Tumbleweeds...

Apparently there is a mystery parcel in the post from my dad. Last time it was an Optimus Prime...

Aug 31st

More tidying. Desk this time. Oh the stuff I have hoarded!

Aug 31st

OK, time to face the Roast. Distinct feeling have made rod for my own back, but hey-ho. Readers must...

Aug 31st

The bloody failwhale is back. Thought I’d seen the last of it. Grrr.

Aug 31st

I really need to stop waking up so early. Massive cup of tea and Quicksilver to read whilst wake up....

Aug 31st

Sunday Roast: dismount the banister!

Aug 31st

Caught last bit of Jane Eyre on BBC4 Great adaptation of possibly my favourite ever book. Can I has...

Aug 30th

Had fresh bread/toast for lunch with eggs. Regretting it already, though it was tasty. Damn food...

Aug 30th

Awesome. Registered with Oxford Library and not even fully moved their yet! Bless the online age....

Aug 30th

Sun is shining and nice man can re-sole my red cowboy boots! Good day :)

Aug 30th

Back from shopping, spent silly amount of money, but found nice new jacket for the winter.

Aug 30th

Explanation of this week’s cryptic tweets: http://tinyurl.com/6hm49k (mildly drunk so no...

Aug 30th

Holy crap, when did del.icio.us get a makeover?! (Yes, I am aware I am probably behind the times)

Aug 30th

Couldn’t work out why mobile bill so high this month, then say £11 call to my mum. Damn...

Aug 30th

No job at OUP for Cas :( I “extremely impressed” at the interview, but someone else had...

Aug 30th

Touching Base

Aug 29th

When TV choice is Chronicles of Riddick or Wedding Date, you know it’s time to curl up with a...

Aug 28th

Paying bills. Bleck. Really can’t ignore final demands.

Aug 28th

Just finished New Moon. Much prefer Jacob to Edward. The vamp is just a whining twonk. As is Bella-...

Aug 28th

Helped a guy get on the uni course of his dreams. Think how far he’s travelled in the past...

Aug 28th

Yes! Have somewhere to live in Oxford. Now just got to worry about the job…

Aug 28th

Once again can’t give blood. Silly hospital investigations in last 6 months!

Aug 28th

Had awesome bed hair this morning. Good or bad omen though?

Aug 27th

Why oh why do four day weeks seem so much longer?

Aug 26th

Signing off, hoping answer to dilemma will come to me in a dream. Night twitter.

Aug 25th

Sitting on bank by boat with cuppa looking at the stars & story-dreaming. Bliss.

Aug 25th

Doing my mother hen act. @system13 - I’m watching you. Step away from the computer. Grrr.

Aug 25th

Cambridge or Oxford?!!?!??!?!?!! ARG!!!

Aug 25th

getting ready for another flat viewing with Jo - we WILL find that girl a place to live!

Aug 23rd

Bank Holiday Hiatus

Aug 22nd

Got offered the cambridge job! That’s thrown a spanner in the plans!

Aug 22nd

And something to giggle over as I sign off for the night: http://tinyurl.com/6fbrrw

Aug 22nd

Le sigh. Milk chocolate turns out to be one more fun thing I can no longer eat. Once again, wanted...

Aug 22nd

Home. Long day. Really want the job but 50/50 on the interview. Think found good place to live...

Aug 22nd

Right. Sleep. Yesterday was out like light in 5 minutes flat. Repeat performance tonight please...

Aug 20th

So I remember it in the morning: there are no decent nosferatu in Portsmouth

Aug 19th

Train journeys tomorrow. Must remember iPod and notebook. And confidence for interview!

Aug 19th

Can I have one pretty please? http://tinyurl.com/6q43lo

Aug 19th

And I hear by apologise for that previous outburst. Normal service will now be resumed as Jo has...

Aug 17th

Sunday Roast: feeling uninspired today

Aug 17th

Reached surfeit of regency romance finally. 5th Stephanie Laurens was 1 too many. Time for serious...

Aug 17th

STOP SCRAPING MY CONTENT YOU EVIL THIEVING, LAZY, MONEY GRABBING BASTARDS!!!!!!!

