well this is just a quick update, I am still in the land of the living, though last week it felt like I wasn't.  the weather has been freezing and I had some virus and was ill in bed.  but I still didn't take any time off work because I thought it would look crap, since I've only just started.

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I managed to get a fair amount of note-making done yesterday, but I need to read up on the Slave Trade Abolition today. good job the Norton Edition has it all well a decent amount anyway; but after paying a small mint for a paperback I'd expect it to *grins ( Read more... )

I've only told Fenix and Penny this news, I think others would just die of complete shock. oh yeah and Macbeth's Witches have also been told. but yep, I've kind of got a job. at the moment it will be on a voluntary basis but as soon as the budget allows; I will be paid. so what is the new job, get ready for this *drum roll*, primary school ( Read more... )

this will be my last post for a few weeks because tomorrow I'm packing my computer ready for the big move this week. it's either on Thursday or Friday, all depends on when the lorry is sorted out. then it's gonna take a couple of weeks to get the internet sorted out, but shit I can't wait for broadband, must try and find storytellers as soon as ( Read more... )

I am so damn tired and I've just stuffed my face with two chicken rolls!! I've nearly finished my packing, seems weird, putting my life away into boxes, dad rang and said he got the keys today, yay! but it still hasn't sunk in that I'm leaving. Noreen seems really pissed off that I'm leaving her ( we have been friends our entire lives) but at ( Read more... )

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Well I had my 18 carat gold inlay fitted in today, suffering at the hands of another local anaesthetic, and my jaw is once again very sore, yes poor me. Well on the way back home, I went to the bus station and got onto my 505 bus from stand C, I was sitting there, on the window side, while the bus was getting ready to drive off; while waiting I ( Read more... )

I watched The Hours today, what a great film!! I'm completely in love with it, so tomorrow morning I'm going to watch Mrs Dalloway again. I studied the book 3 years ago but didn't really enjoy it then, but this year I studied The Waves and loooved that book, so I think, or at least I hope that approaching it a second time with a greater knowledge ( Read more... )

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well apparently, ok, it's not apparent, it's a fact, I read it on teletext; but J.D.Salnger's agent in England watched the Big Read last week and said the enactment of the book was copyright fringement. the Beeb claims that only a couple of scenes were dramtised to project the nature of the book which was being supported by Ruby Wax (me and Ruby ( Read more... )