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Tag: family

  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17 - Secret Bonus Review

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17 - Secret Bonus Review



    An interview conducted in the back of a moving car with Sarah, the true talent behind Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog. Supplements my review to episodes 15, 16 and 17.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (30 words)

    • Video
    • posted 10 November, 2013
  • Becky and Sarah in the front of Becky's car, as seen in "IRL - Week 8". Sarah's boyfriend Richard, and my mother, can be seen in the back seats.

    The Family Vlog

    Dan introduces his sister's weekly vlog, and his own review vlog (reviewing his sister's weekly vlog), along with playlist links and "getting started" points.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (672 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 24 August, 2013
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 6

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 6



    This review went a little bit meta, on account of the fact that I feature both as the reviewer and also as a subject of Godzilla's sixth weekly Family Vlog itself. So ultimately, I end up reviewing an episode with me in. Clearly the bits with me in were the best.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (55 words)

    • Video
    • posted 14 August, 2013
  • Ruth's pregnancy test, showing "pregnant".

    Second Time Lucky

    Ruth's pregnant! That's all, really, but you can click through to the blog post for a little more information, if you like.

    Read more (200 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 8 July, 2013
  • Image representing post: Days Like Weeks

    Days Like Weeks

    Dan keeps himself busy with the latest Three Rings release, the Three Rings 10th Birthday Conference, a counselling exam, and the UK Bus Awards. Phew!

    Read more - about 3 minutes (591 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 21 November, 2012
  • A close-up of my dad's Will, showing where it was clearly re-stapled.

    A Broken Oath

    You wouldn't have thought it possible to incorrectly witness an oath or affirmation, would you? But somehow, a solicitor that Dan paid did exactly that.

    Read more (214 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 4 November, 2012
  • A close-up of my dad's Will, showing where it was clearly re-stapled.

    4 Things You Should Do When Writing A Will (Which My Dad Didn't)

    While acting as executor for his father's estate, there have been four particular problems with Dan's dad's Will that have made the task monumentally more-challenging than it might have been. Here are four things that Dan's dad should have done to make Dan's job easier.

    Read more - about 7 minutes (1443 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 31 August, 2012
  • I hold a bottle of Guinness in preparation of "breaking" it over the front of the bus.

    A Bus Called Peter

    Dan attends a ceremony to name a bus after his father, who died earlier this year, and surprises everybody present by pouring beer over the front of the new vehicle.

    Read more (350 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 28 August, 2012
  • My dad, climbing, moments before his accident.

    The Coroner's Inquest

    Dan provides reflections on his trip to Kendal for the coroner's inquest on his father's death, five months after he fell from a cliff in the Lake District.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1027 words)

    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 26 July, 2012
  • A Google+ Hangout with my family and I.

    Living In The Future

    Google+ Hangouts makes multi-user video conferencing so easy that even Dan's mother can do it. It's like living in the future.

    Read more (449 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 9 July, 2012
  • Sign: "Alcohol purchases in this motorway service area can not be consumed inside or outside the premises."

    Signs Seen in Service Stations

    After a few motorway service station visits, Dan wonders how to drink alcohol in a parallel dimension, and whether its okay for Costa to make light of addictions.

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    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 23 May, 2012
  • Piranha 3DD. Twice the terror. Double the D's.

    Worst Weekend Of Cinema - Part 2

    In another bad cinema experience, Dan ends up watching the truly dreadful Piranha 3DD.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (491 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 15 May, 2012
  • My dad, "dressed for cold weather", according to my sister.

    Top of the World

    This weekend, Dan's father finally made it to the North Pole, as part of his charity trek, albeit in the form of his cremated ashes being carried by another member of his polar team.

    Read more (417 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 16 April, 2012
  • A copy of Internet Explorer 4 At A Glance

    Personal Effects

    Dan's been working on sorting out his late father's estate and his personal effects. Some people have been helpful; others, less so.

    Read more (402 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 11 April, 2012
  • Image representing post: Ashes to Ashes (The Funeral of Peter Huntley)

    Ashes to Ashes (The Funeral of Peter Huntley)

    Dan's dad's funeral was this Friday. Here, he provides photos, videos, and a write-up of what turned out to be a spectacular and well-deserved send-off for a larger-than-life man, who'll be sadly missed.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1085 words)

    • Article
    • 9 comments
    • posted 4 March, 2012

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