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Bewilderwood - A Curious Treehouse Adventure Park near Norwich, Norfolk

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Bewilderwood - A Curious Treehouse Adventure Park near Norwich, Norfolk Stumbled across this 'curious' place which is in deepest Norfolk. If anyone has been to this please tell me about it.

Beowulf 3D

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More f*cking DIY with both B&Q and Homebase knowing me on first name basis. As an antidote to yesterday's Daft film tedium we went to see Beowulf in 3D. Bit more expensive than normal with the cost of the glasses but definitely worth the money. The 3D effect really worked a treat, the graphics and animation were highly detailed, and the storyline kept up you interested.

Daft movie: Electroma

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First of all I need to congratulate myself for getting through the toughest period of my career with the launch of the new website I'd been employed for. The IDS website now looks 100% better. Still no rest at home as another weekend of DIY. More stress ensued as the boiler decided to stop working. At 7pm we were ringing all emergency plumbers and heating engineers expecting to pay £150 just to refill the water. The last call was a saint who charged us £35 in cash with a vital lesson on how to use the refill system. Kerry had ordered Electroma , the Daft Punk non-music video film. I'd tried to ignore the online criticisms but they are all correct. However much you love robots, Daft Punk or arty long shots of American desert scenery, one word sums it up - Boring. It was so tempting to fast-forward in places but respected the Gallic robots for their vision.

All work and no play

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The last two weeks at work have been murder by CMS (Content Management System). This web project is going to kill me plus the front room to the house has been without heating since the builders did the damp course (discovering the guaranteed work arranged by the previous owners did a cowboy job). With the radiator out of action we tried the fireplace for the first time. The only thing the previous owners did leave behind was a bag of coal which came in really useful. Buying curtains was the only other highlight of the weekend. Roll on Christmas.

Enjoy our Daft Punk karaoke ya?

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It was the Digitalism gig last night at Concorde 2 in Brighton. First time we'd been there and quite a cosy venue. As we walked towards the place we noticed two blokes loaded up with take-away food. As we over-took them I saw it was the larger half of Digitalism. Support act was okay but didn't get to find out who they were. There was plenty of elbow room before the German duo came on whilst listening to the whole of Daft Punk's second album. But as the tension built with roadies clearing the decks, the aggro loving beer b@stards waded in to block views, spill drink and constant barging past. Kids! Learn some manners for fuxsake. With only one album to their name and with a couple of slow tracks, it was always going to be a short gig but they did well. Quite surprised to hear them do their own singing. Both of them did well with Gareth, the skinnier one having the better talent. Keith, however treated 'Homezone' like a karaoke song which was just funny. They ended t...

Pacha paparazzi

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Pacha, London - beware of imitations

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Work is winning the war of my 9 to 5 attention so unfortunately, the blog’s been suffering in ignored silence. I say 9 to 5 but it’s a bit more than that with very little lunchtime and working a later than I’d like. With the added stress I was looking forward to Sam’s birthday night in London. After a prep meeting at Kev and Karol’s we met the rest in the Thistle Hotel bar next door to Pacha, our final destination. The posh revolving door, 2 story high ceilings and chandeliers put us in our place as we entered the bar. Next to us were WAGs or wannabe WAGS and in the other corner, a heap of golf bags and MDs celebrating their low score sheets and high salaries. Not sure if it was me drinking slow or everyone wanting to go quickly. As well as Sam’s birthday celebration, we were there to see Keith’s DJ mates perform the early slots. They did a grand job playing some nice electro house or 'fidget house' with even some Detroit stuff which went down well for us. The DJs after wer...

Quintura - the new Google?

Ok, geek alert! Nerdy news: My boss lent me his Newsweek magazine which featured an article on search engines. Try Quintura.com , a beta version which might speed searching. Haven't quite sussed the cloud bit yet.

Airline seat guide

Just come across a very useful but random website. Seat Guru helps you chose the best seat on a airplane.

Carry on burning

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DSC_0055 Originally uploaded by Ginger DJ . Lewes Bonfire night was amazing. I've never seen so many people dressed up in clans, burning crucifixes and generally reclaiming the streets. Poor Kerry battled on through the night with a sprained ankle and later a migraine - not too clever with the amount of walking and the loudest bangers ever. The evening ended with five firework displays each trying to outdo each other. Under the advice of some work colleagues we headed to the Waterloo Society (there are dozens of 'societies' contributing to the processions) display. Check out the photos on FlickR.

Fit, nice bangers and gifted

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Last week was just a blur of coming back from work, having tea, DIY, sleep then repeat so it was a welcome break to see Kev and Karol. We collected them after we dutifully attended our neighbour’s fireworks party. One of the neighbours attending was Mr.Super-fit (not his actual name) who was training for the Iron-man challenge , a triathlon which includes 180km bike ride, 3.8km swim and running a marathon after all that. Good luck mate! Christmas came early as we realised that we’d accumulated over £110 of Nectar points so we bought our joint present early from Argos, a PS3 60GB model with Heavenly Sword and Resistance: Fall of Man . No point wrapping it and waiting for 8 weeks but we managed to get through the rest of the weekend without opening box by Sunday evening when K & K left. Saturday night was an organised firework display at Hove then got wasted with conversation on Blofeld, chairs and whether you could get arrested after searching for terrorist related words – how l...

Video: Supermouse sets 6km record

Check out the video of two mice on a conveyor belt running. One of them is a specially bred mouse which can run for miles. Next we'll need supercats to catch 'em. read more | digg story

NOTCOT - your web window to wow

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I've discovered a fine website which showcases the coolest designs on anything. It seems that anyone can contribute to the NOTCOT website with your hot spot. As you scroll down your wallet and credit cards wil l run for cover or, in a positive, giving way, you might find that perfect Christmas present! Gentleman Pac-man (as pictured) Mario does superman-like comic Manga style Good vs. Evil Table Football Very creepy child abuse adverts

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