My nemesis today – the Olympic torch relay in Cornwall

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So, the next weekend is this month’s meeting of the Cornwall Graphic Novel Group. It is normally on the weekend before that I put up posters for it. That’s today. Today… the day of the Cornwall leg of the Olympic torch relay.

Unsure what to write about for my next West Briton column

Needs to be Cornwall related with a youth or gender angle…

Some of you may know that I am a sometimes columnist for the West Briton. I’ve had three pieces out since December last year. All have been rather ranty and depressing, but that’s a sign of the times we live in.

Now, I’m not asking you to write a column for me. But I’m having problems deciding between ideas I’ve had. So I need help on picking a theme/idea. I might add that I have to get in a sort of Cornwall angle, while at the same time making the issue related to gender and/or youth.

Here’s my ideas so far:

1. Where’s my role models? – A look at the lack of role models in Britain today for girls and women that aren’t focused on their looks, taking in the scary notion that a character like the Black Widow in Avengers Assemble could be a better role model than Katie Price. Maybe bringing in a shout out to Cornwall Graphic Novel Group.
2. Please stop the racism - A story of my encounter with a taxi driver who is fed-up with people being horrible to him, just because he’s not British, though has every right to work in this country and importantly – in this county. How the treatment of this man fills we with apprehension as to how adults set an example to children in these matters.
3. This country is acting like monsters to those who need compassion - An examination of how hatred towards benefit claimants and the disabled has seemingly overrun our country in the last five years. Taking in thoughts that the country is quickly becoming a place that people like my late grandfather would not recognise.

That’s all I’ve got at the moment. Two of these ideas are obviously time sensitive.

Any thoughts, peeps?

EVE update #3 – what kind of player do I want to be?

Still messing around with the demo.

Last night I spent about an hour on the game. Due to my current physical state, this was all I could manage. I completed the second mission for the first business agent you’re introduced to after the main tutorials.

May 2012 meet of Cornwall Graphic Novel Group is on!

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As announced yesterday over on the official Cornwall Graphic Novel Group site, the May meet is fast approaching. In case you haven’t already heard, the main subject of discussion will be Marvel’s Spider-Man, taking in several universes: Amazing, Marvel and Noir.

EVE update #2 – I only started playing the demo this evening

Haven’t actually played much yet.

I played EVE for the first time this evening. Well, I say played, I’m just kicking back in the demo at the moment. And it is a really difficult game to focus on when you’re in the grips of a truly almighty cold that threatens to explode your nasal cavity and cover the entire world in snot.