Month: October, 2009

Eurogamer Expo Leeds 2009 Photos

27 October, 2009 (22:12) in Games, Otaku
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Eurogamer Expo Leeds 2009

Today, three geeks desecended upon Leeds for a day of awesome gaming. This is their story.

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Night Note: Eurogamer Expo

26 October, 2009 (23:18) in Games
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Night Note: Eurogamer Expo

Tomorrow is the first day of Eurogamer Expo at the Royal Armories in Leeds! I’ve booked the day off work like a true nerd and will be heading down with camera in hand to capture the days proceedings, and play some games of course! I’ll be updating across the day via twitter, and will be [...]

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Cooking Tori no Karaage

24 October, 2009 (18:42) in Japan
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Cooking Tori no Karaage

Earlier this week, Fukuoka Dreaming posted a recipe for the Japanese fried chicken dish Tori no Karaage (鶏のからあげ). It looked so good that I tried making it for dinner last night!

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So the Prime Minister visited my work today

22 October, 2009 (20:16) in Work
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So the Prime Minister visited my work today

Working for GMG Radio and being based at Real Radio Yorkshire you get used to famous people being on air, usually across ISDN but a fair few drop in too. Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon and JLS to name but a few recently. Despite that, when a rumor started this morning that Prime Minister Gordon Brown [...]

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My Matsuri Post – Freshness Burger

20 October, 2009 (20:25) in Japan
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Matsuri Post - Freshness Burger

I love burgers, looooooove them. My friends joke that no matter where we go, if there’s a burger on the menu i’ll order it. During my time in Japan i’ve sampled quite a few(with many more to try) and my personal favourite to date is Freshness Burger.

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Japan Photo of the Day – Sunday

11 October, 2009 (10:55) in Japan
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Shinjuku Southern Terrace

My Japan photo week draws to a close, and I thought it fitting to finish this with a picture of where my last Japan adventure came to an end.

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Japan Photo of the Day – Saturday

10 October, 2009 (10:56) in Japan
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Shibuya Bus Station

The penultimate day of my photo week and we’re in Shibuya by the Bus Station

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Japan Photo of the Day – Friday

9 October, 2009 (06:02) in Japan
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Rilakkumas!

The weekend approaches and we’re back in Akihabara!

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Japan Photo of the Day – Thursday

8 October, 2009 (07:16) in Japan
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Prayer Tablets

Thursday and we’re Just outside Ueno Zoo, at Toshogu shrine, where I learned no matter how far you think you’ve gone, there’s always a hint of home.

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Japan Photo of the Day – Wednesday

7 October, 2009 (06:58) in Japan
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Crazy Roadworks

Happy Wednesday! today we’re on a street just outside Akihabara where I came across one of the stranger sights of my first Tokyo trip.

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Japan Photo of the Day – Tuesday

6 October, 2009 (06:03) in Japan
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Imperial Palace East Garden

Day two of my photo a day mini-project and we’re off to the quiet tranquility of the Tokyo Imperial Palace East Garden.

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