Though some brand it pretentious, there’s a certain type of whimsical charm in the non-sequiteur stylings of Jim’s Journal, apparently penned by one of the the creators of The Onion, and syndicated around US university newspapers in the late 90s.
It’s an interesting browse which the eagle-eyed could probably pick up from a charity shop bin inamongst old compilations of Bloom County, Doonesbury and Calvin & Hobbes, even though sometimes it can be a little too true to real life…
Rik Ward is a gentleman of West London, a dashing client/server-side developer by day and intriguing man of mystery by night.
You are perusing his blog, wherein music, art, independent games and general whimsy mix gently into an entertaining, frothy mixture.
He also occasionally makes things: websites like Drivvle and handy software that can be found in Shinypixel Labs.
Rik is also, of course, on Twitter, as it's where all modern gentlemen are these days.
