrible plots, it remains relentlessly entertaining, mainly due to the performance of David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine. Caruso … Continue reading
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Cheryl Cole’s L’Oreal Advert
1. Weak 2. Limp 3. Lifeless 4. Dull Yes, there is “an answer”, Cheryl: divorce.
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