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Work placement
So, today was the first day of my work placement at The Newsletter. And it was....rubbish. I spent the first two hours being totally ignored, although the news editor did try and pawn me off with some nonsense about wanting me to read the paper and come up withs stories that I liked and disliked. When he finally returned to me and asked for my ( Read more... ) -
Stuff
Hurrah! I got 79% in my politics exam. Of course, considering that I have a politics degree, it would have been pretty shameful if I didn't actually pass, but still. My colleague who doesn't actually read newspapers seems to have failed all her exams so far. Shocker ( Read more... ) -
Diet!
So, tomorrow I begin my New Year diet. I know, at the back of my mind, that it's probably doomed to failure, but I'm trying to stay positive for the moment. If only Mum had got me that Strictly Come Dancersize DVD for Christmas ( Read more... ) -
New Year, new...stuff
So, it's the new year and I'm going to make new attempts to actually update this thing. I thought I'd start with my New Year Resolutions, which I haven't actually started yet, but I am of the opinion that you don't start these things until the first WEEK of the new year...anyway ( Read more... ) -
Hello again
Wow, I haven't updated here in quite a while...things are going okay with the journalism course, I seem to be progressing with most things although I do have to hand in a feature on environmental issues next Monday and it's proving very difficult to secure two interviews...I conducted my first interview tonight with the co-leader of the Green party ( Read more... ) -
Thank God for that
Well done President Obama. I can't imagine David Cameron getting the same reaction when he becomes Prime Minister. Although that will also reduce people to tears. -
Bolton
I honestly don't know how David Dimbleby has managed to restrain himself from bitchslapping John Bolton. My god he's a difficult pundit.
Simon Schama is fabulous though, and is giving Bolton a good verbal bitchslapping at least. -
Why oh why oh why
Why in god's name does the BBC's coverage of the US election include interviews with Ricky Gervais and Eddie Izzard? What exactly have they got to do with anything? -
Flavia Cacace & Anton du Beke on SCD Results show 2/11/08
Yes, I know that it's cheesy - but I don't care! I love Anton de Beke and ballroom dancing and I don't care who knows!