Malcolm Peralty

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  • Devil Drives Away Ideas

    I always have so many ideas. Sometimes, I feel like I have the devil and angel characters you used to see on so many television shows sitting inside my brain. One tells me how great my idea is, and the other how stupid. Given enough time, the devil always seems to win. Read more

  • Concert: The Trews and Thornley

    Andrea, one of the HR women from work, that pretty much mothers the entire staff, offered me a ticket to go see a concert in Hanover. It was the Trews and Thornley, two groups that I’ve heard a fair bit of music from, but never really made important enough in my mind to remember their… Read more

  • Protected: Visited

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  • Building a Business Online

    I really wanted to strike it out on my own, and build a business online focusing on my passions, but I’ve never been able to make that happen yet. I am not sure what the barriers are that stop me from achieving my goals and I don’t want to make a bunch of excuses, but… Read more

  • Visits

    Sabine is coming to visit me tonight and staying until Friday. It is always strange when she visits. We probably won’t get to hang out much, but it will give her a chance to see me, the cat, and go to Sauble Beach. Hopefully, she finds it reasonably relaxing. Read more

  • Social Media or Smartphone Battle Game Idea

    I am surprised that I haven’t seen this game, revived from my childhood to meet a new era in communication: Barcode Battler. The premise was that you’d take barcodes, scan then into a handheld gaming console and each barcode would give you a new character, weapon, or feature that you could use in your fights.… Read more

  • Falling Apart

    Sometimes, when I feel crummy, my imagination takes over, and I start wondering if there is something larger wrong with me. Today, I have a headache, and I’ve had two or so headaches a week for the last few months now. Some are pretty intense, others aren’t so bad. I thought it was that my… Read more

  • modX Admin UI Thoughts

    Jay Gilmore just asked me on Twitter what changes I’d make to the modX user interface and my mind exploded with ideas. Usually when I complain about WordPress’ issues, people hum and haw about my comments, but no one ever throws it back in my face and asks me what I’d do better. Here are… Read more

  • Energy Towards Cleaning

    There’s so much I wanted to do this weekend. Sunday has come too fast. Back to work tomorrow. I really thought I’d be more productive this weekend. Read more

  • Scott Pilgrim vs the World

    There are few movies that really speak to me at this stage in my life, but Scott Pilgrim really ignited a sense of connection that I haven’t experienced in a very long time. While I wasn’t a huge fan of some of the overall style used to show the story, by the end of the… Read more

  • Night Time Photography

    Night Time Photography

    With the Perseid meteor shower coming to an end, I’ve got the itch to take more celestial photography. My camera should be good enough to take some reasonable pictures, but as I learned last night, I need one more accessory if I am ever going to take the high quality, detailed shots I am looking… Read more

  • Bat Fighter

    Last night, after I arrived home from looking at the meteor shower, I sat down to transfer images from my camera to my computer of the starry night sky. After the transfer was complete, I heard a noise next to me. The sheet over the window started shaking, and what looked like a grey wing… Read more