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149,566 – War! What is it good for?

Well, it’s good for exciting finales, for a start. But I’d better say no more for fear of dropping too many spoilers. Hard to find time to write the last few weeks, what witha combination of House Moving Stuff, podcasting Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Travels

145,556 – New house, same book

Soooo, been busy. Just moved house, you see, across the city to a lovely detached place in which I can finally unleash full volume surround sound without causing aural bodily harm to the neighbours. Bliss! Despite this I’ve managed to Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Writing

Dollhouse season 1

We finished the first season of Dollhouse last night, with the vaguely legendary Epitaph One episode that inexplicably wasn’t aired in the States and was only shown over there on the DVD release. Thankfully Virgin here in the UK showed Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Games

Batman Arkham Asylum video preview

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The new Batman Arkham asylum demo is out and we took a closer look at it. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Writing

Day off! With lots to do, of course…

I’ve got the day off! Which is rather exciting. I’ve taken this Friday and the next off specifically to work on my book. If I really knuckle down I think I’ve got a good chance of finishing a first draft. Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Writing

142,271 – clash, bang, biff, smash

Just a quick one, as I’m off to work in a sec. Word count is still rising, battle’s progresing nicely. There’s really not long to go now, glancing over my plot outline. If it wasn’t for the fact I’m probably Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Games

LucasArts returns: a win for gaming history

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LucasArts have re-released some of their classic adventures on Steam, The Secret of Monkey Island is making its way to the Xbox and Telltale are making new Monkey Island episodes. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Writing

139,952 – ACTION

I have unleashed! So to speak. Just quickie update this, as it’s late, but I simply couldn’t resist blogging about my excitement at finally getting into the climactic action at the end of my novel Evinden. This is where it Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Filmmaking

136,584 – Sofas, Star Trek, Transformers and VFX

Sofas: Looked at quite a few of them. I still think there needs to be some kind of market-wide price comparison system in place, whereby items of all kinds get fairly compared and priced accordingly. Because, let’s face it, a Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago
Writing

132,163 and counting

Yes, I’m still writing the book. Yes, I passed my second self-imposed deadline a very, very long time ago. What can I say? I’ve been busy! Vegas, Derbyshire and now moving house. Which is gradually moving along – had a Read more…

By Simon Jones, 16 years ago

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