peterdarkdragon

I’ve been burning my way through Mythbusters on Prime, having made my way right to the final series of both Adam and Jamie’s run as well as Jon and Brian’s. If you haven’t watched Mythbusters, I highly recommend it as some light watching with some occasional heavy science, heavy objects and massive explosions. Rather than dip back into my admittedly limited catalog of programs, I’m...
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If there is one thing I have learned from my recent forays into the world of corporate management, it’s that the most important things to do, from a self improvement point of view, are those that scare you the most. That’s the only way you will grow into the role. That’s often the trick for me, since a lot of what could happen in my...
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working every Sunday was one thing during my secondment and I was responsible for the evening/weekend teams. But that’s over now and quite frankly there are 5 actual managers in the branch, none of who do an actual Sunday shift. So I’m gonna see if we can change that. The idea of having a whole weekend without any work sounds pretty cool to me. I’ve...
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I know that we don’t get heat here in England that can really match with some places around the world. I’m thinking back to my trip to the South of France in the height of summer. That was HOT. Yet it’s still been pretty darn hot around here recently. One of the few remaining perks of my current job is that the whole building is...
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Well…in a sense of the year going by anyway. It’s the next big event coming up for the year, celebration wise. It’s certainly close enough to start thinking about my costume since I’ve got the evening booked off and I’m looking forward to getting into the spirit of things. I’ve got my old fall back of my Star Trek costume of course. It’s a good...
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As a writer I’ve often wrestled with the question of what makes a good story. It was something I often struggled with when starting out and while there is no one simple answer to this question, one of the first answers I came up with is what I call the Disney Movie idea. Not an idea that is unique to Disney but I’ve noticed a...
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The sun is out in full force over here and we have already had a mini heatwave. Which makes it the perfect time of year to get back to my daily routine of running to work rather than taking the bus. It’s been a while since I attempted this three mile run and boy did I feel it after the first one. Even back when...
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Not something you’d think I’d need reminding about but seems a couple of websites I shop with disagree. I’ve had a couple of emails today reminding me that my Birthday is coming up. Here is the thing, I know that. It’s my Birthday. I know I don’t have the best head for dates on occasion but it takes quite a blind spot when it comes...
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Funny how as soon as you are back at work from a holiday, you want to straight away head back for another one. I guess that’s one reason why I book two holidays around the middle of the year. That and because I always like to book one for my birthday. Which is just over two weeks away. And as it happens two weeks is...
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Ask me why I was learning Martial Arts even two months ago and I’d give a very different answer to today. Recent events have switched my thinking from simple fitness and exercise to actual self defence. Both in terms of work and out on the street, London is feeling more dangerous these days. And I’d like to know how to defend myself before I actually...
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Not that I often struggle with my writing projects. Yet there is one that I constantly feel a struggle with. I’ll be the first to admit that struggle is in my head and it’s pretty much one I’ve not created but certainly nurtured over the last five years. It’s a piece I’m writing based on a story I read online and kinda got its claws...
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