Hello readers! I present to you this week a haunting tale of home invasion. For the last ten days, an ominous presence has lurked within my house, detectable only through the slightest scuttling movements in the corner of my eye, or by a dull, incessant droning through the darkness. Locking the doors and securing the … Continue reading The twelve wasps of Christmas
Category: Miscellaneous Waffle
General life updates, descriptions of cool rocks, barely philosophical musings and the occasional smattering of music theory from someone with no authority on the matter.
The blog is one year old!
Hello readers! The 27th of November was this blog’s birthday, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to reflect on the first year of film reviews, summaries and miscellaneous waffle. The first blog post “Hello readers! The year is 2022, and I am starting a blog. Very innovative, I know - but with the current … Continue reading The blog is one year old!
Investigating The Asylum
Hello readers! Last week I saw a particularly awful film – so awful, in fact, that I have been pondering whether it even deserves a review. The film in question is Jurassic Domination, and there is no way that any of you readers will have seen it. We’re talking about a film so obscure that … Continue reading Investigating The Asylum
Progress Update: September 2023
Hello readers! Just a short post from me this week. I thought I should provide a progress update on the books I’m writing, and some other associated projects. I’ll also take a moment to reflect on what this blog has become, and where I see it heading in future. Highmoor series: first draft of book … Continue reading Progress Update: September 2023
Clayton gets a pet rock
Hello readers! Last weekend I received the most astonishing gift: a huge lump of polished stone, perfectly cylindrical and shiny, with a conspicuous hole drilled into the top. This is a curling stone, used in the strange, slippery sport of curling – a sort of halfway house between ice hockey and pétanque. The history of … Continue reading Clayton gets a pet rock
Artificial Aphantasia
Hello readers! This week I discovered the “Bing Image Creator” – an AI image generator which anyone can use for free (i.e., for the measly price of handing all your search data to Microsoft). I’m aware that you’ve probably heard enough about AI art by now, so I thought I’d try and approach this thorny … Continue reading Artificial Aphantasia
Muesli musings
Hello readers! Today’s blog post was triggered by a mundane observation that turned out to be interesting. Have you ever noticed that in a box of muesli, the largest pieces (e.g., Brazil nuts) tend to rise to the surface? I was reminded of this phenomenon yesterday, when I noticed that a bag of mixed herbs … Continue reading Muesli musings
Is lava wet? And other questions
Hello readers! I’ve been playing more Tears of the Kingdom recently, and some of the “lava physics” in that game reminded me of various questions I have been asked over the years about lava in films and video games. This blog has hosted plenty of “cool rocks” since its inception, but we haven’t yet talked … Continue reading Is lava wet? And other questions
Making maps
Hello readers! Today’s blog post is mostly waffle with some updates. I’m very busy readying the second book in the Highmoor series for publication, so you can expect an announcement on that soon. I’m also very slowly creating a map to go with each book, and this has been a lot more time-consuming than I … Continue reading Making maps
The court is in session for chord progression
Hello readers! This week I’m asking the question which has been plaguing humanity since the advent of the 12-tone equal temperament scale: can you copyright a chord progression? A rather interesting court case has started in Manhattan, where the heirs of the co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s song Let’s Get It On are accusing Ed Sheeran … Continue reading The court is in session for chord progression
C. W. Clayton 