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Music...
I first heard this song back in 1982, and it became my personal anthem. Hazel O’Conner’s film Breaking Glass featured on the double bill with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. I would never have seen it otherwise. Videodrome was mind-blowing, but Breaking Glass kind of was too, especially this song, but also the one where she’s onstage in her glowing ( Read more... ) -
Happy Saint Patrick's day.
Normally I really look forward to this day. This year, I'm really not in much of a celebratory mood. It's a beautiful day, though, with a light breeze carrying the promise of spring, and the low golden sunlight of late winter carrying enough warmth to make you want to leave your coat on its rack, I won't be fooled, mind you. It'll be cold tonight ( Read more... ) -
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Guess what I've been doing with my very valuable fre time?
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Yu Ming Is aimn dom
Here's a Chinese-Irish short film I saw on Spanish TV a while back, yes, with Spanish subtitles. Quite funny, but also quite sad for me. If Yu Ming were to run into me on the street, my conversation level would be uselessly rudimentary. I understand a lot of the Gaelic, but not everything. Need to get back to Gaelic, something I ignored during my ( Read more... ) -
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Quick update.
Hey there,
Just got a minute. I'm alive and well, but I don't have internet access right now, hopefully that'll change soon. I luff you all!. -
So I must go away again.
So today’s my last full day in Gijón before the long haul of July’s Summer camp. Then there’s August’s, but that’s easier.
Normally I’d have just as much free time before the camp, but this time I’ve been promoted to Director Of Studies, so that means I’ve had to organise the programme. So, sorry for not being around in any tangible way recently, ( Read more... ) -
Leadership again...
Creatively, this has been my worst year ever, nothing written, bad or fallen-through RPG campaigns, broken promises, a desert of ideas.
Professionally, this has been my best year ever, and curiously this happens during the 20th anniversary of my new job, teaching English as a foreign language. Yes, it was 20 years ago that I embarked on my great ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: It Sounds Better When You Say It
I speak English and Spanish and I live in that delightful Spanish principality of Asturias, (yes, there's a prince) and my favourite word usage in another language comes from Asturian Spanish.
"ón" and "'in" (pronounced on and een) as suffixes, mean big and small respectively. So, the name Miguel can be modified as Miguelón (big John) or Miguelín ( ( Read more... ) -
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