If you’re a child of the 70′s/80′s and a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy this could be amongst the funniest things you will ever see…
Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
May 12, 2011
VW Passat ‘Vader’ advert – easily the funniest advert I have ever seen…
By benfrain in PersonalSeptember 16, 2010
The best and comfiest indoor football (Futsol) trainers
By benfrain in PersonalSince writing my review of the Nike T7 zoom, and posting previous articles about indoor football trainers, I’ve had a few emails from players looking for advice on which trainers to buy for indoor football (Futsol). Now, I’m no professional sports player, and have no education in sports mechanics podiatry or similar so take my [...]
July 22, 2010
A plea to the Working Tax Credits department of HM Revenue & Customs
By benfrain in PersonalI’ve only just got around to filling in a Working Tax Credit form to discover back payments are only usually made upto 3 months ago. I’m sure (and hope) someone there will understand my plight…
June 22, 2010
iOS 4 is well worth the update
By benfrain in Personal, WritingI’m running a iPhone 3GS at present and I have to say that based on early usage, the latest OS release (iOS4) that came out last night is a cracking update. Everything seems that little bit faster, the multitasking is great (for apps that support it) and the unified inbox makes it heaps easier to [...]
June 16, 2010
£150 off laser eye surgery at Optical Express. Optical Express voucher for money off.
By benfrain in PersonalSTATUS: I don’t have any up-to-date vouchers currently. Sorry! Would you like £150 off laser eye surgery at Optical Express? I’ve been sent some loyalty ‘Money Off’ vouchers from them (I had my own eyes ‘lasered’ there). If you book to have laser eye correction you get £150 off your treatment and I get £150 [...]
June 1, 2010
Lost ‘The End’ season finale – a discussion…
By benfrain in PersonalFirst off, don’t carry on reading if you haven’t watched every episode of Lost yet. This will spoil it. OK? Here I’ll be writing about the ending of the TV series ‘Lost‘… Right, first things first. I’ve loved watching Lost. It’s been a seminal series and some of the best TV drama I’ve watched for [...]
May 17, 2010
Ever had one of these clients…?
By benfrain in Personal, Website DesignThe folks over at Push Creative forwarded this to me months back and every so often I go back for another watch. 2 minutes of genius…. If you’re self employed and work in the creative industries, there’s a good chance you will enjoy this. I think most freelancers and creative agencies have had one of [...]
May 12, 2010
Review of Audi A1 vs Mini Cooper
By benfrain in PersonalThere’s simply no exciting small cars… I’ve long been a fan of the (BMW) Mini Cooper. However, having had a 2002 Mini Cooper and a 2005 Cooper S I was left a little cold when I went to look at the 2010 models. The interior looks like a Fiat Punto I had in 1997! The [...]
April 29, 2010
benfrain.com 2010 redesign
By benfrain in Personal, Website DesignI’ve been trying to get around to a site redesign for literally a couple of years. Finally, got the chance to revamp the site and blog and you’re looking at the results. I ditched the photo gallery as it was a private indulgence and I wanted the site to be a little more focused this [...]
April 12, 2010
The most watchers you’ve had on an ebay item?
By benfrain in PersonalWell, with over 5 days to go my beloved Orange 5 mountain bike had already attracted some serious attention. 133 watchers was a record for me! It topped out at 154 watchers – probably because Orange bikes are just soooo expensive to buy new… Anyone beat that?
