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Cheltenham Ghosts Part One: University of Gloucestershire Ghosts

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Chris Jensen Romer

It just struck me that I have never written about ghosts of Cheltenham, and considering former SPR President Robert H. Thouless wrote that one of our famous apparitions was among “the best attested in the annals of haunting” I thought I should. It’s tempting to start there, with the famous Cheltenham Ghost, as I have done a lot of original research on the case over the years, but I’m pushed for time today so instead I will write briefly about some other Cheltenham spooks. It seems fitting, as I first came to Cheltenham to attend the university (then the College of St. Paul and St. Mary) to begin there Continue reading →

Report from Grand Tribunal UK 2012

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Chris Jensen Romer

Grand Tribunal is the Ars Magica and Atlas Games convention held annually in the UK and USA. This year the Sixth Grand Tribunal (UK) took place on the weekend 17th-19th August, and featured 37 delegates and 3 authors from the line, but … Continue reading →

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The End of an Era: Richard Dawkins forum to close

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Chris Jensen Romer

Unfortunately I popped over to RD.net to see what was going on, and found that an announcement had been made that the forum is to close. It will remain live for 30 days to allow us to retrieve anything we want to save: given I had written over 10,000 posts (7,000+ remain after an earlier purge) and I guess many million words as I am not known for my brevity, that will prove immensely difficult. Given that the search has not worked for months, in order to protect other parts of the website and keep the bandwidth manageable, well it will be next to impossible. Continue reading →

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Boardgame Review: Ticket to Ride Europe

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Chris Jensen Romer

OK, so this year for Christmas I took a huge risk and bought Becky a boardgame Ticket To Ride Europe. I am happy to say this proved to be an excellent choice! If you enjoy games, whether a hard-core gamer, or are just someone who likes to play something with friends other than Chess or Bridge or Strip Poker from time to time, I’d seriously consider buying this game. Even if you normally don’t like games, give it a go! And do read the review – because I include details on how you can try it out from the comfort of your own pc for free… Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Reviews and Past Events, Uninteresting to others whitterings about my life | Tagged Becky Smith, board games, boardgame reviews, boardgamers, Christian Jensen Romer, CJ23, David Curtin, Days of Wonder, Diplomacy, Ed Woods, educational games, eurogames, Europe in 1901, family games, game reviews, online board games, online TTR, railway games, reviews, Risk, things that look incredibly boring but are very addictive to play, Ticket to Ride, Ticket to Ride Europe, train games, wholesome family fun | 4 Comments

A Christmas Card for you all!

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

As I won’t be able to get to my blog for a few days, well not much, and I am rubbish at sending cards, please consider this an e-card from CJ! This year’s card is a picture taken by the … Continue reading →

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CJ goes to the cinema: ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

I don’t often go to the cinema – in order I think I saw The Wizard of Oz (got scared and had to be taken out), Excalibur, Ghostbusters, Mississippi Burning, Dracula, the first Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings part one – The Fellowship of the Ring. That’s it, every film I have ever seen in my whole life at the cinema, until last night. when I went with Becky to see a film called Paranormal Activity.

I have watched about the same number of films on TV, and maybe the same again on DVD (including Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, Battleship Potemkin, Oktober, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Producers (original version, never seen the new one) and Dr Strangelove. I have enjoyed all these films, and maybe I should watch more; but I acknowledge that many people watch more films in a month than I have seen in my entire life, so I may be the worst person in the world to review films. However compared with the other films i have seen, let’s get one thing straight – Paranormal Activity, the film I saw last night was not very good. Continue reading →

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Insomnia, Indecent Exposure & A Bad Reception

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

Let us start at the beginning – whatever the faults of such a strategy, there is tradition upon its side…

Once upon a time there was a boy called Christian Jensen Romer, and he almost deserved it. Continue reading →

Posted in Uninteresting to others whitterings about my life | Tagged Becky Smith, Bruce Kuk, Cheltenham, Chris my neighbour, Christian Jensen Romer, CJ life, embarassing wardrobe failures, facebook strangeness, Lisa Langood, Parasoc, Postmen Ben, silly stories about ridicolous incidents, Stephen Atty, The Mothman Prophecies, trouser malfunctions, University of Gloucestershire | 8 Comments

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Cheltenham Ghosts Part One: University of Gloucestershire Ghosts

Report from Grand Tribunal UK 2012

Boardgame Review: Ticket to Ride Europe

A Christmas Card for you all!

CJ goes to the cinema: ‘Paranormal Activity’

Insomnia, Indecent Exposure & A Bad Reception

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