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Here we are, (We being Col. K and I) in lovely Coventry at the Ramada, enjoying WriterCon. This morning after an excellent breakfast we had talks on Music in fandom, Prompts and "The importance of Research" illustrated by some massive howlers! Coffee break came with hot pastries.
Whee!

AU fans step up!
Research to be posted in "Physical Review" using data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe looking at the Cosmic Microwave Background (from the Big bang) appears to offer evidence that other Universe do exist.

link here

The bit that blows my little mind is this ...
"They're born close together - that's when the ( Read more... )

She didn't get it.
A very nicely worded email arrived on Friday, letting serena_inverse know that she hadn't got the job. She's coping quite well but now she's questioning whether it was the brain!flail moment or her overrun on completing the abstract that cost her ( Read more... )

Well, she did the interview. Turns out the "publishing company" is a two man effort in an Industrial Unit over in Pompey.serena_inverse went over with Colonel K in the morning. She told us that they asked her to talk about her background and she went into brain!flail mode, muttering things like "Science! I'm good at Science, I have a degree in Science! Writing! ( Read more... )

serena_inverse has a job interview on Tuesday!!!!

This may not seem like much, but it's TWO YEARS since she graduated from Oxford with a 2:1 Hons in Science. This will be her second job interview ( Read more... )

Okay so that doesn't quite have the ring of Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase. After a stop off in Manchester with my brother and sister-in-law, a smashing Indian meal courtesy of my other sister-in-law and much nattering by us girls whilst the boys played with computers, we pushed off after Saturday lunch to the Lakes ( Read more... )

Here we are again.
Quick post to keep up with stuff. Last week I went to Gym class to keep fit and the nagging little ache at the back of my knee became the full on "OMG! What did I just do to myself?" as I fell over and nearly passed out from the twanging going on in the back of my knee. I'm improving in my dotage-I didn't even think about trying ( Read more... )

Hello LJ World, I'm sort of back!
After problems with a change of ISP who very thoughtfully decided to filter *all* of my emails as spam, I think everything is working as it should. *Fingers crossed*
I have been lurking around but not doing much more than commenting here and there.So I thought I would do a bit of an update.
( Maunderings under here )

We've changed ISP's. I changed to the new address in my profile and I have clicked "send validation email" till I'm blue in the face-nothing is coming through!
HELP! My LJ is broken!!!!
*makes pouty face*
Can anyone help.It's not in the spam filters.
AAAARggh!