Monthly Archives: April 2013

The Seven Elements of a Creative Personality (Lifehacker)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

I’ve been reading an article on Lifehacker about the personality traits normally exhibited by creative people. These include hunger for originality, volatile personal relationships and “being a pain in the ass.” In other news, bears have begun their protest at … Continue reading →

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Be Prepared!: How To Prepare For Exams

Posted on April 29, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Lets face it, I’m not an academic by any stretch of the imagination. I’ve never gotten consistent grades in anything. The subjects I excelled in throughout High School were things you could argue I had a natural talent for (mainly … Continue reading →

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Why are there no right wing comedians?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Not really a post as such, but read this little article in the New Statesman and wanted to share a quote by one of my favourite comedians, Mr Stewart Lee: The African-American stand-up Chris Rock maintained that stand-up comedy should … Continue reading →

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Night of Wolves – Review

Posted on April 15, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

It’s always nice to get free things. Free coffee. Free beer. Free anything short of disease and bacon. But free books? Free books are a rarity for me. So when I found David Dalglish’s Night of Wolves for free on … Continue reading →

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Doing Standup In TheBasement

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

This was my second ever standup gig, and it was last night in Ayr at a place called The Basement Coffee House. Apologies for the coffee grinder noise

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At The Table: The Three Tiers Of Gamers In Tabletop RPGs

Posted on April 8, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Last week we had our first game of the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin Games. We’d been planning the game for a few weeks, intending to run through their free Quickstart adventure to decide whether or not we wanted … Continue reading →

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