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Wendy’s Weeks of TV. 2.0: My Brilliant Mistake July 3, 2010

I have been a little bit of a slacko with my TV watching lately. Although, in my defence this hasn’t been helped by the fact that the television stations have been annoying me. Firstly, I just start getting into Chuck on GO at 8:30 on Wednesdays and GO shifts it to 10:30. That is Too […]

Wendy’s Weeks of TV. 2.0: My Brilliant Mistake

I have been a little bit of a slacko with my TV watching lately. Although, in my defence this hasn’t been helped by the fact that the television stations have been annoying me. Firstly, I just start getting into Chuck on GO at 8:30 on Wednesdays and GO shifts it to 10:30. That is Too […]

the FRONT ROW June 25, 2010

It’s difficult to believe it’s been nearly an entire week since I went to one of the concerts of my life. Months ago I was tremendously excited when I bought tickets to see Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. And then I sort of forgot about it because the concert […]

the FRONT ROW

It’s difficult to believe it’s been nearly an entire week since I went to one of the concerts of my life. Months ago I was tremendously excited when I bought tickets to see Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. And then I sort of forgot about it because the concert […]

rambling about politics June 24, 2010

I am feeling conflicted, cynical and just a bit cranky. After a day of compulsively following twitter at work, I have arrived home to watch the events of today unfold in pictures. This afternoon I spoke briefly to a local reporter about our new female Prime Minister. The reporter wanted me to say things like, […]

rambling about politics

I am feeling conflicted, cynical and just a bit cranky. After a day of compulsively following twitter at work, I have arrived home to watch the events of today unfold in pictures. This afternoon I spoke briefly to a local reporter about our new female Prime Minister. The reporter wanted me to say things like, […]

they are not one and the same June 4, 2010

What did I achieve this week?1. Moved office. Knick knacks are now all in place. Everything tidied and put away.2. Finally after months of trying to get to it I sent out some letters for the local oral history project Anne and I are in the middle of. When I say “in the middle of” […]

they are not one and the same

What did I achieve this week?1. Moved office. Knick knacks are now all in place. Everything tidied and put away.2. Finally after months of trying to get to it I sent out some letters for the local oral history project Anne and I are in the middle of. When I say “in the middle of” […]

A distinct lack of trumpet fanfare June 1, 2010

Well today finally the first of June arrived. It was a lovely day weather wise, although distinctly underwhelming in many other ways. There were the usual pernickety emails, the students – prospective, past and current – wanting various forms of assistance. For Day One of the Research Fellowship there was no trumpet fanfare, procession, cake, […]

A distinct lack of trumpet fanfare

Well today finally the first of June arrived. It was a lovely day weather wise, although distinctly underwhelming in many other ways. There were the usual pernickety emails, the students – prospective, past and current – wanting various forms of assistance. For Day One of the Research Fellowship there was no trumpet fanfare, procession, cake, […]