Walking home, through the dark, toward a dodgy estate, on Halloween, carrying a blackberry, ipad and iphone 4. Triple jackpot for a mugger!

Saw Tintin in 3D at the cinema, loved it (so did the boys)

Had a really great night with friends. Best in ages! Danced for 2 hours like nobody was watching. In cold light of day, I think they were :P

I really love the US TV show "Community". On series 2. Why isn't it popular over here? It's got Chevy Chase in it!

Legoland today, to meet scooby doo and gang!

Tonight I am very excited to have tracked down a short, atmospheric film that has eluded me for 20 years. Read on... http://j.mp/pulf83

I remember being a teenager regularly staying up late to watch a series on channel 4 called 4 Mation. The series aired both contemporary and classic animation from around the world and I enjoyed it immensely. It was one such evening that I saw a haunting and atmospheric short film that profoundly influenced me, igniting a love of animation and particularly stop motion (which I have dabbled in) all my life.

Until this evening I thought I would never see this obscure film ever again.

On many different occasions over past years I have searched for clues as to what this animation was. Apart from remembering the simply story, I got my first strong lead just recently when I visited Prague. While browsing traditional wooden toys in Prague airport, the style of the puppets seemed familiar to me. Holding a one I remembered the eerie animation. I bought some beer for my friends back home and boarded the plane, forgetting about the link until tonight. I started my search again with the clue that the animator may have been eastern European.

Within minutes I tracked down the animator Jirí Trnka and most importantly the name of the 1954 animation "O sklenicku víc", is it any wonder I didn't remember the title! Rather embarrassingly Jiri Trnka was considered the Walt Disney of eastern Europe. Damn my islander education.

I watched it again and enjoyed every minute of it.

It is with great pleasure that I present this to you. It is a sad story with a simply warning message. No obscure metaphors here. Just atmosphere and heart produced out of simple materials.

Interested to get your thoughts on this.

Jirí Trnka "O sklenicku víc"

Justice is finally served for the attempted assassination in a parking lot of this guy http://j.mp/o53eg7

Almost a year of being a manager. I know I'm still a techie geek at heart because I feel like a kid in a candy shop here http://j.mp/obW4nK

Packing up my current home office which soon will be converted into a bedroom for my little boy. Moving up in the world (literally).

I hate it when visitors to centre parcs leave their cars parked everywhere when they are supposed to move them to the car park #middleclassproblems

My wife is reading the children "The Lorax" with a little too much vigour and venom. I wonder if she may be a communist.

Off to see Stephen Merchant in town tonight, should be good, I need a laugh.

So much sadness in the world, and then I find this on the Internet and all is well again. http://bit.ly/qhonKi

Just watched the latest Transformers movie, I am glad to see that they stuck with a common theme. Being crap.

Under Armour Fusion top just arrived in the post. Now I can run in the cold (and look quite a lot like an extra from Tron)

Physically and mentally exhausted. No sleep last night, jittery from too much great coffee. Weights and running today. I'm off to bed, nn.

I will celebrate my return to Facebook with an appropriate film clip http://ping.fm/oZXK7

10 pull-up challenge completed. The sparticus workout is evidently paying off.

Lovely weekend. 29 degrees in October! Hosted a BBQ yesterday and attended another today. Kids playing so well together. Good times, tired.

Made these for everyone this morning http://ping.fm/XAzc0

Classic, http://ping.fm/2scOf