Matthew Sylvester
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Happy 100 – Old friendships renewed
Last night I had a call from a friend who I hadn’t spoken to for roughly twenty years. A friend with whom I had gone through a near-fatal car accident. God, luck, the Goddess, whatever or whoever, someone was looking out for us and we survived. Tonight he came around to share memories, beer and … Continue reading
Happy 100 – an impromptu photo
Not much to say apart from the fact that I love this photo. It was posed in a large hall, and the black background is a durtain that just happened to be there. None of it was really planned, the photographer just saw me, took the opportunity, and got a fabulous photo. It was taken … Continue reading
Star Wars: X-wing – Iron Fist Campaign – Meeting Engagement
“Lightning Strike 1 to all pilots, enemy spotted, tally ho, tally ho!” Merl Rexin sent his X-wing interceptor screaming through the vacuum towards the unsuspecting rebel x-wings. Weapons blasting, he blew one to pieces before they even knew he was there. “Splash one! Don’t let any get away!” He kicked his fighter into a tight … Continue reading
A chance meeting on a train – Happy 100
This is a very short post. As part of my job, I travel to Leeds and Reading once a month, every month. Today was the first I bumped into someone I not only know, but who I also like; the amazing Philip Reeve, author of the ground-breaking Traction Engines series, as well as many other marvellous … Continue reading
Fuck you Kidney, time to take positive action aka – My 100 Happy Days Number 1
Those of you who actually read this blog, might remember that my left kidney decided that it was fed up and created a small piss crystal, also known as a kidney stone. That was back on October 17th, 2014. At some point I passed it but by that point the damage was done and I’m … Continue reading
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