Tumbleweeds...

stooge duties performed to satisfaction. Can now relax

Mar 31st

Preparing to be a stooge for one of the editors. Nothing like having to make a fool of yourself in...

Mar 31st

Make that nine *whimper* *wink*

Mar 31st

Cas @ Blenheim

Mar 30th

Cas @ Blenheim

Mar 30th

Genuinely loosing track of who I’ve emailed! And no, I’m not complaining. I’m...

Mar 30th

Totally and utterly blissed out. The OUP massage lady is SUPREME! Pity her normal practice is in...

Mar 30th

Going through the Match emails. Need a crib sheet to keep them all straight!

Mar 30th

My internet is playing silly buggers again. And then safari randomly shut the windows I was trying...

Mar 30th

Oof. NO sleep last night (three hours, v. restless at best). Am total zombie today. Might be good...

Mar 30th

OK, bed now. Tomorrow I welcome the troops back from their successful campaign in Bologna. Oh, this...

Mar 30th

Feast or famine on match. One moment nothing, the next 7 different guys! I can’t keep them all...

Mar 30th

Curled up under fluffy blanket with mug of tea and a m/s of dubious quality. Do all kids in books...

Mar 29th

Yay, Oxford won the boat race. Not that I am partisan of course.

Mar 29th

Looking for GOOD craft/hobby shop in Oxford. Suggestions?

Mar 29th

Late night hair dye session not successful. The bits I *wanted* to take the colour didn’t....

Mar 29th

Off for a walk to break in my new red converse. Now I’ve brought them, realised they’re...

Mar 29th

http://tinyurl.com/cyfuaa (via @addthis) YUM!

Mar 28th

ugh. Internetless in house. Thank god for 3G and the E71 can still do twitter and Facebook after a...

Mar 28th

2104 words of chapter 3 written. Just wish something other than “they travelled”...

Mar 28th

Playing with StreetView whilst drink a cup of tea. Creepy! Seriously perfect view of my front door.

Mar 27th

Very nearly left the boss stranded at Gatwick airport. That wouldn’t have looked good. Thank...

Mar 27th

Last day of peace and quiet in the office. Must make the most of it. Music set to LOUD

Mar 27th

RT @literaticat oh btw, i’m a magical, super-unpredictable, fancy-pants vampire....

Mar 27th

Meeting room 90% there. Fiction = sorted. Non-fiction = 95% sorted. ORT = 50 % sorted....

Mar 27th

Going through tasks for rest of week, prioritising and working out todays fun and frolicks....

Mar 26th

Happy hour spent with new shelves. Now have fiction wall sorted with, most importantly, space for...

Mar 26th

So 300 words and a couple more place names generated. Could be worse (thinking up the names is THE...

Mar 26th

Time for my writing lunch. 500 words WILL be written today.

Mar 26th

And how sad is it that I am so excited about new shelves? Genuinely did a little bounce when I saw...

Mar 25th

My meeting room has lots of lovely new shelves! Space to put books out! Reorganising is a job...

Mar 25th

Someone hook me up with BSG. Starting to twitch every time I see the 3 letters on the web. How long...

Mar 25th

Alarm clock fail this morning. Made it up, out of bed, and to my desk in 35 minutes. That’s a...

Mar 25th

Curling up with Georgette Heyer in effort to get good nights sleep. Will NOT lie awake freaking...

Mar 25th

*beating head against desk* Where did my nice quiet week go? It’s only Monday!

Mar 23rd

Taking recommendations for netbooks/dinky laptops. Something teeny (& inexpensive) can take to...

Mar 23rd

It was all going so well, then the American’s stepped up to the plate. Sigh. There go my plans...

Mar 23rd

Sleep now. Work tomorrow.

Mar 23rd

Realised that I’d randomly made a character one-eyed in the first section. I should probably...

Mar 22nd

OMG! Vin Diesel on helium on Friday’s Jonathan Ross. Haven’t laughed so much in an age.

Mar 22nd

Soy latte and best lemon and poppy seed muffin in the world from Green’s Cafe....

Mar 22nd

Vegetating. Must. Go. Walk.

Mar 22nd

Nice flirt with cute guy at bookstore. Knew there was a reason I liked Borders.

Mar 22nd

Day spent tidying up notes and map = very useful. Huge potential plot hole discovered and patched...

Mar 22nd

Ignore the BSG reference, just enjoy the Angel/Spike/(and Westley) glory! http://tinyurl.com/d3pgfu

Mar 22nd

Found first grey hair. Not sure why, but this actually amuses me!

Mar 22nd

morris dancers in the centre of oxford. I love this city!

Mar 21st

I live in a house with a garden! First time since 2001. LOVE IT. Able to sit outside with cup of tea...

Mar 21st

Reluctantly facing the fact that it’s about time I got up and went about my day. Things to do....

Mar 21st

M/s I don’t want to read 1 or 2? Help me decide. Weird-sweet-based-adventure = 1,...

