Toe-fu?

Following in his father's footsteps, Benjamin has gone all vegetarian and decided to eat toefu. Admittedly he has to be quite flexible for this diet but as he insists on it, who are we to stand in his way?

Shadow boxing

After a good work out most shadowboxers like to lie on the floor and rest, and smile!
Shadow boxing is an exercise used in the training for combat sports, especially as its name implies, in boxing. It is used to mainly prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity.

In shadowboxing, only one person is required to participate, the participant throws punches at no one (jelly babies included) in particular.

Noll till Ett

Young Hoodlums

We have had all sorts of problems with Graffiti in our area. It seems as if every 2 days someone comes along with a spray can and tries to out do the last one with sloppy scribble that shows no artistic integrity at all. Random public doodling is all I would call it.  So on any given day there is a whole street emblazoned with unreadable orange spray paint down walls, doors, rubbish bins, power meters etc. 

I have every mind to send this guy out to deal with them. I am thinking maybe I should just print out this photo and stick it up as a deterrent...I mean doesn't he look tough?

A Certified Blogbuster!

Polar Ice

Bloogels from the Basement

A chilly breeze changed yesterday evening and with it came a sound so harrowing it made my tympanic membrane want to crawl further into my ear. I hesitantly ventured to the basement's basement. A place I have yet to go. I found remnants of a dark dungeon at the end of a crooked staircase. At the far end of the dungeon hiding behind the cupboard of gloom, I found a family of Bloogels.  I picked them all up and now I have them in a jar with plastic wrap over the top (with holes in so they can breathe). After further examination and research I have realised it is these Bloogels that have prevented you all from commenting on the blog. Now I have captured them, the blog is comment friendly. 

Go for it and comment away! 

The blog is all on ONE page now. Now you can watch all your favourite movies on one page! Also, on Macs you can hold down ctrl and scroll and the page will move closer, making movies full screen,  I think you can do this on PCs too, but I won't use them! 

Did I mention I wanted you to comment?

The Nipper

Recently I have been reading two very good books about skateboard art and the history of skate graphics. I decided to scan in my favourite ones from my own skateboard youth and play around with them. I had the idea for this one as the letters from the original 'Bones' logo (1984)called "The Ripper" were very similar to 'Ben's'. I have been teaching myself photoshop as another tool to add to my belt, and I think I am very slowly getting the hang of it. 

So, here it is. My first real photoshop project is now finished. It's called "The Nipper".

The Storyteller

Benjamin shows off his new vocabulary.

Tummy bound!

Benjamin looks like he's about to do a mean WWF pose down for the crowd! 

After winning the cage match and impressing the crowd, Benjamin relaxes at home on his sheepskin rug.

Record Breaker?

How much things change! We have been going through changes everyday it feels like and the wee man is growing, growing, growing. He continues to be the happiest boy in town and smiles and laughs his way through most days. As you may have seen from the latest film about the prophet "Benjamin", he can turn over and can spend, well minutes, on his tummy gazing up at the world. His arms are strong and he's all but ready to start doing push ups but only girls (very un-pc) ones as he can't get onto his feet yet. He is creeping his knees up ready to get into crawling position and any month now he will be crawling into the record books for some crawling activity.

I saw this week that the World record holder for the longest finger nails in the world was in a terrible car accident and had to have her nails removed. That has started me thinking...at the incredible rate Benji's nails grow, I reckon there's only about 10-15 years before he gets into the record books for that too! 

Watch this space, maybe you could e-nail me back?

The Prophet!

All dressed up!

The Swedish Family Wilkinson, 2/3 absolutely gorgeous, 1/3 primeval homo erectus cave man!
"It only took me 3 months to look better than my Daddy!"

Moving in blues

After a good 3 months of moving in blues, ranging from sloppy painting to scratched floors, broken cupboards and wobbly doors, the Swedish Family Wilkinson seems to be nesting quite well and we are currently pulling what remains of our hair out to try to decorate the place. Not decorate it with my hair, but that would be a step further on than we are. Open plan living is indeed a hard road to travel for us rookies in the decorating game. It starts and finishes as a sort of crazy gambling scenario where you want to bet all your money on a good hand and win the good stuff but alas you must get rid of all your crappy cards first...and to get rid of all your crappy cards first means you will have nothing in the apartment. Oh and by the way if you thought just getting rid of the things you don't want for free was easy, think again. So if anyone would like an old bookshelf unit or a round pine table with 4 chairs absolutely free? contact the labourer in the photo and he'll put you straight!

Christmas Greetings

Pictorial update

An amazing 9 weeks

WOW! How did we get to 9 weeks old so quickly? The weeman has been through so much already. Needless to say he is a smiling, cheeky bundle of joy. He is so happy and is making so much progress. Sara is home with him and she is just the absolute best mother and wife! She is far surpassing any expectations and images I had of her as a mother. I think the little 'un's great start in this world is entirely down to her.  The two of them have such busy schedules most days especially if you include the hours and hours of walking they do. Christmas creativity beckons. Watch this space for a little name celebration film.

The Cookie Monster!

Troubles for our super hero...

New IMAX Blockbuster!

Andy Warhol painting found!