Tumbleweeds...

Of course, the spare index cards I’ve got are the wrong size. Something had to stop me doing...

Oct 31st

Then again, office to self = lastfm = occasionally dancing round the office. Pray to deity-of-choice...

Oct 31st

So cold in my office. Sitting here wearing gloves with fan heater on and cradling a cup of tea. At...

Oct 31st

Drowning sorrows in gigantic latte. Well, if a caffiene high can’t improve the morning,...

Oct 31st

Not a good night or a good morning. Midnight is never good time to realise certain essentials are in...

Oct 31st

Talk me out of having another tattoo, please? Idea of cherry blossom on inner wrist is appealing...

Oct 30th

Rather depressing to find out dairy/diet issues now include Chocolate Oranges :(

Oct 30th

Resting after another long day of dispatching books to assorted people. So many books. So many...

Oct 30th

Wearing my aspiration trousers for the first time since Sept 05 - feel fantastic!

Oct 30th

Pondering how easy it is to read more into text conversations than there really is and to see what...

Oct 29th

Sent books to more corners of world than guessed existed already - yet more to follow in rest of...

Oct 28th

Green with envy over Katy’s new tattoo. Have suspicion will *not* be stopping at 2, much to my...

Oct 28th

Recommendation: never use Tiscali. The buggers are refusing to close my account and I moved house...

Oct 27th

Sunday Roast: Save me from a villanous...

Oct 26th

Make that 3 hour gossip fest in Ashmolean cafe. Great fun. Glad am not alone in having inappropriate...

Oct 26th

Hm, rain might cancel jaunt to Port Meadow. To the pub instead!

Oct 26th

Some process called “find” keeps randomly eating up 50% of my memory - no idea what it...

Oct 26th

Off to the shops. Will it keep from raining long enough for me to make it to the big supermarket,...

Oct 26th

Patriotism

Oct 26th

Barcode

Oct 26th

Justice

Oct 26th

Reflection: On the train

Oct 26th

On the Train

Oct 26th

WTF?! No body told me the clocks were changing. Dangflammit, could have had extra hour in bed!

Oct 26th

ugh. Noisy lads and baby just got on train. Not sure which is more irritating. There go chances of...

Oct 25th

Power of Twitter! Train was late, but soon as tweeted was waiting, it turned up!

Oct 25th

Waiting for train back to Oxford. Good day in southampton but a bit short :(

Oct 25th

Ambushed by hairdresser again - didn’t plan on colour but he refused to let me get away...

Oct 25th

Forgotten how unremittingly grey southampton is!

Oct 25th

on train to southampton, sitting in reading station. Bored.

Oct 25th

Shutting off for the night. In Soton tomorrow for haircut and the Inaugural Czechoslovakian naked...

Oct 24th

Cold now spread to ears. Totally deaf on left side, half hearing on right. Joy.

Oct 24th

Must be feeling better. Using internet for reason it was designed: flirting. Nice to end the day...

Oct 22nd

Made it to work. Braing starting to go now - hopefully will manage a full day.

Oct 22nd

Twitter http://twitter.com/girlonetrack/statuses/968793684 to BBC...

Oct 21st

I’d forgotten how irritating Sam Carter is in early SG1 episodes. Richard Dean Anderson...

Oct 21st

Wish hadn’t fallen asleep for last two hours - feel like shit warmed over. On that lovely...

Oct 21st

SG1 from the beginning - awesome choice CLK!

Oct 21st

Think my stats might be broken: no one visited my blog over the last 3 days? Excuse me, do you not...

Oct 21st

Will finish this cup of lemsip, then it is off into the wilds of Oxford to purchase more supplies...

Oct 21st

Doing some Twitter upkeep thanks to TwitterKarma. Think if someone hasn’t updated in over a...

Oct 20th

I will permit self to lounge about in PJs, but they will be clean PJs and not the same ones that...

Oct 20th

Few sights in world more pleasing than seeing have just one, yes ONE payment left on your student...

Oct 20th

just finished reading The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson - highly recommend it. Couldn’t put it...

Oct 20th

Well made it into work but boss took one look at me & sent me home! Not reassuring that clearly...

Oct 20th

Must make it to work tomorrow. Can only imagine post-Frankfurt nightmare that awaits. Exciting...

Oct 19th

Awesome, latest version of Akismet has stats. Totally pointless, but a girl does love a pretty...

Oct 19th

Need a trashy movie to watch. Suggestions? Torn between Interview with Vampire, Music & Lyrics,...

Oct 19th

Going to make some food. Not sure what. Don’t really have working tastebuds right now.

Oct 19th

Sunday Soup

Oct 19th

Redesigned AND Pink for October. Only a little bit late… http://brightmeadow.co.uk/

Oct 19th

Much experimentation has led to conclusion that Beechams Flu Plus is more effective for longer (and...

Oct 19th

Simon Cowell needs a mute switch. Or a gag.

Oct 18th

correction strictly come dancing, the trash show on bbc1. Well, I’m sick, it’s allowed!

Oct 18th

Watching Mark Foster do samba in see-thru shirt. Suddenly understand appeal of Strictly Ballroom!

Oct 18th

Lunch @ the Red Lion on Godstow Road, Oxford

Oct 18th

loving browsing in bed on the E71 but flaw = typing long comments less fun! Guess should move the 2...