Mar 21st

Anyone tells me the ending of BSG will be summarily executed by by vampire-ninja penguin hit squad....

Mar 21st

Awesome - Google’s logo today is the VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. My favourite kids book EVA!

Mar 20th

Not even finished packing them off to Bologna and already they’re talking LBF?! Last year...

Mar 19th

Looking for cheap, decent storage in Oxford. Fort Store = v. pricy, so any one else?

Mar 19th

No more pagination, but a “more” button? Hmmm. Change and not sure I like it…

Mar 19th

And now I know who my dastardly villain is, and have a timeline. Running out of excuses to not...

Mar 19th

Good writing lunch! Worked out THE major plot kink the whole book hangs on, and have outlined all 20...

Mar 19th

Grissom’s last CSI and he ends up with Sarah. Yes, I am a hopeless romantic, but YAY!!!

Mar 17th

Having a cup of tea then going to do battle a second time with the Playwright’s Devil Pigeons.

Mar 17th

Actually getting things done today. That’s only because I’m ignoring my inbox though!

Mar 17th

Caught three minutes of Law & Order: UK - Jamie Bamber still hot but his native accent is...

Mar 16th

Not a good start to a Monday - my muffin lied to me and then got a huge hole in my brand new tights.

Mar 16th

Cup of tea and X-men on CBBC… perfect sunday morning.

Mar 15th

Loving Spotify more and more. Especially that as playlists are on the server not the local machine I...

Mar 14th

Just read awesome submission m/s. Now to write report which persuades editor of its greatness!

Mar 14th

Just seen Watchmen. Not bad (but felt it was slow to start). Saw it with newbie to story- he enjoyed...

Mar 14th

Random dog in my living room with a bone. And dog piss all over the kitchen. Lovely.

Mar 14th

The adult in me that is. The kid in me was VERY glad for a happy ending!

Mar 14th

Finished Bad Blood by Rhiannon Lassiter. Children’s books shouldn’t be that scary!...

Mar 14th

Joining the general uproar about the new interface on Facebook. I can’t find anything! All...

Mar 13th

OK. I am not being swamped by contracts, I am not being swamped by contracts, I am NOT!! *breathe*

Mar 13th

Please, publishing gods, tell me I will have a day free from queries from The Polish Customer...

Mar 13th

Ugh. IBS & headache & date this evening. Not a good combination.

Mar 12th

Stop the press, I’ve blogged again! http://tinyurl.com/b5sovf

Mar 11th

Date me, shape me

Mar 11th

I could order armed guards for our stand at Bologna. Awesome.

Mar 11th

Today, I am getting things done. I am so contrary - when I have plenty of time, I don’t work....

Mar 11th

wish twitter would remember who I am on my phone. Having to keep signing in is very annoying!...

Mar 10th

Waiting for @7pleiades to come round for tea and a gossip

Mar 10th

how persistent is too persistent - 2 emails, 3 4 5 from a guy with no reply from me. Where does...

Mar 10th

No longer feeling at peace with the world. Now full of hatred. Thank you Sainsbury’s for your...

Mar 10th

Fax related broohaahaa solved. Bless mailing lists! Am now ordering stock pile of cartridges. Silly...

Mar 10th

Tuesday, let’s see what you have to offer me.

Mar 10th

This mornings breakfast muffin was very disapointing. Think they’ve changed the recipe. Not...

Mar 9th

bloody engineering works making journey take 2 hrs. Should be hour & 15 max. fun awaits at end...

Mar 7th

Getting ready to head down to Southampton for the weekend. FunFunFun!

Mar 7th

My flapjack didn’t last very long. This saddens me.

Mar 6th

Today, I am the Diminutive Scicillian’s Bitch. Joy.

Mar 6th

Morning twitter

Mar 5th

the awkward wait for him to show part of evening. Why am I always early?!

Mar 4th

About to head out on date 1.5. Wish I felt more in the mood. Looking as smoking as can in current...

Mar 4th

My tidy bookshelves don’t stay tidy for very long. *sigh* Time for another mammoth book order.

Mar 4th

OK, time to head back into the PILE and see what I can clear this afternoon.

Mar 4th

Certain Polish publisher just been put on my not-a-fan-of-you list. Every email from them drives me...

Mar 4th

Left my bloody brolly at home. Shity end to a crap day.

Mar 3rd

Annoyance level at 7 and rising. Only not higher as going to get lunch in 20 minutes. Must escape...

Mar 3rd

OMG she’s driving me insane! I thought headphones on was the international symbol for...

Mar 3rd

Spotify, oh how I love you!

Mar 3rd

Was actually looking forward to having office to myself today. The chatty part-timer is in. Bugger....

Mar 3rd

Taking LONG list of titles and finding ISBNs. Why does this reading scheme have so many titles?!

Mar 2nd

Name me a band someone - am at musical impasse and need some suggestions.

Mar 2nd

To Do Pile self defense lesson one. List, prioritize, turn off email, work through list. Repeat till...

Mar 2nd