postaday2011 – TheBoyEllis Blog

An update on PostAWeek2011

Originally, I had a crack at PostADay2011. If you imagine PostAWeek2011 being a kickabout in the local park, its more frequent sibling is akin to playing against the current Barcelona team. On your own. Naked. Tied to an old man.

Are Apple afraid of iOS?

Apple needed to do something to remind them of the heavy grey box collecting dust on the desk.

Just what do you spend an HMV voucher on?

This was my second visit to the music/game/you-name-it-we-got-it store and I was met with the exact same problem. What do you buy at HMV these days?

Tron Legacy – pretty dull

Heavy breather? Sinus problems? Perhaps he had a bad cold. Nope, he was asleep. Like me, the guy to my right had ventured to the cinema alone. We were kindred spirits. I was off work, trying to fill my last day away from the grindstone with something a little different. Maybe he was doing the … Continue reading Tron Legacy – pretty dull

Daft Punk made me go to the cinema

I've had a think and I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've been to see a film based solely on the soundtrack.

…and all that was left was a bench.

I didn't know Kev. He could have been a great bloke, the sort you'd lend your car to. He might even have invented something important. Like the bath plug, perhaps. On the other hand, he might have been a right so and so. Perhaps even a murderer, or, worse still, an estate agent. That's unlikely, … Continue reading …and all that was left was a bench.

TheBoyEllis Blog 2010 Stats

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2010. That's about … Continue reading TheBoyEllis Blog 2010 Stats

Ghost scene of my youth

Five-a-side, one in goal, two vs two, world cup singles, headers and volleys - it all happened here.

A post a day? I give myself until February.

An email from WordPress dropped through my inbox this morning, pointing me in the direction of this. It grabbed my attention because I really should be making more of this blog. Its progress is a slow trickle at the moment and it really should be motoring along; I have so much I want to write … Continue reading A post a day? I give myself until February.