Tumbleweeds...

Oxford is out of lactofree milk and Mrs Tiggywinkle just had the last of mine in her coffee. Doh!

Jan 31st

OMG! You *have* to watch William Shatner on Johnathan Ross! Hysterically funny in places.

Jan 31st

New clock radio doesn’t work with my iPod - a dock that doesn’t charge is useless! Back...

Jan 31st

Seven books from the library. Wondering which one to start with, and how long it will take me to...

Jan 31st

Sherwood Smith rocks!

Jan 30th

OK. Scanned same document three times and deleted it by mistake each time. Definitely time to go get...

Jan 30th

Headache plus that Friday feeling. Thank heaven for the canteen and their breakfast muffins. Today,...

Jan 30th

Oh dear, I really got out on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Feeling grumpy and put-upon....

Jan 30th

New Moo cards arrived. Yay!

Jan 29th

Just realised I won’t be able to make CAA this year, and this saddens me :(

Jan 29th

Mist has descended on Oxford. pretty but shades of Victorian murder mystery to surroundings . Very...

Jan 28th

experiencing best bits of uni life (people and socializing) without horror of study. Perfect!

Jan 28th

My kingdom for a reliable listing of all publishers, queryable by country, language and topics...

Jan 28th

Morning/day of filing and tidying goodness. Hopefully this will erase the horror that was yesterday.

Jan 27th

Oof filing is hard on the hands. I’m not going to have any cuticles left by the end of the...

Jan 27th

Restored to equanimity by some truly awesome ladies.

Jan 26th

Drowning in contract tedium. Someone throw me a lifeline of design fun please?

Jan 26th

Oh why can’t I start the week with a fresh “to do” list?

Jan 26th

Weekend over. What have I accomplished? Nothing much, but I enjoyed myself immensely doing it. Night...

Jan 25th

Time to rummage for wrist splints. Knew lack of pain was too good to last long.

Jan 25th

Just caught myself using “lite” in a blog post. Slap me upside the head with a frying...

Jan 25th

Sunday Roast: would you be kind enough to...

Jan 25th

How the flying fuck did Backstreet Boys get to be so prevalent on my top 25 played list?!...

Jan 25th

Time for the regular Sunday Stroll.

Jan 25th

Done for the day. Night tweet-peeps :)

Jan 24th

Had forgotten how lovely a well-played violin can sound. Strains of live Vivaldi and Mozart wafting...

Jan 24th

I have strange classical violinist practicing before a concert in my living room. Well, why not?

Jan 24th

ALWAYS a mistake to go into Accessorise when feeling in the “I got paid yesterday, let’s...

Jan 24th

OK, my motivation is around here somewhere…

Jan 24th

The universe is telling me to do something other than contracts - not a single one behaving itself....

Jan 23rd

It generally helps if you don’t drop your iPod in your cup of tea.

Jan 23rd

Easy ones done. Just the awkward buggers left. Lacking the coffee to cope with them though!

Jan 23rd

Right, today me and the pile of contracts are like *that*. I will get at least 75% uploaded by the...

Jan 23rd

X-men cartoons back on iPlayer. Result!

Jan 22nd

Baked fish and roasted veg for dinner tonight. Sometimes I impress even myself.

Jan 22nd

Wow. Loving DokuWiki’s install - ftp one file, press button, three minutes later *voila* wiki....

Jan 22nd

TV in screen on exercise machines is genius. Wasn’t listening to it, but it gave me something...

Jan 21st

OK, off to the shiny new gym at work. *gulp* exercise in front of people I know and work with?...

Jan 21st

I’m shit at this whole secret-blog-identity thing. I want readers and recognition damn it!

Jan 21st

Going to read and then sleep now. Night night world :)

Jan 20th

Just been buying up a few domain names. Got to protect my identity! (And need super-secret URL for...

Jan 20th

Blogging again. Forgive the self promo, but it’s been a while! http://tinyurl.com/7ocp9b

Jan 20th

What’s in a name?

Jan 20th

Off for design meeting really not sure want to take. Rapidly going off idea of book fairs and...

Jan 20th

Loving MT’s 1-click install. Five minutes and have a private blog/site for writing purposes....

Jan 20th

James Marsters, cowboy, aliens… Perfect way to wake up: http://tinyurl.com/8undug

Jan 20th

And snyde comments about how my desk is normally barricaded with books so why do I need more, will...

Jan 19th

Going on an adventure to the canteen. I really need to start bringing lunch into work. And a book.

Jan 19th

And the week begins all over again. What joys await I wonder?

Jan 19th

Sunday Roast: along the dark desert highway

Jan 18th

WTF?! Help! How do I get silverlight installed?!

Jan 17th

Oh, turns out PowerPCs don’t like Silverlight. Well up yours ITV. I won’t watch your...