Oct 18th

Trying to find laundrette. Not as easy as you would think in Oxford!

Oct 18th

Sitting at desk, muffled in scarf, main-lineing tea. I am NOT getting sick, I am NOT getting sick, I...

Oct 16th

Just got asked my favourite word. Mind gone blank. Suggestions please!?

Oct 16th

Wishing mystery gremlins would stop gobbling up all the memory. Poor aged PocketCalculator...

Oct 15th

Forgotten joy of twitter: discovering new (to me) and exciting voices. Hello @benwerd

Oct 15th

Bed and reading latest David Calcutt (Shadow Bringer). Shit scary. This is a book for kids!? Fully...

Oct 15th

Papercuts clearly occupational hazzard. Painful card ones! Silly overhauling of the filing system....

Oct 15th

A to H sorted & neatly filed. Lost will to live & more importantly reorganize filing system....

Oct 15th

Still navigating my way round the building by using posters as landmarks. Good till they change the...

Oct 15th

Just finished massive baking session. “Beaumont Bramley Surprise” (cinamon-apple upside...

Oct 14th

Just sent the team off to Frankfurt. Office to myself all week. Bliss. Time to tidy out the...

Oct 13th

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jobee59/2933964300/ cuteness

Oct 12th

watching Matrix 2 - it is just so disapointing.

Oct 12th

Resisting temptation to go back to bed. More tea and maybe a DVD instead.

Oct 12th

OK, nearing the end of Matrix2 and, know it is just 1st part of double bill, but WTF is going on?!...

Oct 12th

Oh, its time for The Source and The Architect.

Oct 12th

Well that was a big pile of pants. Doubt will be watching Matrix3 any time soon. Time to read a book...

Oct 12th

Sunday Roast: make this cake and leave me...

Oct 12th

Awake. Wish I wasn’t. OK, must get up.

Oct 12th

Forgot had fanheater on to help dry laundry. Thermostat just kicked on and it started again - scared...

Oct 12th

Waiting in NoodleBar to get lunch. Melt down on tills. Amusing if wasn’t so hungry

Oct 12th

12/10/2008: I work here!

Oct 12th

12/10/2008: Ashmolean by night

Oct 12th

Settling down to draw some dragons. “Friendly, but guarding” is the request. Well, can...

Oct 11th

Colin Farrell on last nights Jonathan Ross- completely changed my mind on him. He’s adorable!

Oct 11th

Mildly smug http://www.flickr.com/photos/brightmeadow/2931202691/

Oct 11th

Tiscali never cancelled the broadband at Meadow Towers and just billed me, the money grabbing...

Oct 11th

Filling in exit interview questionnaire from old job. Mwhahaha. Well, they ASKED for honesty!

Oct 11th

Feeling a little like death warmed over. Bloody flu going round work.

Oct 11th

OK, lurgy be damned, I am going out and getting some fresh air!

Oct 11th

Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. Hope brain makes return tomorrow. Hate being fuzzy all day. Like...

Oct 11th

Predatory Chicken: A few of the different sections, mashed...

Oct 11th

Triss 01: The Aged P wants a dragon painted on the side of...

Oct 11th

From the West Wing: like a cat in a...

Oct 11th

experiencing sugar crash just after lunch. This isn’t good!

Oct 10th

Loo roll purchased. Can now collapse in heap. New flatemate moving in. Could be interesting.

Oct 10th

Home. Headache. Must go to shop - only the prospect of running out of loo roll is stopping me from...

Oct 10th

Just had drinks with an ex US air force pilot called Fred. Truly!

Oct 10th

Isn’t it annoying when you sit down at desk, nicely cocooned in a blanket, only to realise you...

Oct 7th

Calling it night. Can’t decide between Stephenson or new proofs for bed-time reading. Hey, I...

Oct 7th

Updating bkkeepr records http://bkkeepr.com/ Been a bit lax on keeping track of my reading lately.

Oct 7th

Not looking at Match.com, honestly. *blush*

Oct 6th

Back from homestead. No phone signal, so couldn’t moblog as planned. Doh. New boots though!

Oct 5th

Off to homestead for weekend. Used to packs lots. Now just rucksack & laundry. Never did that a...

Oct 4th

Mmmmm lovely food & wine. Nice people at OUP - they feed me regularly. Cold now so going to bed.

Oct 3rd

eating tasty fish & chips in canteen. Good place to work, bad for the diet!

Oct 3rd

Attempt number 5 to get hold of the couriers who are holding my copy of Anathem hostage. Why oh why...

Oct 2nd

Walk + Mars Planets + new book + vent to Simon = calmer Cas. Normal service resumed I think.

Oct 1st

Orange holding account hostage as “not account holder” when FUCKING AM! Hung up on...

Oct 1st

*thinking calming, happy, fluffy bunny thoughts* Not planning to unleash armageddon on Orange,...

Oct 1st

experiencing hold-music induced coma

Oct 1st

Off to go get emergency chocolate supply. Need a walk to calm me down. Sodding telecom companies....

Oct 1st

Twitter & Facebook at my desk, but not Gmail. Odd priorities. Glad finally joined 21st C and can...

Oct 1st

Updated about page. http://brightmeadow.co.uk/about/ at last “want to work in...

Sep 30th