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February
9
2005
7:23 pm
BigAl
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Books & Comics
Computing
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For all your comic book database needs…

For a good while now I’ve been looking for a decent comic book database. I know I could probably rattle off some generic database but I didn’t really want to waste the time (which is precious enough).

So database hunting i went…

Now, you can spend a small fortune on professional comic tracking software but I’d rather spend the money on the comics themselves.

The first decent one that I was happy with was Phpmycomic and i’ll use that one eventually but I wanted something more straight forward initially to get a handle on what I actually had in my collection.

So I now use the Simple Comics Database. It’s not brilliant but it does the job for me.

And it’s helped me catalogue 1222 comics so far.

And I’m still not finished yet…

BigAl

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February
9
2005
7:06 pm
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Music
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Everyone Deserves Music?

You would think so. :)

Well, check out Michael Franti & Spearhead. I went to the concert last year (or was it the year before?) with the Edgemeister.

And it rocked.

So you can find the guys at the above link and check them out for yourselves. They helpfully put some mp3s on the site. My favourites are here and here.

BigAl

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February
9
2005
1:44 pm
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Film & TV
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The video nights are back on

And I’m sure this means nothing to you but, for myself and Ruth, it’s a good excuse to show films that some people might not otherwise watch.

We had a select few last night, having only told people about it on Monday night.

So last night, just after 8pm, Ruth, me, Annie, Chris and Michael settled down for Metropolis. No, not the Fritz Lang version (which we will have to show at some point in our “incomprehensible films that go on for ever” along with the original of Solaris) but the Japanese animation version.

It very entertaining and quite moving. Certainly everyone there seemed to enjoy it.

In two weeks time I think we’re showing Spirited Away which just as good. Looking forward to it already…

BigAl

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February
9
2005
1:26 pm
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Faith
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Spacehoppers – 08/02/05

Oh, it was a challenge last night. The kids were marginally better behaved than last week but it was still difficult.

Yours truly was teaching “Jesus cares about us” telling the introduction of Matthew. By the end of the story I was of a mind to quote The Almighty (Scottish metal band, not God) with the lyric “Jesus loves you but I don’t”, but I thought better of it.

Laura was on games for the first time and she did well when they bothered to behave. And we had a quality coin-rubbing craft.

Whoo hoo! Will the excitement ever end? :)

Ah, it’s not that bad. But their behaviour is making it a struggle. And I suppose it IS worth it in the end.

BigAl

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