CAMPING

Just back from camping for the weekend near Boyle, Alberta.

Went for a 8km run, before going for a swim in the lake (pictured below)

I'm getting ready for a 300km hike through the Rockies to the north of Jasper, sometime at the end of August/ beginning of September.

A WARM WELCOME

...to readers of the Sunday Telegraph.

This blog has been resting for a while, but feel free to scroll back through previous posts.

If you want, you can read a free extract from Wasting Police Time here.

You can buy the book here (or at amazon.co.uk, or - in the UK - from most decent bookstores).

RPGCast - Episode 138: "Too Good For Dragon Quest"

Phil tells about why his mad skills are too much for Dragon Quest IX to handle. Lee Gordon joins us once again and let's us know how good PSN's PSX classics are in Europe. Finally, Square Enix had some sort of announcement about Ogres.

Prognosis not good for 'Trauma Team'

The critically-lauded 'Trauma Center' series is four games young with the release of 'Trauma Team'. With it borrowing heavily off of popular hospital-based TV dramas like House, ER, and Grey's Anatomy, one could be forgiven for thinking the franchise is already jumping the shark.

ModNation Racers

Sackboy was a big hit in LittleBigPlanet, but the character's legacy has clearly spread into ModNation Racers, a kart racing game that could be better than a lot of gamers might think.

RPGCast - Episode 131: "E3xpectations"

Reviews from iTunes, disappointing games, and E3 predictions make up the meat of this show. Mmm...meat. I'm hungry, time for a sandwich.

'Alan Wake' takes TV to another level

Although the first season of 'Heroes' was darn close, nothing has ever topped 'Twin Peaks' or 'The X-Files' as two of my favourite television shows of all time, that is, if you discount 'Big Brother', 'Survivor' and 'The Amazing Race'.