Christmas went well, I had a guest, aunty_marion and we ate various comestibles all either from packets or from frozen. I don’t believe in cooking if I can avoid it. Aunty Bessie does roast potatoes much better than me. aunty_marion doesn’t like things like raisins or sultanas so I had all the Christmas pud, which made me very happy. Having a guest for Christmas was ( Read more... )

A couple of people have asked for pictures of Pixel, my new cat. This link should work:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/lexin0/Pixel/IMG_0075%202_zpswojjp8yr.jpg

She is a darling - very sweet, small, black and white kitty.

This ( Read more... )

No news I can give you on the job front, things continue to grind on in a grindy sort of way ( Read more... )

From the organisers (of which I am not one...)

We are delighted - but slightly staggered - to announce that KISMET 2018 is ON!! We’ve signed the contract and paid the deposit, so we’re committed (or perhaps should be ( Read more... )

Still applying for jobs. Still not getting any. I get the odd interview, but so far none have been successful. I’ve got one interview outstanding since March - they interviewed me in March and I still don’t have the outcome. But then one of my FB friends applied for a Civil Service job last June and started a week ago, so I’m not quite losing hope ( Read more... )

I’m safely back from redemption_con; the journeys were totally straightforward and the trains were on time there and back ( Read more... )

It’s 5am and I have given up any pretence of sleeping. I have no idea why I have insomnia tonight. As has the cat, who is meowing round me as if I might have a clue what she wants. It’s probably food, but Smokey is not a cat who fusses for her food usually. I have put food out, but she’s not eating it. Maybe she’s just worried about me ( Read more... )

Meme collected from
( Read more... )

Does anyone know of any book bloggers who would be interested in reviewing books that the writers describe as "far-out insane grimdark epic fantasy."

If so, let me know and I'll pass the details on to my two writer friends who hope to be having their books out soon-ish.

This entry was originally posted at Read more... )

I'm not sure I really understood what was required, the tutor had asked for a monologue addressed to someone else and this is what I produced. He said it was a bit of a cheat. However, ( this is a short original piece I wrote for my creative writing course. )