Tumbleweeds...

Sitting at the seaside enjoying the sun

May 31st

New hair & Jo making chocolate pie this time. Could life get any better?

May 30th

Off to get hair tidied up, NOT totally shaved off. I shall be repeating that last to myself.

May 30th

Jo prior to me going to hairdressers: “remember, you do not need significantly shorter hair!...

May 30th

Nice thing about phone interviews - other side doesn’t know you’re in PJs. Let’s...

May 30th

OK, trying for sleep now. Have to be up in 8 hours for a phone interview. Always nice when you can...

May 29th

How do you celebrate a mention in a national newspaper? Make pie: http://tinyurl.com/5brvpy

May 29th

Bloody hell! Where did this rain storm come from? Got back from the supermarket just in time.

May 29th

Bright Meadow in the Guardian Pie

May 29th

Bingo: This was once a beautiful, thriving theatre and...

May 29th

Tagged: Southampton City Council is pretty hot on grafitti...

May 29th

Off to brave the great outdoors again and see what delights Waitrose has to offer. Grape Nuts Jo...

May 29th

Help: what is a competitive salary for a “publishing assistant” in greater london?!

May 29th

Sitting back at my desk. Need dual screen for document comparison. Not as much fun as the bed, but...

May 29th

thinking of decamping from bed to sofa, but lets not get too carried away now.

May 29th

Awake, in body if not spirit. Rubbish trucks should come with silencers, or at least not those...

May 29th

OK, done for the day. I shall now lie in the dark, counting sheep & mentally rearranging...

May 28th

Another 4 jobs applied for. Time for a nap & then ring 2 people for further “you really...

May 28th

Impulse Control

May 28th

Another 2 weeks off work + fun time frankie with the antidepressants again. God I hate my brain...

May 28th

Another 2 weeks off work + fun time frankie with the antidepressants again. God I hate my brain...

May 28th

Giving up on one totally shitty day. Here’s hoping tomorrow will be better, but I somehow...

May 27th

I’m enjoying computing whilst sprawled across the bed (bless wifi and laptops). My wrists are...

May 27th

BM’s been rated 8/10 on Blogged. http://tinyurl.com/638ccf evil rss rippers can have taste,...

May 27th

Applied for 4 jobs today. Staggeringly over/under for all of them, but hey-ho. Gotta get points for...

May 27th

Portable GIS for Windows! Well, it excites me. http://tinyurl.com/5f6r8r

May 27th

Tarting up CV prior to its next few outings. Bleck. Tell me again why have this publishing bee in...

May 27th

Today is BAD day. Fighting urge for more tattoos/piercings/hair cuts, none of which would be a good...

May 27th

Bus Stop: They closed this bus stop for major roadworks (the...

May 27th

Both parts of mission = failure. Post Office full with queues out door, shoe-re-heeling place...

May 27th

Forcing self out of house for todays mission: pay the water bill. Might also take cowboy boots to be...

May 27th

GARGH! Looking for new jobs is SO not what the dr ordered right now! Nor is coordinating a move to a...

May 27th

Messing around with a few MS Word alternatives.

May 27th

Reached point where know I have to eat, but really have no desire to cook, let alone eat. On the...

May 26th

Going through new 9rules blogs. Great blogs all, but damn I’m hard to please! Only 1 so far...

May 26th

template tweaking: the eternal blogger quest for perfection

May 26th

Raindrops

May 26th

Standing in the rain: Though you can’t see it in this...

May 26th

Psyching myself up for my daily mission. Shouldn’t be needing a ski jacket in middle of May!

May 26th

Oooh, semi-result. Bkkeepr will accept my dm, but not my @ messages.

May 26th

Being rejected by a webservice isn’t much fun. I will get this bloody bkkeepr thing to track...

May 26th

Doing some vanity searches. Need to get my finger back into this blogging game properly - BM has...

May 25th

Jo is watching 11th Hour - not sure I am in right mood for the gloom/doom fest it’s turning...

May 25th

Going to watch some DVDs in bed.

May 25th

Trying out twhirl. Kinda bloomping round the flat at a loose end.

May 25th

Dark Skies: The weather wasn’t looking promising for...

May 25th

Going for a walk

May 25th

Portswood Library: The libraries in Southampton are all...

May 25th

Just had one of the more… bizarre… emails of my life from a Flickr fan. Just goes to...

May 25th

Roast written and still a bit of Monaco left to watch. Result. http://tinyurl.com/6b79bc

May 25th

Sunday Roast: Is a Bugatti a Rover?

May 25th

Mission for the day accomplished. Now am going to race grand prix to see if i can complete the...

May 25th

That’s 2nd night in row woken up from screaming nightmares about work. Clearly a touch more...

May 25th

Only one thing can do after Eurovision like that - curl up in bed, listen to storm & read Pride...

May 24th

Flegh. That’s all I have to say to Eurovision this year. Flegh. And can someone PLEASE explain...

