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Sunday 9 October 2005
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Continue reading[ Much of this was composed either in mind or in text on Wednesday night, but never posted here due to installation of a full version of Norton – I hate setting up computers! ] I met up with veeb…
Continue readingSat down to write my novel today, fired up Word, went Ctrl+End’ed to the place, and… phoned my Mum for five minutes to pass on a message. I made the ‘mistake’ of sitting down on the sofa, and so Pepper…
Continue reading1. I am tired. I feel like, till now I haven’t really stopped for two days. Yesterday and today were taken up with a big JPM day (JPMs being Journal Publishing Managers, or ‘them-editorial-folk-who-promise-society’s-the-world-and-then-leave-us-in-production-to-figure-out-how-to-deliver’) and 46 of us from Oxford…
Continue readingWhere has Mr shepline been? I hear the question is on so many people’s lips and yet it is a question that has remained unspoken. I have been on holiday, as my recent series of Postcards from Romania. The full…
Continue readingMy colleague in Science Division spent close to an hour long personal phone call. I say colleague, but with this insensitivity a daily occurrence I feel that I am the only one working on online production for science journals. I…
Continue reading…throw me a life raft someone, oh, no, somebody already has! So, Wednesday night. One working day in, and already, what a roller coaster of a week this is turning out to be. There was the Bank Holiday on Monday…
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 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…
Continue readingStill no official announcement yet, but apparently I am allowed to start telling people. Actually its about to become a bit blatantly obvious somethings up, ‘cos as of tomorrow its going to my last day in Professional Division. I will…
Continue readingBefore yesterday, although I went for Production Editor jobs because I thought I wanted a change; I thought it seemed like fun, I was never the less scared by the prospect. My current, soon to be old, job is safe,…
Continue readingThis morning a little after 9 o’clock I got the summons down to Human Resources. Duncan sat me down, and told me. They’d like to offer me the job. You what? You’re kidding me? Which one? The one in Louise’s…
Continue reading…please remember to cancel the milk, stop the papers, and turn off the light. ^__^
Continue readingAs an ECQC of old I had free time. As an ECQC of The Now, I don’t. And it’s good. Sure my new responsibilities for print production are not in my job description, and in no way could they be…
Continue readingThis week is turning out to be quite a week. So far so good, in that today I did pass my First Aid at Work refresher course, which will keep me going for another three years – but not without…
Continue readingNotes and oddities. Life is good. Busy but good. My novel continues and goes well, but slowly, I just have so little time these days. Working on print as well as online is good. I’m enjoying it. I’m positive too….
Continue readingPheww! It’s the weekend! And boy am I glad it’s here. It’s been quite a busy week this one, and one which as seen me slowly sink under work, to bubble back to the surface over the days and end…
Continue readingAlthough I promised that we would be able to let you know the outcome of your interview today, I’m afraid that some circumstances have changed in the last 24 hours that will mean that we cannot finalise our decision until…
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