Just back from midnight mass :) Happy Christmas everyone!

... I've been thinking about this for a little while now. In the news recently I read about John Locke, who became the first self published author to hit the New York Times Best Seller list. Amazon have made self publishing relatively easy via the Kindle and they are also offering a printing service, too. Amazon.com even has a specific "indie" ( Read more... )

Just watched the first episode of 'Sherlock', a modern reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, on BBC1 on Sundays. There's only 3 episodes, but if they next 2 are as good as the first, it'll be ace. I really enjoyed it :)

Happy first birthday, Eleanor.

In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?

Have a great day, everyone :)

I've been toying with doing a 10 week photography course with the OU, starting in October. Cost £185. It's as much about how to manipulate photos digitally to make them better, as it is about learning how to use a camera and take good pictures. The course gets good reviews, though ( Read more... )

There's something to be said for going to the cinema for morning showings, 9:50am on a Saturday to be precise. The cinema was practically empty, so we were able to feed Ella before the film started and it was a chilled out atmosphere ( Read more... )

Ok.. my first attempts at crochet...


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I was talking to my mum last night and she said the weather looked awful and that we might get snow. Snow? Snow? I can't remember the last time we had a decent snowfall where I am! Of course, on waking up this morning, we do indeed have nice soft fluffy snow. Not a huge amount, enough to have laid on cars but be all but gone on the roads :( ( Read more... )