The DVD sleeves for HLWW are now finally done and dusted, though there'll be another set of designs to do in the near future. The current batch are covering much of the 2007 Vancouver event and took a little longer to do than I'd anticIpated because of other commitments and a changed schedule of release. However I'm pleased with the unique branding & packaging and the five separate titles should be on sale soon via the official site.I tried to stay awake to watch the Obama acceptance speech...

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It's been one of those 'blah' weeks where little things kept going wrong - nothing earth shattering or cataclysmic, merely a minor series of chores and irritations that I could easily have done without. However any week you can walk away from is a good one. And hey, I won £5 on the lottery - that'll go in the travel fund jar. Go, me... well, eventually!I've also just about finished the designs for the next series of HLWW DVDs which I'll put up on the site when they officially launch them next month...

Yes, more washing and brushing up for the blog/website. Having done a fair amount of design work for other people's blogs and businesses over the last few weeks, I noticed that I'd just started to repeat a few stylistic bits I'd done here and I didn't want to plagurise myself so I've continued to tinker and tweak. I make no promises that this is the end of said tweaking as I want to get just the right balance between professional and personal over the different pages that will make up the package...

I think I've seen all the major comic-book films of the year - are there more to come? But it's been (and currently still is) a great year for comic book adaptations in general. I was pleasantly surprised by Iron Man which has Robert Downey Jnr, Jon Favreau and designer Adi Granov to thank for it's impressive debut outing for Marvel Studios. This was quickly followed by The Incredible Hulk which might not have been quite 'in' but was certainly a credible effort and more evenly enjoyable than the...

A few weeks ago I doubt anyone could find South Ossetia on a map - in a few weeks they may not be able to anyway. Today you have most of the world leaders talking about the horrendous situation there. It's true... truly horrible photos and accounts of man's inhumanity to man, or more accurately explosions and gunfire and bombs inhumanity to man, but after several millenia I think we've more than proven our ability to be all too inhumanly human whenever the mood or land-grab arises. Pardon me, I'm...

A few weeks ago some happy chappy was telling me we're only ever a week away from a revolution. It wasn't some Socialist Worker newspaper seller, either. It was in reaction to the oil crisis and the fact that if petrol-stations shut or were unable to provide fuel then it would take around four days for there to be a lack of basic food (water, milk, bread... chocolate!) getting to most outlets - a few days later people would likely be prepared to break the law to provide for themselves and families....

*Yawn*. Long day.Those more observant people may have noticed that the Blog has undergone something of a major wash and brush up (or, more accurately, is still undergoing it). This is a symptom of me needing some time away from the writing of the articles and the designing of all things Highlander WorldWide (having its own update this coming week), my parentals going mad with paint-brushes and because... well, I just felt like it. I've been tweaking the look for the last few weeks but when I found...

A while ago I was joking to someone about my role behind the scenes in the HLWW organisation. In a moment of perhaps ego-tempered-with-humour, I said I was the 'Josh Lyman' of the group, the one most likely to crack a one-liner while putting some words together that sounded good for any of the key decisions made. (I just realised that would make Carmel Macpherson, Martin Sheen, which I hope she takes as a compliment!).But it also got me thinking about how much I miss The West Wing and especially Bradley Whitford as the aforementioned Josh. I mean, seriously, there are plenty of funny tv shows...

There's a report in the paper today that the gap between Obama and McCain in the run-up to the US elections is narrowing and this may be down to the fact that Obama is...and you gotta love this... too THIN. Yes, apparently some political pundits are saying that because so many Americans are technically obese, they may be a bit miffed if asked to vote for someone who's in good shape.Now, I'm all for critical analysis of Barack Obama, who I freely admit has ridden a wave of popularity largely based on his charisma and for 'not being George Bush' rather than because of any close scrutiny of his own...