Jan 17th

having browser issues. Firefox refusing to believe i’ve installed silverlight. I have. Three...

Jan 17th

Have some Spotify invites if anyone interested? www.spotify.com

Jan 17th

Now Americans are irritating me. You asked me to upload the files for a particular title, so I did....

Jan 16th

Could cheerfully slap a Romanian right now. Bloody contract. Why is there ALWAYS one that has to be...

Jan 16th

Wallowed enough. Time to embrace the world again.

Jan 16th

Slept through stupid alarm clock and so late into work this morning. Only by 30 minutes, but still,...

Jan 14th

Just the thing to end a crap day. New ep of the...

Jan 13th

Best line in copy so far: it is a stand-alone sequel. Fun five minutes were had re-writing THAT...

Jan 13th

Staring at 13 pages of copy wondering how the hell to make it into 5. Time to bring out the red pen!

Jan 13th

Trying to find somewhere in Oxford/Soton where I can rent motorcycle leathers. Help?!

Jan 12th

And the week begins again. Raining today. Soggy and depressing. On plus side, office not too cold...

Jan 12th

Someone give me a kick in pants will ya? Feel like whole day wasted w/ not a single line written...

Jan 11th

Glorious walk around Christ Church meadow and beyond. Really blew the cobwebs away. Now home with...

Jan 11th

Fresh Slate

Jan 11th

http://www.watchtheguild.com/ WHY have I never seen this before?! LOL!

Jan 10th

Trying to see if I can get a TV signal in my room. Fingers crossed!

Jan 10th

Made first major substantive contribution to an upcoming title today. Think can relax and now...

Jan 9th

Wearing thickest, fluffiest, winterest tights in creation, yet still I have cold toes from walking...

Jan 9th

And the day is over. Once more, I say woot.

Jan 8th

Woot. 12.30 should see me with Flash & Java installed on Firefox. You would not believe the...

Jan 8th

One of the odder queries so far- chap from Greece wanting to study postgrad history. Calls me in...

Jan 8th

OK, Lastfm having a hissy fit. Need recommendation for internet radio please? Am alone in quiet...

Jan 8th

Alone in the office again this morning. Would be great if I was feeling grumpy, but actually want...

Jan 8th

Only 59 minutes left before can go home. Counting the seconds. Back is killing me.

Jan 7th

32 minutes left

Jan 7th

Loosing the will to load contracts. Will go hide in bookroom and do some tidying. That always makes...

Jan 7th

OHh, and fan heaters have their uses too.

Jan 7th

6.5 degrees in my room this morning. God bless the invention of hot water bottles, that’s all...

Jan 7th

Teaching the Diminutive Scillian to use the binding machine. Oh joy.

Jan 6th

Yay. They have soya again. BIG latte for Cas :D

Jan 6th

Off to go see The Spirit. If you hear a loud noise from cinema on Magdalen St, it’s just me...

Jan 5th

Well that had to be the worst film in a while. Not a single redeeming feature to be found. Complete...

Jan 5th

can i has slp now pls?

Jan 5th

Still no soya milk in the cafe - no latte for Cas to keep her going *sob* *snooze*

Jan 5th

Back at work. Hour and half just to excavate through piles of books and mail to FIND my desk, let...

Jan 5th

Not sure on new Dr Who. Cute but… Hmmm.

Jan 4th

OK, must leave house. Need conditioner and a lightbulb. And exercise. Not necessarily in that order.

Jan 4th

Inexplicably in love with Halo by Beyonce http://www.last.fm/music/Beyoncé/_/Halo

Jan 4th

Four shops and not one pair of size 6 boots I like. Clearly universe thinks I have too many shoes....

Jan 4th

Oof. Work tomorrow. Triple checking that the alarm clock is set.

Jan 4th

Sunday Roast: What a crazy random...

Jan 4th

Picasso: Not my choice of artwork, but hey - who am I to...

Jan 3rd

Collar Bones: Didn’t think I would *ever* see these on...

Jan 3rd

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Jan 3rd

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Jan 3rd

Blog break officially over: http://tinyurl.com/8af825

Jan 3rd

Twilight won: love films that so gleefully revel in their trashyness and make no apology for weak...

Jan 3rd

Trying to decide between Twilight (silly, trashy goodness), or The Spirit (let the geek free) for...

Jan 3rd

going for a walk on port meadow. Lovely day if a bit chilly!

Jan 3rd

Bookshelves reached capacity. Stupid thick novels. Managed to last longer than expected though....

Jan 3rd

Forgot it was Friday, then new FreakAngels ep appears in RSS reader. Yay!...

Jan 3rd

Craving noodles but the bloody place is shut. How dare they!

Jan 3rd

C’est la nouvelle annee

Jan 1st