HOLIDAYS!
That's about it, really. Possibly more when have caught up with everything (well, "everything" is probably a tad optimistic...).

Well, the code's telling me it's under a cut but I don't think it is... anyone?

( my xmas stocking )

Anyone with thoughts/prayers to spare, could they send them the way of my ex-colleague? His wife was killed yesterday morning in a car crash. They only moved to new jobs & new house (right across the country) last August, and it was supposed to be the beginning of the next stage in their lives. She was only in her mid-30s, and a really lovely ( Read more... )

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Hey, I can get on LJ at school! Never had the chance to discover this before, but am hanging around waiting for a meeting after an INSET day.
So, the book meme I never got around to before - from several people, I should think!
Some are rather more obscure than others...

1. The next was to write four lines in iambic pentameter. Half the field ( Read more... )

Not that today's been too bad work-wise - did have dodgy Y9 class to finish with, but had had two free lessons before that, so it evened out, I suppose. It's just depressing when you put up notices or posters in the corridor and walk down there 10 minutes later to find them lying ripped on the floor ( Read more... )

Well, last club cricket match of the season was today :( - and we actually managed to win it! I'm possibly attaching more importance to this than it might seem to merit, but we've only managed to win one other league game outright all season, thanks to a) the winning draw system and b) clashes with county u15 and u17 games. Finally had the ( Read more... )

Yes, it's the end of the school holidays, I'm about to go back to work, so what do I do? Create an LJ - yet another thing to take up time. Hmm, sensible. Mind you, whether I'll ever remember to update it is anyone's guess. At some point I might even get around to making it look slightly more interesting - seems like an excellent procrastination ( Read more... )