January 2004

Snotty, spotty and feeling grotty

January 15, 2004

Just when I thought I'd finally got rid of the cold I had over Christmas, it's back. I feel like something crawled up my nose and exploded. Sinus burn anyone? Still, plasterboard and new ceilings wait for no woman, so back to making mischief with powertools it is then.

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Yay! First version of second draft is complete!

January 15, 2004

So, SP1 is now officially SP1 Ver 2! It's taken me since my visit to Leeds at the end of November to get this second version written. That's been variously due to a lack of time, inspiration, information and clarity, but in those moments when the muse has been kind the words have flowed onto […]

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Rest in Peace, Rossy

January 14, 2004

Our cat Rossy, aka Rosencrantz, just died, aged 12. She was fine this morning, her usual chirpy self, then not long ago she laid down, miaowed a little, and died. Cats have always been a big part of our family. Rossy was one of two sisters we got as kittens. She and Guildenstern both had […]

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Epilogue

January 13, 2004

Over on Feeling Listless, Stu's added an Epilogue to his review of 2003, explaining what he did, how, and to some extent, why. In one fell swoop, it illustrates not only what kind of year 2003 was, but why the net and blogging are just so damn good. In what other medium would you be […]

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Risotto and vermiculite

January 13, 2004

Not in the same bowl, though. Tonight’s risotto was much, much better. Less butter, a lot less onion, more rice, and half a glass of white wine. (Thanks Andrew!) Very nice indeed. Spent some time this morning in the small void between the ceiling of the room in the roof and the roof itself. Not […]

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Get Real

January 13, 2004

…96%…97%…98%… … …52%…

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#joiito

January 12, 2004

It's addictive. It's not my fault. It just is.

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See… today wasn't a complete washout

January 12, 2004

I spent too much time faffing about online today*. I got really very, very little done. However, in order to redeem myself, I spent much of this evening writing. Today I have added ten whole minutes to the screenplay, bringing me up to the 1:37 mark. That is pleasing. Act 2 is now complete, which […]

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US finds new target

January 12, 2004

Oh yes, the US, ever accurate in their military missions have finally located the whereabouts of Saddam's weapons of mouse destruction, and are bombing the crap out of them as we speak. Bloody moaning Yorkshiremen. I always knew they had something to hide. Bomb them into submission, I say, with their bloody peaked caps and […]

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I saw a mouse!

January 11, 2004

Where? There on the stair. Where on the stair? Right there! A little mouse with clogs on! Well I declare! Going clip-clippety clop on the stair. Where? Right there! Except not anymore. Yesterday there were stairs going from the first floor landing up to the office in the loft. Today, there are not. And all […]

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Byd bach – Small world

January 11, 2004

The internet is really, really wee. I was talking to Gary Turner the other day and he suggested that I try out Joi Ito's IRC room. Yeah, sure, I thought. I'm always up for meeting cool and interesting people and anywhere that GT hangs out must be full of cool and interesting people. So I […]

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Which classic movie are you?

January 10, 2004

I got this test via Tagline, who got it from someone else. Whichever way, my results turn out somewhat amusingly considering my post only a few days ago: What* Classic Movie Are You? See, you may think that I'm a demure and delicate English rose with pale blonde hair and fluttery eyelashes, but in reality […]

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The Annals of Improbable Research

January 10, 2004

Oh, how pleased I am to discover, via Joho, that the Annals of Improbable Research have a new blog! Yay! And verily! Never shall I lurk, bored, online again! More fascinating links that you can shake a stick at. Particularly the one about the homosexual necrophilic mallard.

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Guess what's on telly tonight!

January 9, 2004

Highlander! Yay! More swash and buckle! I downloaded the Highlander script before Christmas to try and get a feel for how different writers approach the writing of swordplay, only to discover that Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson took the minimalist approach to the problem. Still, it'll be fun to watch it, as I've […]

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Hmm…

January 8, 2004

Pirates of the Caribbean. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Captain Jack Sparrow. Indiana Jones. Indiana. Captain Jack. Jack. Indy. Will Turner. Hmm… Decisions decisions*. *It just took me seven attempts to spell 'decisions' and even now it doesn't look quite right. I think I need an early night.

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