Motion City Soundtrack – My First Gig!

Posted March 29 by Dan Cryer

Emily took me to my first ever “proper band” gig on Saturday. Yes, my first. Seriously. I’d never been to one and I’m really not sure why. I had an amazing time, despite being absolutely terrified when she first dragged me into the middle where everyone was jumping around. I quickly got into it, though...

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Moving on, part two.

Posted March 29 by Dan Cryer

The day that felt so far away when I wrote about it six weeks ago, is here. Tomorrow will be my last day working at Stickyeyes. I’ve spent the last six weeks finishing everything up that I was working on, and pushing out a few small projects. The work has included a forum launch for...

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Evans Halshaw: Credit Where It’s Due

Posted March 10 by Dan Cryer

I wrote, back in October, about my poor experiences with Evans Halshaw Vauxhall in Leeds, and I’ve recently had another one, but finally I’ve also got a positive outcome. My alternator broke, completely, at 6AM one morning driving back from Durham. When I bought the car, I was told it came with breakdown cover which I thought...

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I’m an uncle again!

Posted February 26 by Dan Cryer

I’m a bit late in making this post, as it’s almost week-old news, but I’ve been waiting for the pictures to go up on Facebook before I posted anything. My sister had her second child on Saturday 20th February, baby Nathan. He weighed in at exactly eight pounds, with blond hair and apparently, big hands and...

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Opinions: Encouraging Comments and DoFollow Links

Posted February 22 by Dan Cryer

Since I started blogging early last year, I’ve noticed that I tend to get more feedback on my posts on Twitter (and now Google Buzz) than I do on my blog itself. Comments come rarely and are far outnumbered by the number of spam ones Akismet blocks for me. Now, I don’t blog for the...

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