[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-more-fun-ways-to-make-time-go-plinkety-plunk":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"A big thanks to family friend \u003Cb>Mark Gardner\u003C/b> in Seattle for picking out a new ukulele for me! I don't know how to play it yet, but I have not let that stop me from coming up with stupid songs already.\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/my_new_uke-31886c3232.jpg\">\\r\nI'm still meaning to blog about Amsterdam, but in while I'm frantically scribbling away on my picture book, I'll give a shout for a friend's stuff: here's a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.swapit.co.uk/earn/Game?gameID=25\">fabulous game for you!\u003C/a> Have you played Angry Birds before? Well, this is even more fun because it features GOBLINS. You can chuck battle axes an' fire an' stuff at them from a Bratapult. You have to register for the Swapit site, but that only took me a few seconds. The highest score I've managed so far was just over 900 points, but someone's topped the chart with over 8,000. Whoa. So here's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.swapit.co.uk/earn/Game?gameID=25\">GOBLINS, THE GAME\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.swapit.co.uk/earn/Game?gameID=25\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/goblins_game1-6e7fda82f7.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nSo there's a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/goblins-reviews-reactions.html\">brilliant book\u003C/a>... and a game... and did I mention, there might be a film??! \u003Ca href=\"http://www.philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/laika-to-film-goblins.html\">News flash just in last night from Hollywood...\u003C/a> Congratulations, Philip Reeve!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/laika-to-film-goblins.html\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/goblins_laika-9ee9fb23ef.gif\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd be quick, there might still be some tickets left for our \u003Cb>SF event at Foyles Charing Cross on 22 May, with Philip, Moira Young, Steve Cole, Kim Lakin-Smith and The Kitschies!\u003C/b> Go right over to the Foyles website and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/Detail.aspx?eventId=1465\">book yourself a free place\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/Detail.aspx?eventId=1465\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/SF_lineup-c58170b1cb.jpg\">\u003C/a>","2012-04-19T11:49:00.000Z","more-fun-ways-to-make-time-go-plinkety-plunk",[],"more fun ways to make time go plinkety-plunk",1776628721686]