Category Archives: Work

Bryson, BBC and Brangelina

Ooh, it’s March. And it’s sunny. Well it is today, and it was at the beginning of the week. Yay. I still don’t have a great deal to say. I did just renew my payment for this domain, though, when … Continue reading

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Three jobs

I’ve had three jobs before. It was for a short period almost three years ago, when I was doing the course that let me become a librarian. I was working in a library most evenings; working in another library on … Continue reading

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Looking up

I’ve just started reading A Parisian Affair and other stories by Guy de Maupassant. I had heard that Maupassant was a master of the short story, and after reading only three stories, I can already see why. The first one, … Continue reading

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Discipline and denial

It’s November, which means it’s NaNoWriMo time. This is the fourth time I’ve attempted it. The first time I did it, I ‘won’. Beginner’s luck, and all that. The second time, I half-heartedly wrote 3,000 words, then gave up. The … Continue reading

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Sunday musings

Culture-type things I’m missing theatre, again. If I hadn’t banned myself from spending money on it, I would go and see Enron. Even if I had money I couldn’t, though, because it has already sold out. Jerusalem had brilliant reviews … Continue reading

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