My local county council gave a presentation on 'dispersement' at a recent Voluntary Sector Funding Day. They wanted to explain how they plan to save money by outsourcing as many essential services as possible (much talk of Social Enterprises taking over, but the time-scales required are pretty much impossible for most not for profit organisations ( Read more... )

So, after a week and bit off with the flu, I got into work. He-who-is-sort-of-my-boss takes one look at me and says: "you look like shit. Why don't you go home?"

So I did.

Dear True Blood ( Read more... )

Maybe I'm being a bit too wary, but I'm not sure what to trust among the S4 rumours. The info on writers sounds solid enough, but there are horribly crap photoshopped posters going around, and added to something Rusty said in his SFX interview it makes me wonder ( Read more... )

It's been a weird weekend. After a spending a full omfg *full* week of full-on Josh, the all singing, all dancing, all cuddly and wonderful and humming slightly off-key all the while, piano-playing (ish), basketball-bouncing ("I did one hundred and five!"), absolutely there every single time I turn around fabulous Josh, he went to his dad's on ( Read more... )

RL has been pretty mad the last few months. I'm hoping it'll start to settle down soon though, so I'm clearing out a few old ideas in order to make room for all the enthusiasm and energy I'm expecting to find in the near future.

So.

With the exception of starting gwenwood (which doesn't really count), I haven’t so much as dipped my toe into any of the ( Read more... )

Last night's Who finale, ( spoilers, sweetie )

I have nothing more to go on than ( spoilers for The Time of Angels )

Anglepoise lamps at the BBC ( Read more... )

Post a sentence (or paragraph) or two from as many of your WIPs as you want, with no explanation attached. (Spotted all over the place, officially stolen from 51stcenturyfox)
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“I can hear you standin’ there, Gytha Ogg. ( too many not to cut... )