May 24th

OK, I’m clearly more depressed than I thought if even Terry isn’t making me laugh right...

May 24th

Bright Meadow in the Guardian Pie: Pie made in celebration...

May 24th

Recycle!

May 24th

Wondering where to go/what to do on my daily mission. It’s a bit windy for just wandering...

May 24th

Clicking pen lid. Really bad nervous habit & indicates is time to do something else. So going to...

May 23rd

Jo is baking “Cheer Claire up” pie. Flat smells divine right now. Can’t wait for...

May 23rd

Ogle Road: Love the name!

May 23rd

Policeman: Well… There was a policeman in the picture...

May 23rd

OK, time for (hopefully) some sleep. I’m tired & sleep like the dead when I GET to sleep,...

May 22nd

Spent most of the afternoon writing this: http://tinyurl.com/6y7tev not totally happy, but...

May 22nd

The Humble Trackback

May 22nd

Whatever happened to “hands that do dishes are as soft as your face”? Modern fairy...

May 22nd

Glowering at pile of washing up. Still it needs doing & I need to let article filter through my...

May 22nd

In Print: My my, those Sunday Roasts could get me famous one...

May 22nd

In Print - the article: My my, those Sunday Roasts could get...

May 22nd

In Shadow: Waiting to cross the road on my way to find a...

May 22nd

Tee hee, I’m in the Guardian (yes, the printed one)...

May 22nd

Not that sexy in the end. Left the house and paid 80p for paragraph from a thrown together Roast....

May 22nd

Can’t stand not knowing. Off to see if I can find a copy of the Guardian. Portswood...

May 22nd

Waiting for handyman-from-hell to finish painting so I can leave the house. How long does it take to...

May 22nd

Intrigued by idea of hash tags. Slight implementation problem in that can’t find a hash key...

May 21st

Finished watching “Waitress”. Nate Fillion was under used & it so totally...

May 21st

Handyman got here hour ago & upended can of paint on hall carpet. Just heard big crash from...

May 21st

IKEA truck: I’ve rarely been so glad to see a big...

May 21st

Colours: I had reason to dig out my box of embroidery silks...

May 21st

Colour

May 21st

Conformity

May 21st

Waiting for the bus: Not having a car means lots of my life...

May 21st

Southampton Civic Centre: Southampton Civic Centre and...

May 21st

Southampton Library: Southampton Civic Centre - entrance to...

May 21st

I am pleased to report successful completion of entire mission. Photographic evidence to follow

May 21st

Part two of the mission accomplished. Waiting on another bus. Life would be simpler at times if i...

May 21st

Part one of todays mission complete & successful. Waiting on bus to arrive so can carry out part...

May 21st

Think perhaps 5 episodes is my limit for one sitting. Know should go out and get fresh air, but...

May 20th

In middle of West Wing binge. 4 eps today & counting. Forgotten just how brilliant first couple...

May 20th

Ordered 1 pair of black thai fishermans trousers. I blame @karmatosed, depression and desire to...

May 20th

here’s hoping tomorrow is better than today. night twitter.

May 19th

Just once I’d like to come out of the drs feeling better than when i went in....

May 19th

Once more into the fray

May 19th

Not sure what to do with the unexpected bounty of a week off work. Er, anyone recommend good/trashy...

May 19th

Bollocks. Drs then work tomorrow. Guess I’d better go get some sleep then. Can someone yell @...

May 18th

http://www.clairelouisekemp.com/ is live. Not happy, but will do till inspiration actually strikes.

May 18th

Sunday Roast: insert witty title here

May 18th

Roast written freakishly early. http://tinyurl.com/5df4x3 Now off for grocery shopping.

May 18th

Up. Tea brewing. WTF @ 9am on a Sunday?!

May 18th

Michael Chabon is calling me. Must find out who the dastardly evil do-er is! V...

May 17th

Amused at number of people coming to Bright Meadow after searching for “Chocolate Guinness...

May 17th

Pumping up two gym balls in as many days - i won’t be doing any arm stuff at the gym for a...

May 17th

Tidying up loose ends around Bright Meadow. So happy it’s working again!

May 17th

It lives! http://brightmeadow.co.uk is once again up and running. Long may it last this time! Total...

May 17th

I need to stop waking up at a respectable at the weekends. It freaks Jo out and i don’t know...

May 17th

And now, I shall bid goodnight to y’all on Twitter. Sweet dreams and undoubtedly see you in...

May 16th

Erk. DNS settings altered to new host. Holy crap let this work and brightmeadow not fall off the...

May 16th

Updating avatars on assorted sites. Damn I’m distributed fairly widely.

May 16th

Cas & Tea: A pretty standard view of me - grinning over...

May 16th

Baby Ollie: Possibly one of the luckiest babies I know -...

May 16th

Just finished inflating gym ball to sit on. Damn that took a while! Not totally sold, but it is...

May 16th

Another chish & fips day. Not good for the healthy eating but screw it!

