David Peach

  • I really hope that Jurassic World is good. I really want it to be good. The first time I’d watched the trailer it didn’t really do much for me. I remember thinking “Oh look – a super-dinosaur, and look it’s managed to escape its ill-equipped cage”. But nonetheless I am going to go with an open mind.

  • Keeping it up: An Introduction

    I was inspired by Jeremy Keith and his 100 words he has been publishing for the past 80 days. This is the same philosophy as The 100 days Project.I then heard the latest episode of Unfinished Business podcast where he, Jeffrey Zeldman and Andrew Clarke spoke about publishing on ones own site. Their conversation and views inspired me further.The discipline of doing something creative each and every day – no matter how quick or easy – sounded like something I’d like to try. To make myself create something every day and stop procrastinating. So this is it – my own approach to 100 words / 100 days. I will be writing an entry into this journal each and every day no matter how mundane it may be.I’m still thinking about whether or not to give myself some form of constaint. For example Jeremy’s daily journals have each been exactly 100 words. But I don’t want the thinking up of a constraint stop me from actually doing something, so I’ll just give it some thought.

  • I was happy to see the billboard for the new series of True Detective today. Very excited for that one.

  • Its finally come to the episode of American Horror Story I’ve been waiting for — Jessica Lange’s cover of Lana Del Rey’s Gods and Monsters.

    Can’t wait.

  • Rinse and Repeat

    I find myself most nights tinkering in some way to my website with the goal of making it the best personal publishing platform it can be.

    The only problem is, is that because I spend the time tinkering with the site, I find myself not publishing as often as I’d like. I do write notes throughout the day which get published and shared out in most cases, but I’d like to be writing long form more often.

    So what I will try my best to do is write something everyday in a more long form style — within my journal section. I was inspired by Jeremy Keith’s 100 Words he has been writing every day. Its all about keeping the drive to produce results in whatever creative profession is yours -i no matter how busy you are or how you’re feeling.

    I’m looking forward to seeing what everyday writing will produce. Likely it will produce a bunch of ramblings on everyday things but maybe I’ll find a little gold nugget every once in a while.

    We shall see.

  • I think I may be getting a little bit obsessed with my document outline.

  • I’m surrounded by a thousand women doing zumba.

  • Pulled pork roll at the Peel and Stone

  • I love the web. Fridge packs up last night – and I’ve already found a second hand replacement to pick up tonight. Boom.

  • Me and the hamster are listening to Fleetwood Mac and installing Ubuntu.

  • Tonight I had the pleasure of watching Kung Fury with a mate of mine. It was bloody brilliant.

  • Thoughts on The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

    In the tale of Squirrel Nutkin, the titular character is a young boy squirrel who keeps getting up to mischief. The other squirrels are all busy collecting nuts whilst Squirrel Nutkin tries to wind up old Brown – an old owl whose home is close to where they are collecting nuts. By the end of the short tail, old Brown gets fed up of Nutkin and physically deforms him – I won’t spoil it as to how.

    I wonder if nowadays Squirrel Nutkin would be recognised as having some form of ADHD or similar? And would be handled accordingly – instead of old brown maiming him. Even in just the first two books by Beatrix Potter I’ve read, I’m noticing a theme of “If you play up or misbehave, you get punished”.

    Nevertheless a good read.