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March 2004

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Pin-hole Pepper

After the distress of having to hear me sing, Pepper seems to enjoy posing for the camera – maybe he was intrigued by, and wondering as to where the lens had got to – still he looks relaxed, no? Pin-hole…

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Pin-hole Pepper

After the distress of having to hear me sing, Pepper seems to enjoy posing for the camera – maybe he was intrigued by, and wondering as to where the lens had got to – still he looks relaxed, no? Pin-hole…

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C’est fantastique!

…c’est trés marvellous! J’adore Trois Colours Rouge! I love that film, car lights on the road, the fruit machine, the pan across the back of the chairs in the bowling alley, to the packet of cigarettes and the half empty,…

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Naugty but I needed it…

I have spent more much money than I really should’ve. But I have an excuse: I needed to cheer myself up after a morning spending money on new front tyres for my car and having my friendly neighbourhood electrician over…

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Navigation

Each year, my work sponsor places on personal development programmes for men and women, and these called Navigator and Springboard respectively. They consist of four day long sessions at a location, away from work, spread over four months – and…

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Just too damn embarrassing for words…

…and Pepper didn’t seem to like it either. Just tried recording myself singing Earth In Me – I had thought of posting the results here – but I figure it’s just too damn embarrassing. It’s hilarious! You’d all laugh at…

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And by way of comparison…

…this is the one of the songs that has inspired the character of Hanna Katla. Edit: Listen to Open Your Heart (Ogg File Format) [ Download and unzip the file, you will also need to have a music player that…

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Hanna’s song…

Okay, here’s for the real test. It sounded good with chlorine filled ears earlier tonight in the swimming pool – and I’m saying it’s finished, but here it is. The question is, am I learning anything?

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Songwriting and Swimming

I did manage my thirty lengths tonight, but it took me a little longer than usual. Not because I was swimming badly or slowly, or taking lots of rests, but because I kept creating new lines in a new Hanna…

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Song lyrics? Help needed…

Okay, I’m trying to write Hanna Katla’s songs – she’s Icelandic, she sings in English and Icelandic, in a guitar rock-pop band a bit like these guys: ( Írafár ) – but I’m crap at writing songs! I need help!…

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Monday

So what has 1st March brought me. Well, I missed my target to finish chapter two by the end of February, the novel is going well and standing at impressive 31,000 plus words. This morning was the most beautiful of…

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