I've been back from town about half an hour - maybe more, I'm not too sure. After my illness on Thursday/Friday I decided to go in and tie up a few loose ends, submit stories that were done but not submitted, gather up my things and say a last goodbye to the colleagues.

First, though, I met Jason at half eight this morning so we could get some ( Read more... )

These past few days have been crazy. My lack of updating has been due to 1) sickness and 2) busyness. I started feeling ill Thursday night and could hardly get any sleep - by Friday morning, it was a full-blown migraine; one of those where the pain's so bad it makes you feel sick in the stomach. So I couldn't keep anything down - including water ( Read more... )

Three full days of work at the St Helens Star! I said a second farewell yesterday to Chris, the work experience lad who only works Mondays and Tuesdays - last Thursday I said farewell to Steve, the editor, because he was off on holiday for two weeks so I most likely wouldn't see him for a good few years. I hope he's still working there when I get ( Read more... )

I haven't journalled much these past few days because I've been extremely busy. I've finally started packing, which, as predicted, will take days and create a whole load of mess, and I've been trying to figure out a good travel plan well in advance of going to university. This morning I plan to phone QUB over the aforementioned registration ( Read more... )

I went to a film preview today with my beloved Sianiany Whale - 'The Green Dress', which I'm reviewing for work, was written by Pam Taylor (Chatterbox Productions) and directed by Warrington-based Dreamcatcher Films' Carl Brandwood and Peter Axford, who also doubled as cameraman.

The film was good - I shall post my thoughts on it later - and it ( Read more... )

I was feeling fuzzy-headed through work today, and it was only as I was walking home did I realise why. I'd thought I'd come down with a cold or something after yesterday's escape into Lee's loft when Dave was round, but I remembered that I actually hadn't eaten in more than 24 hours. My last meal had been around two o'clock the previous day. Hence ( Read more... )

The TV Beds fellow has been placated, thankfully, and my financial situation has been eased somewhat with my bus tickets being refunded. Steve said that since the normal expenses process would take too long - the money would only be paid at the end of September - he would give me the refund himself, out of his own pocket (yes, I thought I was ( Read more... )

I've just found out via Twitter the dates for next year's Cambridge Rock Festival! It'll be on August 2, 3, 4 and 5 at the same place - Haggis Polo Club Farm in Barton, just outside of Cambridge. I'd love to go for the full four days this time, with a crapload of my own food and cash for more souvenirs of awesomeness. Of course I'll be dragging ( Read more... )

Let me see... bylines this week on pages 12, 26, 28, 35, 36 and 53! Not bad; I believe that's two up on last week!

It's good to look back on my journal and see it looking a bit more complete. All the typed-and-emailed-to-myself entries have been posted now and I'm just working on the handwritten ones now. To be honest, I still have a vast amount ( Read more... )

I had a mild crisis before when I thought I'd snapped the chain of my pocket watch - the one I bought at the Cambridge Rock Festival. It has an annoying habit of catching in the black pashmina I usually wear to work, and when it caught today I couldn't untangle it, so decided to just snap the thread it had caught on. Only I broke the chain; ( Read more... )