May 15th

How the frack is spam getting through when nothing else is working?! Gar. I don’t understand...

May 14th

Pilot v5 pens = magic, or at least very good at hiding. Don’t think ever replaced one as run...

May 14th

Trying out Snitter. Hmmm.

May 14th

Officially run out of patience with Fasthosts. Attempting to do the whole DNS thing and switch to...

May 14th

Well, it’s here. Mattress a few inches bigger than expected. Might have to do some DIY on the...

May 14th

DIY not needed in end. Fortunately foam mattresses are sguidgy enough that brute force was all that...

May 14th

Oops. Big yellow IKEA lorry has blocked entire road. I’d feel guilty if I didn’t want...

May 14th

Yay! Big yellow IKEA lorry is here!

May 14th

Waiting for delivery man worse than watching paint dry. “be with you within in the hour”...

May 14th

Well that sucks. WP.com limit their upload of another blog to 3mb. BM comes out at 6.5mb So much for...

May 14th

Awake. Waiting for IKEA to deliver new mattress. Looking at alternate servers. Yes, BM is buggered....

May 14th

Bollocks. Server playing silly-buggers again. Grrrr!!!!!!!!!

May 13th

Sitting in sun, drinking frapuccino, enjoying long lunch. Life is good right now.

May 13th

Spent same amount of time today traveling as at actual conference. Am knackered. Calling it a night.

May 12th

Liking latest version of Flickr uploader. Finally decent tagging, batch, adding to set etc control.

May 12th

My foot: There has been an inordinate amount of travel in my...

May 12th

British Library: The British Library (a building thst is...

May 12th

Mystery Church: Statues on the side of a mystery church on...

May 12th

From the Train: The view from the train. Lots of yellow....

May 12th

Me: I’m in this picture somewhere, honestly!

May 12th

At event. Fingers crossed don’t die of boredom please!

May 12th

And so the day begins…

May 12th

Prep for jaunt to London tomorrow. A boring “look at our new tech thats going to ruin your...

May 11th

Ended up watching American Dreamz as @girlwithtrowel has my copy of Peacekeeper Wars. Not a good...

May 11th

Sunday Roast: I can’t believe I left a...

May 11th

3hrs later, the mound of clothing on the floor is sorted! You can see the carpet and the wardrobe...

May 11th

Reacquainting myself with cider after years of not drinking it. Finally feel like a proper Sumerzet...

May 10th

What’s the name of the guy who wrote Do Androids Dream and Total Recall?

May 10th

About to set out for relaxing evening down the pub. Bless beer gardens and all who bask in the...

May 10th

Going back through twitter history. First ever tweet from over a yr ago:...

May 10th

And second ever tweet - surprisingly prophetic. http://twitter.com/BrightMeadow/statuses/6726981

May 10th

Retiring for the evening to recharge batteries for weekend. I might even get a few blog posts...

May 9th

Short hair throwing my morning routine out. Keep having spare 10 minutes not sure what to do with!

May 9th

Time to add rice to list of food I can (potentially) no longer eat. My diet is getting really rather...

May 8th

Home. Home. Home. That’s all I have to say on the subject other than does tomorrow really have...

May 8th

Oof. Is it time to go home yet? 1 resource pack finally designed to satisfaction. It’s only...

May 8th

Missed not 1, not 2 but 3 buses! Still Iron Man will make it all better.

May 7th

Calling it a night. Off to see Iron Man tomorrow (is it sad I’m so excited? Jo just keeps...

May 6th

You know it’s been an interesting day when the highlight was a conversation about the office...

May 6th

Catching up on last weeks’ Heroes. Wish I didn’t keep forgetting to hit record on a...

May 5th

Or not! No Heroes on iPlayer *whimper* Anyone record last weeks?

May 5th

Heading out to get some groceries. Fingers crossed the rain holds off!

May 5th

Pondering where my lovely v5 pens keep getting to. Think they are like socks in the dryer - some...

May 5th

Constantly hitting refresh on twitter & certain forums 2 see if anything interesting being said....

May 4th

Where has all the Content Gone?

May 4th

Should feel bad didn’t tweet the BBQ, but no signal @ the marina & actually don’t...

May 4th

Off to the boat for a BBQ - hope the weather holds! Roast will be late this week, but will get...

May 3rd

Pondering why blog isn’t emailing comment notification any more. To tired to fiddle now....

May 2nd

Waiting for my fish to be cooked by the lovely lady in the chippy. Unhealthy but don’t care!

May 2nd

Just realised have IMAP turned on on GMAIL. That explains some slightly odd behaviour. Also eating...

May 2nd

Trying to find my work mojo. Has anyone seen it?

May 2nd

Hoping that epic stretch of insomnia is over tonight. Work don’t really deserve another day of...

May 1st

Happy bright and sunny May day people:)

May 1st

Lied earlier on. Fluffy chicklit exerting its evil allure too strongly to resist. Banks back on the...

Apr 30th