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…via Oxford City Centre, two flooded roads, a missed opticians appointment and miles and miles of traffic queues. One of my pieces of homework from last week’s coaching session was to look at myself in the mirror, long and hard,…
Continue readingThis morning, seemingly a blink of an eye since it first started, the Project NellyTM series of coaching, came to a close. Bill came up to Oxford for a wrap-up session, that first involved me for, and then brought in…
Continue readingI like a good thunderstorm. The heaviness of the of the rain on your doorstep. The rumble of the thunder The flashes of silver. The breath of freshness in the humid air. Thunder and lightning It invigorates me.
Continue readingTwo sides to every story I have just finished watching Richard Curtis’ new tv film set around the upcoming G8 Summit (intriguingly switched from Scotland to Reykjavik). I felt it to be an extremely compelling drama for the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign….
Continue readingIf you are reading this then you have my permission to add tags to my posts (from the list provided). I’m not sure how this works, so if some of you could try and play with this and test it…
Continue readingA roundup of Project Nelly #4 (the third London session). Hot on the heels of last week’s additional session, yesterday I was back to London Town for more coaching. So what had changed since my last coaching session? Well, of…
Continue readingToday I found out how our corner of the office is going to be arranged, and it’s good. I get to keep my desk with the window seat and my place in the sun, and Mel is moving in next…
Continue readingEdwig The Hedgehog Originally uploaded by shepline on 21 Jun ’05, 1.50pm PST. Meet my little friend. Twice now he’s turned up to sit at my back door and watch Wimbledon highlights. Bring on those slugs and snails, I need…
Continue readingBased on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in1. paul merton score: 272. the now show score: 153. ross noble score: 134. peter cook score:…
Continue readingTonight was one of those nights when I discovered that, I have indeed, improved in my flute playing. I still, by no means, play every note (in some pieces – far from it!) but when I do I am mostly…
Continue readingOkay, so I know that it’s not Friday. Not technically. But I’m off tomorrow, off to the county of my birth (Derbyshire), so for me, yes, today it is Friday. The thing is I’m really enjoying my new job, and…
Continue readingAnd so my tenure as a Production Editor begins. I have begun working on two of my journals, BOJ and BIJ (and will have ZOJ added to my list once I’ve got to grips fully with the first two). Today,…
Continue readingThis afternoon, I made the trek down to Wallingford to play in one of Abingdon Concert Band’s summer ‘gigs’. Today was an event organised by the local Brownie troop (is that what they are called?) to play in the castle…
Continue readingIt appears that if you decide to search for Gomorszolos on Google, my travelogues are the first two results. There are considerably more hits this year than there were last year, when I was trying to find out more about…
Continue readingAnd then there was One (and he too left Budapest…) Day 14. 31 July 2004 Saturday – last day in Budapest – Hungary even. Most of my new found friends have departed already. I meet with Steven downstairs in the…
Continue readingOne by one, we say goodbye… Day 13. 30 July 2004 Friday. When my alarm goes off just after 5 o’clock in the morning, I know that today of all days I must get up. As 5.30 approaches we are…
Continue readingThe rain it raineth every day Day 12. 29 July 2004 Thursday. I wake around 6.30 for a 7 o’clock breakfast. It has been raining all night, but it is beginning to ease, for the first time in four days…
Continue readingTonight, is the eve of my last day as ECQC – an Electronic Content Quality Controller. Exactly five and a half years ago, I gave up the day to day drudgery of data entry and temp jobs to leap headlong…
Continue readingAnd that It is write. I can’t help myself – I am driven – to write. I am reminded of this – not that I need any reminding – when I go along to possibly my first (there may have…
Continue readingMy laptop arrived today. I say arrived, but I eventually had to drive 10 miles out of my way to wrestle it free of the courier company. It seems that when they agree to deliver to you in an evening…
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