One of the few benefits of being stuck at home during this weird pseudo-lockdown period in the UK is suddenly having more time than ever before. Yes, I’ve been working throughout the pandemic – having been very lucky to have a decent work from home setup, as well as working on a project that can […]
This is my first blog post in 7 ½ weeks. Like many blog owners, I do prepare posts in advance (well, usually, although I am guilty of doing things on the fly), however in this particular case not even the prepared posts were enough for the length of the impromptu hiatus. It may not have […]
From everyone at Geek and Tonic, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It’s that time of year! Time for lots of nog, mulled wine and festive cocktails because we’re done with work and it’s time to get MERRY. If you can’t get a bit tipsy at 10am on Christmas Day, when can […]
♫ This is Halloween, this is Halloween, pumpkins scream in the dead of night ♫ I genuinely consider The Nightmare Before Christmas to be both a Halloween and Christmas film. How many other films could it possibly share that with? Not only that, but it’s a great film so boom, there, said it. Anyway, moving […]
Cocktail culture is on the rise in the UK. What is cocktail culture? Think of the smart, swanky bars that are designed almost entirely around cocktails as an ‘experience’ and not just a means to the end of ‘getting absolutely rat-arsed’. I’m not talking about pub cocktails; cocktails in your local ‘Spoons are usually little […]