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miss_newham

Mass Observation Diary

May 13, 2010 12:59

I wrote a diary for the Mass Observation Archive because mockduck said so, and because I like reading that kind of thing. I have a lovely book at home where lots of Danish children wrote about a day in their life in 1995 and got all excited about their budgies or the sweets they ate at their after-school club, and some of them went to school by ferry! It ( Read more... )

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offensive_mango May 13 2010, 13:19:07 UTC

This is very interesting! I'm glad people are doing this project; I've found all of these really fascinating. Thanks Jo!

miss_newham May 13 2010, 13:26:11 UTC

Heh, I think I come over as a right lazy gadabout compared to all the other ones I've read! Still, that's fairly accurate.

atommickbrane May 13 2010, 13:28:46 UTC

I want to do one now! Although I had no idea (actually I may have had a vague idea a while ago but forgotten about it again) this was happening so I would have to RECALL. I might do it anyway!

miss_newham May 13 2010, 13:39:43 UTC

You should! I kept a text file at work during the day, which is why it tails off a bit in the evening. I neglected such important events as Steve and Ewan ordering Disney burgers in the pub (they turned out to be burgers with cheese and bacon... er?), and Stephen Malkmus still being terribly handsome but looking like he wasn't really that keen on being back with Pavement, though the rest of the band were all smily.

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cunexttuesday May 13 2010, 13:45:22 UTC

Glad you did it and enjoyed doing it. I work for MO and I'm really pleased it has been popular! Jx

miss_newham May 13 2010, 13:47:08 UTC

Excellent coincidence! I hope you get to read some good 'uns!

puzzled_anwen May 13 2010, 15:45:23 UTC

Aww, I wish I'd known about this before yesterday! Thanks for posting yours, yay! I <3 my MO books from WWII (esp Nella Last, she was awesome).

miss_newham May 13 2010, 16:39:49 UTC

Bah, I wish it'd been today instead - I am not hungover at all and my colleagues have been plotting a sausage-eating competition! Still, I suppose it was meant to be a normal day...

puzzled_anwen May 13 2010, 16:43:20 UTC

Mmm, sausages! I am writing one anyway. I have just had to explain Bonving, O DERE LORD.

miss_newham May 13 2010, 17:13:42 UTC

Dear children of the future, did you know that everyone was playing Bonving back in 2010? They'll probably have to do school projects about it.