Very True Things » My Life http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT "He talks to himself sometimes because he's the only one who understands what he's saying." Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:31:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-05/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-05/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-05/
  • Braved the snow to make it to the school quiz night. 1st place (by just 1.5 points) and more importantly: won more wine than we took. :-) #
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  • I got a 7.0/10 in Color, a color matching game by @methodofaction http://t.co/m1tQYFhb #
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  • Join the SFSFW – the best source for inspirational SF/Fantasy wargaming ideas. http://t.co/N0Sl9Ouh @sfsfw #
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  • Happy New Year. Come on 2012, what have you got to show for yourself? #fb #
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    Available as a poll over on Live Journal (you don’t need an LJ account to vote, just an OpenID account which means an account from WordPress.com, Google, Yahoo, Blogger, etc.)

    League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969

    Graphic Novels

    • The Boys Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society by Garth Ennis
    • The Boys Volume 7: The Innocents by Garth Ennis
    • The Boys Volume 8: Highland Laddie by Garth Ennis
    • The Boys Volume 9: The Big Ride by Garth Ennis
    • Dark Entries by Ian Rankin
    • John Constantine, Hellblazer: Pandemonium by Jamie Delano
    • John Constantine: Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations by Peter Milligan
    • Angel: After the Fall Volume 3 by Brian Lynch and Joss Whedon
    • Angel: After the Fall Volume 4 by Brian Lynch and Joss Whedon
    • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming by Joss Whedon
    • League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969 by Alan Moore
    • Tom Strong Volume 1 by Alan Moore
    • Eternals by Neil Gaiman
    • Fables Volume 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham

    Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography

    Doctor Who

    • Doctor Who: Dragon’s Claw by Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse and Dave Gibbons
    • Doctor Who: The Eyeless by Lance Parkin
    • Doctor Who: The Indestructible Man by Simon Messingham
    • Doctor Who: Wolfsbane by Jacqueline Rayner
    • Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography by Elisabeth Sladen
    • Running Through Corridors: Rob and Toby’s Marathon Watch of Doctor Who (Volume 1: The 60s) by Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke
    • Time, Unincorporated 3: The Doctor Who Fanzine Archives: (Vol. 3: Writings on the New Series) edited by Graeme Burk and Robert Smith?

    The Windup Girl

    Science Fiction and Fantasy

    • Never the Bride by Paul Magrs
    • Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs
    • Enter Wildthyme by Paul Magrs
    • I Shall Wear Midnight: A Story of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
    • Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
    • Transition by Iain Banks
    • Surface Detail by Iain Banks
    • The City and the City by China Mieville
    • Looking for Jake and Other Stories by China Mieville
    • The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
    • Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
    • Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

    Other Fiction

    • Flash for Freedom! by George MacDonald Fraser
    • Flashman and the Mountain of Light by George MacDonald Fraser
    • Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald Fraser
    • Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser
    • Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser
    • The Fort by Bernard Cornwell
    • The Kingdom of Light by Giulio Leoni

    Non-Fiction

    • God Collar by Marcus Brigstocke
    • Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge & the Ordnance Survey by Mike Parker
    • Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom by Tom Holland
    • Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club: One Man’s Quest to Uncover the Books That Taste Forgot by Robin Ince
    • Seven Million Years: The Story of Human Evolution by Douglas Palmer
    • The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World by Philip Gooden
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  • Dealing with City Link customer support. Wish me luck. #
  • #Misfits finale was brilliant but a bit of a downer. Though I wonder where Nathan's original power is now… #justasking #rollonseason4 #
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    • Remove the Sociable plugin – every upgrade breaks my layout. Done
    • As a replacement for the above add Twitter, Facebook and Google+ buttons directly in the theme template.
    • Exclude the Weekly Twitter posts from the front page – having a backup of my tweets is a good thing, displaying them on the homepage of this blog isn’t.
    • Rethink syndication – how exactly do I want to share posts with Live Journal, Facebook, Google+, etc.?
    • A new design?
    • Most importantly – more content
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  • My 4.5 year old PC motherboard has died. Any recommendations for where (UK) to buy mid-range PC base unit with good upgrade potential? #
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  • That was close, well done Balliol #UniversityChallenge #
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  • Pub Quiz Win! #fb #
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