Thursday  the Twenty-Ninth of August, 2002

Mysteries of the 21st century, x in a series of x+1 - Go! Go! Beckham!, a faux-Japanese Gameboy platform game, the titular hero knocking cartoon monsters over with his poorly-physicked ball skills. Taking a simple kiddies' platform game and making it into a realistically three-dimensional experience is one thing - this is a needless and baffling counterpoint.

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 Wednesday  the Twenty-Eighth

Revelation! But I feel somewhat cheated at the vaporisation of a discovered author. Herald Froy (of the Froy Marriage Test, and the 1957 book it came from) was actually a pseudonym of Keith Waterhouse (working with Guy Deghy), writing a couple of years before Billy Liar.


 Tuesday  the Twenty-Seventh

Insaniquarium - an inspired combination of Tamagotchi-style pet-management, soothing fishtank visuals and marauding space monsters. Hatch bonus creatures from freshly-purchased eggs (guppy faeces being solid gold), and your aquarium gradually begins to look after itself, the new denizens taking over some of the boring management aspects for you. A satisfying chunk of cartoon ecosystem.
Aha. T9 predictive text input does allow you to select words other than the one it insists upon, by tapping at 'zero'. I didn't know this, or if I did then I'd forgotten. No longer will I text impetuously about shaking people up when they miss a cup.

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Brain children. Recent or noteworthy Web offspring.

Online cliques. Trespassers may be welcome.

In the bookpile. About to read, or currently reading, or meaning to take back to the library.

Incidental music. Ohrwurmen or otherwise.

Other weblogs. The ones I make a point of returning to a lot.

Supporting cast. That have Web pages. In alphabetical order.

Weeks beginning. All having ended.
2002: 26.08 19.08 12.08 05.08 29.07 22.07 15.07 08.07 01.07 24.06 17.06 10.06 03.06 27.05 20.05 13.05 06.05 29.04 22.04 15.04 08.04 01.04 25.03 18.03 11.03 04.03 25.02 18.02 11.02 04.02 28.01 21.01 14.01 07.01

2001: 31.12 24.12 17.12 10.12 03.12 26.11 19.11 12.11 05.11 29.10 22.10 15.10 08.10 01.10 24.09 17.09 10.09 03.09 27.08 20.08 13.08 06.08 30.07 23.07 16.07 09.07 02.07 25.06 18.06 11.06 04.06 28.05 21.05 14.05 07.05 30.04 23.04 16.04 09.04 02.04 26.03 19.03 12.03 05.03 26.02 19.02 12.02 05.02 29.01 22.01 15.01 08.01 01.01

2000: 25.12 18.12 11.12 04.12 27.11 20.11


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