Thoughts of a Bearded Gent – A Blog by Jodi Mullen

A haunting rendition of the Rains of Castermere from George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones/A Clash of Kings by the National, recorded for the Blackwater episode of the second series.

The Botanist Gin from Bruichladdich helps scratch that summer drinking itch that a dram of whisky won’t quite reach.

Good news everyone! I have been named as runner-up in a recent BE Broadband blogging competition and will soon have a shiny new iPad 3 in my hands.

Today I am mostly in Exeter.In Devon. Oooh Arrrrr.

Diablo III’s hellish always-online DRM takes anti-piracy measures far beyond the point of reason and off towards that mountain of skulls in the distance.

I am absolutely chomping at the bit to get home and install Diablo III today. A day at work has never seemed so long.

Photos from my recent trip to Stockholm, including shots of Gamla Stan, the Old Town, the Royal Palace, the Historiska Museet in Ostermalm and the island of Skeppsholmen.

Primordial’s Empire Falls from the epic 2007 album To The Nameless Dead. Surely the best Irish metal song ever?

Steam, Spotify and Search are three tech products I turn to almost every day without fail. Each has seen continuous evolution over the last few years and are in many ways a microcosm of how technology has improved and enriched our lives.

Steady progress on the resolutions front in April. Not as much weight lost but still doing well and plenty of films, books and games consumed along the way.