Author Archives: impeus

Skyrim – Halldir’s Cairn quest bug

Posted on August 31, 2012 by impeus

I’ve not seen this wee buglet in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mentioned anywhere else, so I thought I’d make a note of it here. Halldir’s Cairn is the location of a couple of quests, so I’m led to believe. … Continue reading →

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Is piracy dead? On piracy and indie devs.

Posted on August 21, 2012 by impeus

Today, I spotted this tweet from Thomas Was Alone developer Mike Bithell which caused some thoughts to flicker across my brain: I was very excited about the release of Thomas Was Alone – the game looked clever and fun and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Lime Cheesecake

Posted on July 8, 2012 by impeus

I made a cake. Polly hated it. You may or may not. Ingredients 180g bourbon biscuits, blitzed. This was half a pack, less one – you know, to check they were ok. 75g butter, melted. 750g mascarpone. I actually used … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 30: War Poetry

Posted on April 30, 2012 by impeus

I used to read a lot of war poetry. It was Siegfried Sassoon’s fault first of all:      Suicide in the Trenches      I knew a simple soldier boy      Who grinned at life in empty joy,      Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 29: Advice to a Discarded Lover

Posted on April 29, 2012 by impeus

This poem is gross and mean but I love it. It’s by Fleur Adcock, and I very much think it’s true. Advice to a Discarded Lover Think, now: if you have found a dead bird, not only dead, not only … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 28: In Defence of Adultery

Posted on April 28, 2012 by impeus

For some mysterious reason, two of the most popular poetry pages here relate to poems about adultery: Sophie Hannah’s Rubbish at Adultery in which the ‘other woman’ laments that her fling with a married man is soured by his guilt … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 27: Everything

Posted on April 27, 2012 by impeus

This poem is at the front of Sharon Olds’ One Secret Thing, outside the other five sections – War, The Cannery, Umbilicus, Cassiopeia and One Secret Thing. I previously shared (or at least linked to) Olds’ The Language of the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 25 & 26: Armour

Posted on April 25, 2012 by impeus

I have in front of me two poetry collections entitled Armour. The first one I got was John Kinsella’s Armour from the end of last year. It was the PBS Choice for Winter 2011, beating Carol Ann Duffy’s The Bees … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month 2012. 24: Sunset

Posted on April 24, 2012 by impeus

I’m not familiar with Louise Glück’s work, though her name crops up often as a recommended read by poets highlighted in the PBS Bulletin. I can’t find her in the Bradford Libraries Catalogue. I’m tempted to blame the umlaut, but … Continue reading →

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Baby loves giraffe

Posted on April 23, 2012 by impeus

A lift-the-flap animal book, like so many others, Baby Loves: Giraffe doesn’t really have a story – just a bunch of friends you meet, one per 2-page spread. There are lots of books with mirrors in – babies love themselves … Continue reading →

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