I have stumbled back to LJ after three months away, and just read my last (rather sorry) entry. I got a job in the end at a good school that's fairly local. I am teaching mostly History plus some PSHE to Year 9 in order to make me appreciate the rest of my timetable. I will start there week after next, and already have my lessons planned for the ( Read more... )

I will start with something positive. I've spent the past three hours writing some 'extended chapters' for my novel, whereby my heroine goes down to London for the Christmas feasting and attends a masque at the banqueting hall I visited last time I was there. I've made a promising start on this and, with just one other chapter to slot into a later ( Read more... )

I couldn't sleep last night due to belly ache and I actually had goosebumps. Normally I would grope around in the dark and happily fall over animals but last night I had all the lights on and kept spooking at the sound of my dog's grunting or the odd creak from upstairs. Clearly, Moff was on top form then. Parts of the episode were terrifying. My ( Read more... )

I am sick of waiting for what I want. Both Parisa and Sarah have GTP interviews and I now have to hold my breath in hope I will too. I'm very jealous of them, but then I'm happy in my job and have chosen the difficult path. I told myself, "There's is for an English placement. You want to teach History. If you don't get a place this year, you'll ( Read more... )

I jumped 3ft3 today!! Personal achievement! Riding schools have a no-higher-than-3ft rule (or 2ft in some cases, grrr). Plus Prince can't physically jump higher than 2ft6 (trust me, I've tried). The funny thing is, it was actually easier than pointing Prince at a 2ft3 jump ...

I'm just praying this is a sign of great things to come :-D

My parents told me to keep the door closed to the dining room and not sit in the lounge, because the mortgage surveyer was scheduled for a drive-by assesment and if he saw someone indoors, he might ring the doorbell. This I obeyed. Five o' clock rolled around and I took the dog for a walk. And got absolutely drenched in the process. Thanks, Gary, I ( Read more... )

I thought, "Wouldn't River and Snape make the most awesome pairing!" And this was the result ...

Title: I shall come back to you on that one
Fandom: Doctor Who/Harry Potter crossover love!
Characters: Snape, River, Eleven at the end
Word Count: 736
Warning: This is by no means, shape or form, anything other than unintelligent self-pleasing ( Read more... )

The August prompt for Writers Magazine is, simply, to write a 'love story'. Any ideas? I figured this would be a nice first go at a competition, and with such a universal theme I could easily resubmit the entry to other, less prestigious, journals. So love stories ... I'll sift through the orphaned River Song prompts for any ideas because at the ( Read more... )

I purchased the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2010 today (to discover it is exactly the same as the 2009 edition I already own) and have seived through the list of literary agents. It's tres depressing when an agent doesn't consider unsolicitated manuscripts - so you're expected to have someone represent you to the person you hope will come to ( Read more... )

Interview today for the job at my old school. I'm an ickle nervous. I need to arrange my outfit ready for when I finish riding (I'm jumping, so let's pray I don't fall off) and ensure I have all the handouts for my presentation. Oh, and questions! I was going to write down some questions! It's always good to have them when going into an interview ( Read more... )