Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category

Some of my online time is spent using forums and messageboards. The quality of forum content is variable, but on the whole it’s readable and understandable. However, some younger messageboard contributors seem to have the intelligence and writing capability of a tin of spam. I regularly see badly written and badly spelled incoherent dross and it’s getting on my nerves. Not because it’s low quality, or even because it’s ignorant, but because I think it shows how the education system is failing our children. Read more »

It’s a new year: what better time for a lick of paint around here? The old design was never finished and I never really liked the literal interpretation of ‘pale movie’: monochrome images of some of my favourite films. So they are gone: dumped down the virtual swanny.

The new theme is still straightforward, but instead of a lighter background, I’ve opted for something more sombre. The focus is the large, randomized background images which capture ideas about loneliness, alienation, dereliction, decay and obsolescence; themes that I’ve always been interested in and will be exploring over the months to come as I try to improve both the subject matter of my posts and my writing style (I’ve been accused of being too wordy and too dry). While this is part of my style, I really want to develop language that’s more colourful and compelling, so stay tuned to see if I manage it…

Oh, and Happy New Year, etc.