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New blog

I probably won't be updating this blog frequently any more - I've moved over to blogging solely about games at my new site. *start of shameless plug* Check it out at The Average Gamer *end of shameless plug*

Basically, as well as blogging about games-related stuff we're writing easy-reference reviews that tell you at a glance (hopefully) if we think a game is fun and worth buying, or if we thought it was rubbish. There are only a few articles up so far coz I've been messing about with Wordpress and trying to get it looking pretty, but I'll be posting more regularly once everything is running smoothly.

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Wesley Crusher grew up to be Babylon 5's John Sheridan

Check it out on Wil Wheaton's temporary blog. Who knew? I was particularly amused by his comment "I was very grateful that I wasn't Wesley Crusher (not that there's anything wrong with that.)" There's nothing wrong with that at all.

I'd like to know who more TV sci-fi people really are. C'mon Joss Whedon, fill out the quiz here.
Apparently I'm Data from Star Trek:TNG:

"A controlled personality with a vast range of skills and behavior, you are often intrigued by the people and places surrounding you.

In the strictest sense, I did not win -- I busted him up."

So does lots of stuff, interested in learning about things and doesn't really identify with people. Yep, sounds like me.

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BBC London is very depressing

Out of the past 19 posts in BBC online's London RSS feed, there are five articles about murder, two on terrorism, one random violence, one about accidental death, an arsenic warning and a policeman being dodgy.

There are some "happy" stories - some policemen won the lottery, the Queen had dinner on HMS Victory and loads of people are offering to help in the Kashmir earthquake aftermath.

The rest are pretty neutral. And not exactly newsworthy. Apparently Paula Radcliffe is to defend her London Marathon title (like there was any doubt of that), the Saatchi Gallery has been evicted (okay, mildly interesting) , a politician "keeps it real"and Robbie Williams was nervous before a concert until he saw David Beckham looking scared.

Well, thanks, BBC London. My life is now complete because Robbie Williams is comforted by Beckham. How about something useful to us London dwellers, like... hmm... the London Film Festival maybe? Stories that don't make us want to huddle in our homes, too afraid to talk to the neighbours. Not your thing? Okay, I'll have a shot:

• Take part in Guinness World Record attempt at Longest Game of Twister Ever
• Docklands Canary Wharf to hold Charity Night - fabulous discounts and 100% of ticket sales go to charity - No permalink.
• Geek convention in ExCel - better than an Arms Fair!

There ya go. In ten minutes I've managed to find three stories, not one of which even hints at a murder! Given time and the motivation to actually drag my butt out of the house, I could probably even come up with some heart-warming tale of human interest. Schoolchildren perform for AIDS awareness campaign, perhaps*. And all without the benefit of journalistic training. Good, eh?

* This did actually happen a couple of years ago at Queen Mary College, East London. There was an afternoon-long presentation on AIDS awareness, with free condoms and femidoms and guest speakers. For some strange reason, halfway through the afternoon, 20 kids from a local primary school trooped out onstage and started doing some odd wandering/singing/dancing thing that culminated in them all standing in a row holding up a letter each to read something entirely unintelligible. I think they got it wrong. Heart-warming nonetheless!


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UK Serenity ticket stub competition

UIP are apparently giving away "an exclusive Serenity gift" to crazy fans who see the film three times within between 7th and 31st October. The website is here andis registered by UIP so looks legit, though I haven't heard what the gift is from any of the forums, or if anyone has received one yet. Also, it looks like they've displayed the postcode as W!A 2YA, instead of W1A. Easy mistake to make but very unprofessional.

They did a pretty abysmal job of promoting this promotion, since I can't find a link to it from the official UIP or Serenity websites and there was no mention of it in the cinema or to the fans outside the London premiere. I found out about it from a friend and its been mentioned on a few forums, but that's it. Annoying, since I saw it once within the timeframe and binned my ticket. Lucky I have that Unlimited card :) I'm wandering into the cinema whenver I walk past and picking up a free ticket to the film each time. Only need one more! Yes, the gift is probably something really naff like a set of coasters but I don't care. It's exclusive ;)

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