I have just learned, to my cost, that it is a Bad Idea to ask an ex-English teacher whether he had anything he thought I should read, now that I've got time. This is particularly the case when the person is my dad, as shall become apparent.

I ended up with no less than 15 books. And eight of those are about communism (half are actually written by ( Read more... )

Okay, so does anyone have any helpful ideas about how to concentrate on work when lots and lots of exciting things are happening that you'd much rather concentrate on instead ( Read more... )

Have just got back from visiting a FREAXer. Am knackered, as visiting strange lands is tiring. Going to the mysterious place normally referred to as "down south" is a strange experience, for there I found mad ferrets and Gundam Wing on DVD and people who can talk faster than a speeding bullet but still have major trouble working out the correct ( Read more... )

Well I went to meet Sumitra. I had the usual pre-meeting-people nerves, basically getting a bit paranoid about the usual things (will they be an axe-murderer, will they take one look at me and go 'ewww, no way am I talking to you', that kind of thing). When I got to Birmingham station, we got kind of mixed up and ended up walking around for twenty ( Read more... )

Aaah, it's lovely to be home after five whole days without a net connection. :)

Anglesey was great fun though. Black Point where we stayed was about as un-Manchester-ish as you can get. Sea, quiet, and best of all hills. I think it's because Manchester is so very flat, but I love hills ( Read more... )