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Movies for the lock-down era – Demon Seed

Normal everyday life has disappeared. The UK government, as well as others all over the world, have told us that we are to remain at home, except for essential needs. Suddenly we are no longer able to enjoy the freedoms that we have previously taken for granted. It’s unsettling, alien and it’s difficult to make sense of this new reality. There are a few films which explore the reality of lock-down, one of those is sci-fi horror flick, Demon Seed which sees the safety of home becoming a prison for it’s helpless occupant.

29 Dec 19

So what is this Huel stuff anyway?

A shaker full of Huel and 2 packets of powder

Huel, if you didn’t know, is a nutritionally complete powered food that you add to water in order to make a “meal”. It is supposed to contain all the body’s nutritional requirements in a balanced blend of fats, carbohydrates and proteins as well as vitamins, minerals and fibre. It has been around for a few years now and it seems like more and more people are involving it in their diet. Perhaps you have seen it advertised or noticed a shaker of the stuff in the hands of a friend or colleague and are wondering what it’s all about? Why would anyone want to include powered food as part of their diet instead of just eating a proper meal?

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7 Jul 19

First impressions driving the Porsche Boxster 986

I recently bought a Porsche Boxster. Porsche has a reputation as one of the world’s most respected Sports cars manufacturers, but the Boxster is it’s entry level model. Can it really compare with the likes of the well respected 911, or is it just the poor man’s Porsche. I had done a fair bit of research before I went for the test drive, but was this all biased hype from enthusiastic owners or is it the well balanced nippy sports car that people make it out to be? It was hard to know exactly what to expect and the only way to find out was to take one for a test drive. So what is it like behind the wheel and how does it compare to other cars I’ve driven?