Some doodles from the sketchpad.

Saw this lovely piece of artwork on the side of a building on Newton Street in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.

Not too sure if the Converse logo was added before or after the bird? Doubt they are related.

Middle of April, frost on my windscreen. England… pah!

I’d like to take credit for this ‘lovely’ piece of artwork but the wife did it. Not sure if she ‘hearts’ me or my car…!?

Yep, you’ve guessed it, another hillside shot from my lounge.

I was stood there at the window watching this slim band of light move across the hills when I thought to myself… “Take a bloody photo, QUICKLY!!”

Another photo of the hills facing our house.

What I love about this photo is the multitude of weather conditions. Storm clouds rolling in, sunshine breaking through the clouds and snow.

Only in Todmorden.

Old Trafford.

The Theatre of Dreams.

Home of Manchester United Football Club.

Was lucky enough to get my hands on a VIP ticket to the recent Premier League clash against Fulham.

Not a great match I have to admit. United were aiming to go five points clear of local rivals Manchester City at the top of the league and were looking very nervous. Thankfully, a Wayne Rooney goal just before halftime was enough to see United take all three points. United avoided a massive scare near the end when perennial party-pooper Danny Murphy looked like he had earnt Fulham a penalty. Not this year eh Danny…?

Lips! And lots of them.

This is the wallpaper outside the toilets in the Bramsche Bar in Todmorden.

It was the wife’s birthday on the 28th March so we had a family ‘whip round’ and bought her an iPad 3.

I’ve got to say, all the hype about the display is totally justified. I compared it side-by-side with my iPad 1 and it truly is gorgeous. So much so, I’m reluctant to go anywhere near it – it’ll make me want one too much.

Off to sunny Cuba in a couple of weeks – therefore I felt it was only right to stock up on a bit of holiday reading. You know, for the flight and while I’m lying by the pool suppin’ Mojitos.

The Boys Vol 9: The Big Ride and The Boys Vol 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker – both published by Dynamite Comics. Batgirl: The Lesson and Red Robin: 7 Days of Death - both published by DC Comics. All purchased from Forbidden Planet.

Watched a really great movie the other week… Real Steel.

Ok, it probably didn’t pick up any Oscars but both the wife and I thought it was an enjoyable two hours entertainment.

Without going too ‘Barry Norman’, its basically set in the near future and focuses around the sport of fighting robots. Starring Wolverine and Kate from Lost, it’s actually the unknown child actor who ‘steels’ the show. Do you see what I did there…?

Now when I say fighting robots, this is not to be confused with the armoured radio controlled cars that used to drive in to eachother in BBC2 ‘Robot Wars’. This is huge, CGI mechs that brutally kick the crap out of eachother. Robot Rocky.

Personally, just my type of film. I didn’t strap a kick-ass sub to the back of my television for black & white silent movies.

The photo above is of my fighting robot – Tic Toc. He’s actually quite crap at fighting but his timing is great…