Monthly Archive for August, 2006

Play Tantrix - it’s Great

Tenerife Sunset

My first post in a while! I’ve been on holiday for the past couple of weeks, going first to Edinburgh, and then to Tenerife. Much fun was had :)

Now I’m busy preparing for a couple of exams I have in two weeks, so it may be a bit quiet here until they’re over - however, in the meantime I’ve found the new Best Thing Ever:

Tantrix Tiles

It’s called Tantrix and it’s a kind of strategy game you can play on your own or against others. There’s a free online version - try it out! You can play against other people or against a robot, but I suggest you find out how to play first. I like it so much that I’ve ordered the proper (non-computer) game and everything.

[EDIT 10th September 2006: I've been meaning to add (but kept forgetting to) that I wanted to thank Kathryn for bringing her Tantrix set to Edinburgh so that we all were able to experience its wonder. Otherwise mine would still be a Tantrix-free existence. So um, thanks :D]

Scissors vs Pizza Cutter - Finished!

Well, the results of our investigation are in. After the long hours of hard work and painstaking research, we have a winner. And there’s a video at the end.

For full details and post-investigation analysis, go to the Scissors vs Pizza Wheel pages.

If you have any questions about this investigation or want help in understanding the results, please post a comment here!

Jenson Wins!

Jenson Button wins the Hungarian GP 2006

Jenson Button has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2006! What good news this is. I want to congratulate him on finally achieving a victory (though I don’t expect he’ll read this), and hope that this is the first of many. It was a well earned result on the back of a good strategy and a great drive, in what was far and away the most exciting race of the year (though let’s face it, there wasn’t much of a standard to beat), and I’m glad I was home to watch it with my Dad :)

All those second places and and missed opportunites, reliability issues and unfulfilled potential and now it has happened at last. Keep it up Jens!

Armando Iannucci Shows on DVD!

The Armando Iannucci ShowsI’ve been waiting for this for ages! Finally, the brilliant Armando Iannucci Shows are coming to DVD.

This is the Best News Ever. Or at least the best news of a comedy DVD nature I’ve had in a while. I don’t remember much about the shows, only that I really enjoyed watching them a few years ago, and I’ve been longing for a chance to give them a second watch.

I’ve also just been reminded that his new TV series, Time Trumpet starts tonight at 10.00 on BBC Two. Woo!

Now all we need is for We Are History to be released and everything will be splendid :D