Archive for the ‘creative’ Category

Preparing to roam low-sec

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Still being wet behind the ears in EVE Online's galaxy of New Eden I am far from capable of spearheading an attack in low-sec, but that doesn't mean I cannot be useful in a fleet. Whilst I understand that ratting, particularly in high-sec, needs little more than tanking and ...

Weekend to-do list

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Objectives I'd like to achieve, in no particular order: learn Chinese, either Cantonese or Mandarin; learn to play jazz guitar; write a work of significant merit; earn an advanced degree.

Birthday catgirls!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

It's a clue that someone knows you a little too well when you get given the perfect gift. This is just what Melmoth managed to do when he got me a book about creating Cosplay catgirl costumes for my birthday. It's full of advice on how to make cat ears, ...

Weekend report

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I had quite a full weekend, with surprisingly little gaming. I socialised with family, as it was my niece's birthday, watched some MST3K, made Jambalaya, got some Sun on the appropriately rather hot Sunday, finished reading Feersum Endjinn, and poked my head in to a couple of games. It turns ...

Leftover jambalaya

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

I can happily report that the chicken jambalaya I made heats up well and tastes just as good as leftovers. It looks like I have a new meal to add to my recipe book. NOM NOM NOM

Weekend report

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

I popped in to my local town over the weekend, trying to avoid crowds by turning up when I thought most people would be going home. It didn't work out that way, and my arrival may have coincided with some early cinema traffic, but that was okay. I ...

Tiger fur duvet cover

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Months ago I was encouraged to try my hand at sewing. I personally need a tangible project to complete for me to get involved with a hobby, and I was able to come up with the idea of making a duvet cover from fake tiger fur to get me ...