Winter and whatnot

So I recently invested in a smartphone. 

Despite all my hesitation to join a trend I've always been sort of uncomfortable with, and hardly anxious to join the growing legion of social media addicts trying to stand up on a mire of bad tweets and facebook faux pas, it's pretty awesome. The joy of soundboards and that one awesome lightsaber app have worn off by this point, and I find myself involved in some of the genuinely cool free games you can get on the Android marketplace. I hate casual games in most instances because they can only keep my fleeting attention span in check for a few minutes here and there, but there's one I have been indulging in quite a lot, more so than 'harder' games at the moment because I simply don't have the time to sit down and play like I used to. One such game is Wind Up Knight, a charming but challenging platformer with some tight controls, which I found surprising for a touch screen game. It seems like it would be more at home on the DS, but plays very nicely on my Xperia.

What I've probably been reveling in most aside from the marketplace is the fantastic camera. It's not perfect, but it's a gigantic step up from my previous faithful companion, the Sony Ericcson Cyber-Shot (Who served well for several years). And what should happen but the day after I get my shiny new phone? Snow! Lots of snow!

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And a very patient girlfriend: 

I still haven't gotten into the habit of tweeting every half second but I'm fine with that. It's proven extremely useful as a budding journalist, having the internet at my fingertips, and hopefully will prove its full worth over the next few months of being all over the place in London, Brighton, and various other areas of Surrey and Sussex. 

-SZ