http://www.tomroyal.com nothing of any consequence, now with added cats Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/07/20/lewisham-east-candidate-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-3041 Lewisham Deptford MP Joan Ruddock’s Election Expenses Reveal Electoral Commission “Loophole” at UK.HADNEWS.COM Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1106#comment-3041 [...] provided. £185.20 of her campaign is designated notional expenditure. (Our thanks to Tom Royal for looking into Lewisham East; you can also view the returns of the Conservative candidate, Jonathan [...] [...] provided. £185.20 of her campaign is designated notional expenditure. (Our thanks to Tom Royal for looking into Lewisham East; you can also view the returns of the Conservative candidate, Jonathan [...]

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/07/14/i-really-write-like/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Tom Royal Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:43:10 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1083#comment-360 Apparently I write like Stephen King. Just out of interest I copied and pasted some of Stephen King's own writing in - apparently he writes like Chuck Palahniuk, so lord only knows what that site's calculating :) Apparently I write like Stephen King. Just out of interest I copied and pasted some of Stephen King's own writing in – apparently he writes like Chuck Palahniuk, so lord only knows what that site's calculating :)

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/07/15/ralph-cat-is-a-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Tom Royal Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:18:15 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1081#comment-359 Oh lord, yes. Hadn't considered that. Also, he might take my job.. Oh lord, yes. Hadn't considered that. Also, he might take my job..

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/07/15/ralph-cat-is-a-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Nat@London Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:33 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1081#comment-357 Watch out.. he'll be asking for better pay and conditions now he is so well qualified! Watch out.. he'll be asking for better pay and conditions now he is so well qualified!

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/07/14/i-really-write-like/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Nat@London Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:22:32 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1083#comment-355 That is excellent!!! I was most offended when I was told I was Dan Brown.... although I cheered up when I tried some of a report I wrote for work and got Daniel Defoe.... at least it wasn't James Joyce!!! That is excellent!!! I was most offended when I was told I was Dan Brown…. although I cheered up when I tried some of a report I wrote for work and got Daniel Defoe…. at least it wasn't James Joyce!!!

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/06/24/the-cat-a-creature-of-rare-wonderfulnessosity/comment-page-1/#comment-325 handolio Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:24:02 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=1014#comment-325 You forgot to mention that, at times of distress, four of a cat's six sides are sharp. You forgot to mention that, at times of distress, four of a cat's six sides are sharp.

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2008/10/13/road-trip-day-one-del-mar-to-laguna-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-309 tomroyal.com » Blog Archive » Going back to California: Palo Alto Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=312#comment-309 [...] in 2008 I was lucky enough to find myself with three days to drive around California, starting near San Diego. California's a big place, though, so in the end I was only able to [...] [...] in 2008 I was lucky enough to find myself with three days to drive around California, starting near San Diego. California's a big place, though, so in the end I was only able to [...]

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2008/10/13/road-trip-day-three-julian-the-laguna-mountains-and-ocean-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-308 tomroyal.com » Blog Archive » Going back to California: San Francisco Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=317#comment-308 [...] but San Francisco certainly is a great place, and a far better city to explore on foot than, say, San Diego. If you're on a longer trip or tight budget you can see a few great parts of San Francisco in [...] [...] but San Francisco certainly is a great place, and a far better city to explore on foot than, say, San Diego. If you're on a longer trip or tight budget you can see a few great parts of San Francisco in [...]

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/05/23/the-defenders-philip-k-dick-galaxy-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-301 GriddleOctopus Fri, 28 May 2010 10:07:34 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=971#comment-301 Yeah, the Man in the High Castle is great, though subtly so - same economy of backstory as 'Cry, My Tears, The Policeman Said. ' He just grabs an idea no-one else could have come up with and throws it in there as background noise - like a real life version of Vonnegut's Kilgore Trout. Ubik is the ultimate though - by turns hugely tedious, hilarious and plain weird. Yeah, the Man in the High Castle is great, though subtly so – same economy of backstory as 'Cry, My Tears, The Policeman Said. ' He just grabs an idea no-one else could have come up with and throws it in there as background noise – like a real life version of Vonnegut's Kilgore Trout. Ubik is the ultimate though – by turns hugely tedious, hilarious and plain weird.

]]> http://www.tomroyal.com/blog/2010/05/23/the-defenders-philip-k-dick-galaxy-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Tom Royal Tue, 25 May 2010 16:07:22 +0000 http://www.tomroyal.com/?p=971#comment-300 Yeah, you're right - it is quite clunky, but then I suppose it was pretty early in his career. Agree with you that The Father Thing is excellent, too, although as big alternate histories go I did quite like the Man in the High Castle (despite all the I-Ching stuff). Yeah, you're right – it is quite clunky, but then I suppose it was pretty early in his career. Agree with you that The Father Thing is excellent, too, although as big alternate histories go I did quite like the Man in the High Castle (despite all the I-Ching stuff).

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