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The new series of Doctor Who just gets better and better, and if you don’t mind me saying, and better… Good work Russell T.
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The new series of Doctor Who just gets better and better, and if you don’t mind me saying, and better… Good work Russell T.
Continue readingYour Inner European is Swedish! Relaxed and peaceful. You like to kick back and enjoy life. [Who’s Your Inner European?]
Continue readingThe sun is out, the shorts are on. Even at 9 o’clock, still it is warm. Is this the first day of summer. What will tomorrow bring? That said, this morning it was a little overcast, so I took the…
Continue readingUsually, Channel 4’s Grand Designs is just that ‘grand’ designs – moreover they are often ‘overly-grand’ designs! Tonight though was different. A modest house on a relatively modest budget, and made entirely of wood. A Finnish log house – and…
Continue readingI’ve been struggling over this scene in my novel where Bjäkk and Ben are talking science in the hot pott. Tonight, inspired by the Edinburgh connection to this week last year, and with memories of writing pages and pages of…
Continue readingIt seems that one year ago I was in Edinburgh for a week of training … Production Editor job role training. One year on, I have that job (or I am about to) … sad to say that with my…
Continue readingNot seriously late, but even so I hope that this isn’t the sign of things to come. Even with my new role as Production Editor, it is going to be my mission to not be one of those people who…
Continue readingWhilst the energy and enthusiasm afforded to me towards my working day over recent weeks remains, I cannot help but feel a certain sense of treading water in my current job until June. This is perhaps acasperated by my geographical…
Continue readingBands of colour Originally uploaded by shepline on 24 Apr ’05, 12.53pm PST. Skeleton in yellow Originally uploaded by shepline on 24 Apr ’05, 12.54pm PST.
Continue readingIt’s actually only a month. But a lot has happened in a month. I realised this today after coming home from a walk in the woods where the bluebells are carpetting the forest floor, and downloaded the photos off the…
Continue readingWhitebell Originally uploaded by shepline on 24 Apr ’05, 12.54pm PST. ( … )
Continue reading…to the very kind and lovely grapefruitmoon, who today did this As a token of thanks for doing me a favor, I pass on an extra Pro account. ’twas a message from flickr. Thank you, I shall use it wisely…
Continue readingI started my current job on 13 December 1999 I start my new job on 13 June 2005 I sit at desk number 13 I am 31 years old (which is of course 13 reversed) Edit: It transpires that this…
Continue readingI got up early today. I say early, but I mean with my alarm instead of at some indeterminate time afterwards. Alarm went off at 6 o’clock and I lay in bed and listened to the first fifthteen minutes of…
Continue readingIn which I ponder the curious fact that I seem to be talking in these pages about my job – my work – my career. I never, honestly, thought I’d talk about it much, but I find that I am….
Continue readingUnder my old split-divisional ECQC role I was given Ecological Entomology to caretaker, and this week the printed copies of my first issue arrived on my desk – I don’t think anyone will notice the slight mistake – the Original…
Continue readingMy first full day at my new desk. I began the day by taking a few minutes to make my sun-filled space with pictures, arranging things just like I like them. As I work on, I find it quiet, but…
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Continue readingSpent a productive day today, sorting out the understairs cupboard and finding room to stow away miscellaneous contents of my lounge and bedroom. I also have been through my wardrobe and sorted out a bag full of clothes to go…
Continue readingI’ve been decorating. The mottled blue wall papar on the lower half of the lounge, stairs and landing, which I inherited when I bought the house four years ago, has gone on it’s way to the wheely bin. The walls…
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