End as you mean to go on. Or should that be start? We’re on the edge of 2011, staring down the barrel of 2012. I’m wrapping up this mad, tangled year with a cup of tea and a seat by the fire, basking in the glow of twenty-one successful eBay listings and the wonderful news [...]
Year in review
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Eight pantomimes
There is a baby Christmas tree in my living room. I don’t have any lights for it and probably won’t bother, but it does have a star and a few baubles, so it can’t complain. I’m ready for Christmas. I’m in the midst of a long string of shifts, no day off in sight until [...]
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“Winter is coming”
It might be cold and wintery outside, but I still feel all warm and fuzzy when I get to read stories like this about everybody’s favourite Spaniard. I’m glad he’s ending the year on such a positive note; 2011 has had its ups and downs for Spanish tennis. Here’s to next year seeing Rafa back [...]
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Crevices
Yawn, yawn, yawn yawn yawwwrrrrnnggggarrrrnnnmmmner. Shall I bother translating that for you? There’s good news. There’s always good news. I have print-outs of the first few chapters of Doors, which I can now build a plan around. I’ve sent the complete manuscript off for printing, and once those thousands of sheets of vital lifesblood/allIwanttobe/paper get [...]
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The words I serve
Slowly but surely, she settles into her new domain! I’ve added a new tag, Chez Moi, so you can track my home-related developments if you so wish. I’m still moving in my possessions, but the bulk of it’s done – a few more boxes of books and video games, and we’re there. I’ve already done [...]
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