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Reading and thoughts
I'm helping someone put together a 'feminist notebook' for their girlfriend, and it is all in aid of her reaction to reading Doris Lessing's the Golden Notebook. She wasn't very inspired by it - and so i thought i'd look into it myself. I've found this site where a few women are reading the text and (making their comments as notes in the margin) - ( Read more... ) -
rebirth, hopefully?
well it's been exactly a year since my last 'public' posting, + quite a while since i have written, fullstop. i don't think i had the mental energy to cope with doing that perhaps because it was such a struggle just living. Well let's a toast to renewed reflection: a lot has changed, I am trying to lead a 'new' life, many things are different and ( Read more... ) -
updating my booklist
another big gap! at this rate, i don't think i'll be meeting the 50 book challenge this year!
29. Agatha Christie: An english mystery - Laura Thompson.
A biography of my favourite author so I read this with great interest, it's a good complement to agatha's own writings about her life ( she published two sets of autobiographical writings) - and goes ( Read more... ) -
Time flies off again..
26th july..And more rain..!
Sigh. Need to Book my flight to Los Angeles - boy am having a tough time finding anything cheap, the cheapest so far is £560..gulp. (and i bet it rains when i get there).
Things have been so hectic i haven't had any headspace and ive fallen into what i now call 'those black holes' again: ah well.
Too much work to do, ( Read more... ) -
Sigh! Long weekend
finally the long weekend is in sight ( Read more... ) -
Sunbathing
Have been indulging in more sunbathing and lounging around in the grass again..what joy! have flung the windows wide open and have my plants around me as well. have been randomly assigned to turn up at the Waterloo Quarter Alliance's BIDs meeting that afternoon, which is all about putting Waterloo back on the map, and emphasising the 'cultural ( Read more... ) -
Weekend
Enjoying a nice relaxed weekend. Watched the marathon runners go by all hot and thirsty earlier and had brunch beside the river.
had a nice day yesterday doing things out and about, hanging out at alh* cafe in the afternoon, speaking to family etc. and today have managed to get a list of people we want to invite for december. took a long time to ( Read more... ) -
Almost Friday
i'm starting to notice most of my posting occurs around mid-afternoon if it's during the day - sigh i just cannot get past this lack of siesta ! almost 12 years now since i had that luxury on a daily basis.. I can just about manage to stay at my desk but i need to give my brain a change and do something like ..post rambling sort of things on lj.. ( Read more... )
