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Neil Gaiman is the bestest
I saw Nail Gaiman on Tuesday and I have decided that he is the Perfect Author. He was funny, lovely, gentlemanly, jolly, kind and above all, wonderful to the legion of fans camped out in Kinokuniya. The first thing the woman introducing him did was read out the rules ( Read more... ) -
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
I finally finished reading 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' today. It is one of the most difficult books I have read for a while although it was beautifully told. The dogs in the books were described so well, in all their mannerisms, from cocking their heads to pushing past Edgar to get through a door and I was reminded so much of my dog Dane that ( Read more... ) -
No turning back
Am trying to get my nat-pod to work but it is being stubborn after more than a year of not being plugged into Mini-INES. Curse-tacular times we live in ( Read more... ) -
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It gives me a weird feeling to look back at my entries made when I was 17 and realise that I am so many years past that age now. Later on this year it will be 10 years since I came online and to think of what a part of my life it is now - what a part of most people's lives really, a large taken-for-granted segment of the day, of the working day as ( Read more... ) -
A child's uneven scrawl
I have spent the day at home today, due to a rather bad cold that just got too much. I lay abed until 9am and then got up, anxious to put on my out of office lest people send me urgent queries and assume they were done. Of course I then checked in, every few hours, to see if any essential urgent emails had come up. They hadn't ... I must remember ( Read more... ) -
I have a giant headache
And it hurts. On the other hand it is rather nice to let my hands go into freeflow with my thoughts again - it's been a while since I blogged, or posted or whathave you. The only reason I am even on here is thanks to the Stone Key for making me go to the Obernewtyn Community that I forgot I had set up ( Read more... ) -
A pensamiento
Given that I practically forgot I had this journal and the fact that I am ( Read more... ) -
Cool info
Sincere is, supposedly, a conglomeration of the Latin words "Sine" and "Cera"; "Lacking" and "Wax". This, my teacher alleged, was originally from ancient potters' markets, where cheap pots that had been broken were mended with wax and would thus fall to pieces if used with anything hot. More expensive, undamaged pots were sold "Sine Cera"; "Without ( Read more... ) -
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Remarkably busy week ( Read more... ) -
Busy weeks
So so busy! But it's all fab and marvy. I found The Johnsonator on Facebook - v exciting as I'd like to meet up with him and Kate Gangreene in London when I get there. Que mas? Sent a card to my cousin Melissa and a card to Matty's Mum for various reasons. Went to the gym today - it was utterly empty and I realised why on my way back - I passed ( Read more... )