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Nostalgia of Pastels

Nostalgia of Pastels

Reading Time: 6 minutesI bought this little set of watercolours from The Range which I visted when chasing Freightliners recently, as I was taken in by the interesting and slightly different colours. It’s a bit of a niche set, and certainly not useful as the only set one 

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Freightliners and Balm Road Branch

Reading Time: 2 minutesl have been meaning to go and have a look at the Midland Road Depot for a while, but it has always seemed a bit out of the way for a special trip (Laziness, I know). But when my son had a Rugby day in 

Last Night [Requiem Ensanglanté Demo]

Last Night [Requiem Ensanglanté Demo]

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night was first a 15-minute wait in the pissing rain… For a 3-mile journey on a number 19 bus… To a party in a house nobody knew… And probably shouldn’t go to anyway… …The bible in my pocket and a bottle in my hand… 

York University

York University

Reading Time: 2 minutesEver since attending an interview for York many years ago (which due to the presence of a friend studying there became a somewhat extended drinking break) I have very much liked the campus at York, due to the well known Brutalist influenced architecture.

Ripon

Ripon

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the recent cap on bus fares we decided to take advantage and visit Ripon, somewhere that I have so far never actually managed to visit. Just as we picked up the 36 bus in Chapel Allerton the heavens opened. To escape the rain we 

Cotman Watercolour Floral Pocket Set

Cotman Watercolour Floral Pocket Set

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn a breif visit to Shipley and Saltaire, plagued sadly by back problems, I was seduced by the art shop again and decided to buy some watercolours. This is something I have played with a little, though not for quite some time, though it is 

What an Absolute Fucking Debacle

What an Absolute Fucking Debacle

Reading Time: 6 minutesYes, you heard, A fucking debacle. I’ve been ummng-and-ahhing whether to write anything about this nonsense for some days now, but I need to vent on this and, hell, no-one ever really reads my wafflings so I will do it here and hope when fame 

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is my entry for the #MyBridgertonScore competition by Spitfire Audio. This is the first time I have ever scored to a preexisiting video and has been quite an experience! There’s a lot I would do different next time, but at least I have done 

Battle March of The Cyborgs

Battle March of The Cyborgs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust finished this. It’s synthwave, with Orchestral elements.  This is how I see the Cyborg XG-44E stuff progressing. Christian Bodden · The Battle March Of The Cyborgs That’s all for now.

Scarborough

Scarborough

Reading Time: 3 minutesA welcome return after cancellations due to Covid19 has been the annual free trip to the seaside provided by Unison. I love Scarborough. It’s both beautiful and tacky, pompous and run down. I love the winding old streets and the ostentatious Victorian hotels and the 

Kirkstall to Rodley

Kirkstall to Rodley

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor all the time I have spent on canals, one stretch I have rarely walked any of is the stretch up out of Leeds staring at Kirkstall. Starting off the canal is pleasent, but unexceptional, passing first Kirkstall Lock and the non-descript fields which are 

Poppies

Poppies

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a very quick one. I just had to take this wonderful shot of these poppies growing up a wall by the bus stop. Inspiration can strike in the most random places in the city.