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Grump about use of statistics...
A-level results came out today with a reported 8% of grades being the new A*.
The Guardian and others are running headlines like "every 1 in 12 gets an A* " or some such.
Now, we all know that 8% and 1 in 12 are the same, but 8% or grades awarded at A* and 1 in 12 pupils receiving an A* are not. It's far more likely that each pupil who gets an A* ( Read more... ) -
the great book sort continues...
Ok - so far the following sections have been entered into the spreadsheet (including ISBNs where relevant - i.e. anything past 1972ish), sorted and put up on shelves:- Art & Architecture
- Biography
- Business
- Fictional Prose (non-genre)
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism
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apologies to flist...
... am migrating my blog from blogger to here - found a great tool (thanks to imyril ) but it's being glitchy and so posting multiple times. Grrr. Should get it sorted soon but sorry if it's filling up your friends page! -
stuff
after pottering around the flat today, I've realised quite how much stuff I own. This isn't a problem, as I have a large flat, but it got me thinking that I probably have enough. So, for the next while, I'm going to try not to buy any more. I have enough handbags and shoes and clothes and books and DVDs and other random stuff. I've got things ( Read more... ) -
the year in which I learnt things I didn't know I needed to learn...
it has been an odd year - some highs, lots of lows - I won't be sorry to see it end.
it's been a year where I've had a lot of things thrown sharply into focus, particularly in regard to areas of my life I thought I'd dealt with and lessons I assumed I'd already learnt. The main things are:
1) I need to stop being too self-reliant, both in my ( Read more... ) -
fangirl woot...
... just read on AFP's blog that she and himself will be doing signings of the "Who Killed Amanda Palmer?" book at the Union Chapel gig in September, for which I have tickets! -
a long day...
...arrive safely in San Francisco after a very long day and many, many security checks (I got nabbed 3 times in Heathrow and had to not only unpack all my handluggage, but also turn on and then remove the battery from every piece of tech I had on me...).
after getting to hotel, I showered and changed, and headed out. First to Bluebottle Cafe ( Read more... ) -
a long day...
...arrive safely in San Francisco after a very long day and many, many security checks (I got nabbed 3 times in Heathrow and had to not only unpack all my handluggage, but also turn on and then remove the battery from every piece of tech I had on me...).
after getting to hotel, I showered and changed, and headed out. First to Bluebottle Cafe ( Read more... ) -
a scientific experiment to prove the existence of L-Space
... well, quasi-scientific, anyway!
my landlord announced yesterday that he was in London and that he'd be coming the flat on Wednesday. Queue panic and lots of 'oh my god, I have to sort out the spare room and make the place look like it's tidy, but not just tidied - as in , I live like this all the time'. I've had the door to the spare room ( Read more... ) -
the day started off so well...
...had a lovely lie-in this morning and got up at about 9.30. Did various bits of tidying in the flat and some work - all was good. Then the inevitable happened (well, it's been inevitable for the past 2 months or so) I started looking at my books and realising how many of them aren't in my spreadsheet. I'm now about half way through putting all ( Read more... )