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  • New Dad (again), Not Gaming

    Fucking hell babies are hard work...
  • An Ode To Bonking

    If you smack them upside the head, with a weapon or some sticks instead,  That’s a bonking.   If you smash them between the eyes, With some furniture laying nearby, That’s a bonking.   If you swing your heavy weight, Round and round ’til they faint, That’s a bonking....
  • Alfred’s Top 10 of the Decade

    It’s me! Still not dead yet. I know I only seem to pop up for these lists now, but I’m working on some stuff again, but that’s for another time! There’s a few different things to talk about here… Could go on about my Top 10 games, or films,...
  • Not so New Dad, needs Sega

    It’s been a while since I last talked about gaming within the realms of parenting. My last post on the subject was New Dad Seeks Battle just over two and a half years ago. The New Dad series was written during the first few months of my daughter’s life...
  • Making Me Smile

    It’s okay to not be okay. It is. Everyone gets sad, angry or upset. It’s part of life. To get the highs you have to take the lows, the rough with the smooth and any other cliches that come to mind. – A rock and a– no, not that...
  • New Dad, Seeks Battle

    This week we’ll jump straight into it. Hit me up on twitter @Nova_47 to remind me how much fun your having gaming and not looking after babies. Bank hol Monday, a day traditionally spent playing games. So far zero games played only baby related activities complete — Ben Nother...
  • New Dad, Seeks a Change of Pace

    An evening pattern seems to be emerging. I know I wrote last week that this was not the case and trying to find one was a useless task. But I have noticed that we are getting into a bit of a routine. It’s something we’ve been trying for weeks...
  • New Dad, Seeks Experiences

    Every week is completely different. So far I’ve had weeks where no games have been played and other weeks with acceptable gaming sessions. Living with and caring for a baby means that every day is different so to try and find any kind of pattern with my gaming time...
  • New Dad, Seeks Space

    This week has been really up and down both gaming and baby wise. We start as we finished last week, with a slew of games to play yet no opportunities due to a very upset, unsettled E. We progressed into receiving more games, see below, and snatching short periods...