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Well...
... a weird thing just happened. I just scribbled down a page or so of fiction for the first time since God knows when. Let's see where that goes. -
T2 Trainspotting
Well, the good news is that T2 Trainspotting is good. It's not as good as the original, how could it ever be, but it catches the spirit of that film and certainly doesn't tarnish the legacy. There isn't quite a scene that catches the spark of some of those in Trainspotting but there is one in an Orange Order pub that made me laugh until I was ( Read more... ) -
I have rather neglected this place of late...
... and a lot has happened since I was last active here ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
I went to see both parts of the Harry Potter play yesterday (because my Jamie is in it!) and speaking as someone whose previous experience of Harry Potter stops at having seen the 1st film I have to say that I really enjoyed it. The staging is fabulous with all kinds of wonderful magic and illusions and the new Harry, Ron and Hermione are all ( Read more... ) -
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I bought a new camera yesterday. I've actually downgraded from a DSLR to a compact - I got fed up of lugging all the gear around. I took it out and tested it today. Doesn't seem too bad...
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100 Bookish Things 23
In a desperate attempt to get me posting here regularly again I have resurrected an old, incomplete meme. It seems I was going to make 100 bookish posts but didn't get very far, so I'm going to pick it up ( Read more... ) -
In which I get a Masters Degree...
Yesterday was the big day. We were at the University of Warwick for the graduation ceremony for my Masters Degree in the Advanced Teaching of Shakespeare. I love any excuse for a good dress up and a graduation is the perfect opportunity. It was also lovely to spend time with the people I met on my Intensive Course in July 2014 ( Read more... ) -
Well I never!
It seems that my lovely Jamie is the grown-up Harry Potter ( Read more... ) -
Wow!
So, that cool Shakespeare related thing that I mentioned a few days ago?
I am on the short list for it. Skype interview next week.
Keep things crossed for me, please.