Aug 17th

Seen phone think want - new nokia e71. Anyone know if it’s any good?

Aug 17th

Reading 70 page government funding specification manual. Scary thing? I understand it!

Aug 16th

1 book = 4 hours… thank heavens for large libraries and free inter library loans, I say!

Aug 12th

Ooh, another interview. Must get a better filing system for all things applying for - nearly...

Aug 12th

Watching girl put on flawless makeup on the bus. How does she do it?!

Aug 12th

Watched The Nines. Heavy dollup of WTF?! but a really sweet film.

Aug 12th

Caught some of the Redbull Xcross coverage. How the hell do they DO that?! And where can I...

Aug 11th

Sunday blogging duty done: http://tinyurl.com/6sypoz

Aug 11th

Experimenting with baking wheat, gluten & dairy free cakes. Coconut & choc chip fairy cakes....

Aug 11th

Sunday Roast: never eat more than you can...

Aug 10th

Jo just found unexpected money during the tidy-up. Knew there was a reason we were doing this.

Aug 9th

Massive sorting out session - found receipts going back to 2004! Do I need old bank statements...

Aug 9th

Plumber came, drank tea, tried new shower bracket, realised he had the wrong size hose, went to buy...

Aug 9th

Letting a few ideas tingle round the back of my head. Not sure if one bit idea or lots of littler...

Aug 9th

Wondered why was feeling wibbly then looked at clock and realised been awake over 2 hours & not...

Aug 9th

There’s no way I’m going to read over 1000 news items from the last week. “mark...

Aug 8th

HOME!!!!!!!!! Damn but that was a lot of trains for one day.

Aug 7th

Made it to cambridge finally. Quite a trek. Time for a coffee before go to the Press

Aug 7th

Not liking london to cambridge train. Too many long tunnels making my ears pop. Could be deaf at...

Aug 7th

This time of morning should NOT exist.

Aug 7th

All over. Find out by next week. Back home now. Long way for just 2 hours!

Aug 7th

Going to sleep now. Have to be up by 5.30 tomorrow. *shudder* The things I do to try & get a job...

Aug 6th

Hardest part about getting ready for tomorrow? Deciding what book to take on the train!

Aug 6th

What is it with getting a spot the night before an interview?! Still, at least got a...

Aug 6th

And before you ask no, there will be no pictures. Your imaginations will have to serve for the rare...

Aug 6th

OK, budgets before bed = NOT conducive to mental calm. Now quietly freaking out about future. Gulp.

Aug 5th

Working out budgets so i know where (if!) i can afford to live come middle of September

Aug 5th

Fighting the urge to go out and buy chocolate. I really want to snack!

Aug 5th

Home. Talked too much. Time to curl up with a cuppa and a film

Aug 5th

Email sent to friend-of-friend who *might* have a room to let in Oxford come September. Now perhaps...

Aug 5th

Oooooh, honey honey

Aug 4th

A roast is written. http://tinyurl.com/6xl4ut And now I tidy more of the house.

Aug 3rd

What is it with males of my families & inability to keep to a schedule? Once again, arriving at...

Aug 3rd

Broadband gone grinding slow. Clearly 10pm Sunday = peak time for Tiscali customers. Indication...

Aug 3rd

Looking at old photos. My hair used to be long and curly. Suddenly missing it....

Aug 3rd

Sunday Roast: they’re not hounds, they’re...

Aug 3rd

Plea to Stephenson - make next book shorter please? Revisiting Quicksilver & even paperback is...

Aug 2nd

Getting dressed properly to go do some grocery shopping. All that tidying has made me feel v....

Aug 2nd

huge pile of stuff for rubbish & recycling, yet remaining stuff still takes up same amount of...

Aug 2nd

Hair & eyebrows sorted. Can go to interview safe in knowledge don’t have mop on head or...

Aug 2nd

bless house viewings for making me tidy my room. keep forgetting how much i hate clutter!

Aug 2nd

Having huge clearing out session - what to do with 7 yrs back copies of British Archaeology and...

Aug 2nd

LOL http://xkcd.com/457/

Aug 2nd

Back from grocery shopping. Spent double time used to reading labels so carefully. Am surprised by...

Aug 2nd