There are not many game demo’s that encourage me to buy. Long gone are the days when I could afford to lose hours and days playing away,  in fact I hardly have the time to play at all these days.

Yesterday I came across such a beautiful game though, that I after playing the demo (which is only 3 levels) I felt inclined to buy it. Since I usually make wild, spontaneous purchases, I even decided to sleep on it.

Mechinarium is not a high speed, all action type game. Instead, it is a simple point and click puzzle game (although the puzzles are lovely). The artwork is truly beautiful.  Each level you are presented with a mainly static background picture, in which you have to guide a little robot in search of items that may be of use to it to solve that particular problem.  There are little visual clues in the form of animated scenes when you enter each new place. Items can be found and used either individually or combined.

The entire concept is fantastically simple, the puzzles engaging and along with a haunting soundtrack this little game just oozes atmosphere.

You can see what I’ve talking about and try the demo here.

This is great and funny in a scary way…

I particularly love the Pizza Express box taped to the fence – couldn’t they find a Jubilee Pizza Box then? I wonder why….?

So – where are the cards and flowers for poor Owen and Tosh then? Hmmm??? WHERE??!!!!!

Special thanks to Zeg for finding this little gem.

Strange but compellingly comforting site all about Sandwiches.

I love sandwiches. Even when they explode – like mine just has…

I even have a sandwich related joke…

Q: Why are you never hungry at the beach?

A: Because of all the Sand which is there.

Just to let everyone know – that as of July 6th, I will be completely unavailable during the evenings of that entire week…

Phones will be off, doors locks and food/beverage fully stocked up.

Do not attempt to contact me in any way as I will completely ignore you.

Nothing personal.

SQUUUUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are times when a simple smack is just not enough – for these occasions you need….

A LEGENDARY SMAK!!!!

Come visit my Sticky Wall of Wisdom!

Share your cleverness in the world of Dozey…

STICKY DOZEY WALL OF WISDOM AND STRANGE

Gahhh!! Just had someone trying to get us to change to Talk Talk! Nearly punched him! Begone! I said! Take your foul non-service from my sight! He fled midway through my rant. And he dodged the boot I threw at him!

The reason for all this was due to my lack of Broadband for THREE months last year, not to mention two weeks without a landline at all while trying to change to the company he represented! To top it all, in a last ditch attempt to get get connected we eventually had to throw ourselves on the mercy of Uncle BT again (even through we were charged £116 to re-provide an existing phone line! GRR – oh the pain is still bubbling beneath the surface….)  He made the mistake of telling me it was the other company’s fault. I’m not normally a violent person – however, deny me Broadband and I turn into a meat cleaver wielding homicidal maniac!

“Begone!” I cried.  “Take your foul non-service from my sight!”  He fled midway through my rant. And he dodged the boot I threw at him!

For the extra-lazy Geek/Geekette, here is the ideal thing to ensure your continued needs are met by your household slave…

Click on this so that your little tonsils can take a well deserved rest….

It was the Dozey Geekettes birthday yesterday! Among my super dooper pressies, I got… a Wii Fit! YAY! Been after one for ages. So this morning I set it up and did my first session! I’ve never excercised before at all (beeing morally opposed to such hidious activity – however, since it’s attached to some nice gadgety kit and a telly screen – it is now a perfectly acceptable passtime – one which I intend to do every day!)

In fact – I was quite impressed this morning, considering my total lack of fitness (apart from some jolly good strong typing and button pushing fingers that is!) I put in 30 minutes in total (not counting set up time etc).

I did  a couple of short jogs, some balance games (most of which I must admit, I got a rating of ‘unbalanced’. I can merely assume that referred to my lack of balancing skills and not my current mental state. Mind you, come to think of it, both would be true…)  Then I did two Yoga thingies (never ever done Yoga before ever!) Two muscle work outs – ( 2 x leg extensions) and finished up with a long distance jog.

So, to be honest I’m actually quite proud of myself

Time for a big slice of cake to celebrate I think!

There’s nothing I love more than getting the opportunity to have  a good old look around other folk’s desks/houses/bags etc. Not that I go around rummaging through peoples stuff you understand!

This is what I mean…