*phew* I’ve spent a couple of days figuring out how to transfer all my existing blog material over to Movable Type. Since a lot of it was hand-coded, this was a major pain. Still, I got there in the end.
Read More »New Look, New Server
I had my fifth ‘mentoring’ session at the Jobcentre yesterday. The first one was back on March 19th.
At my previous appointment, two weeks ago, my mentor had been delving into ambition in a general sense. He told me he felt I was very intelligent and had a lot to offer (although, exactly what, he couldn’t specify). At one point he said, ‘Maybe you’d just like to meet Mr. Right, get married and have babies.’ (He added, ‘There’s nothing wrong with that.’) This comment amused me, really, and yet it did have something—I really don’t think I am all that ambitious per se. I’ve only genuinely realised that in the last couple of years.
Read More »The Meaning of Life: Part 364
I’ll tell you another big drawback with this house move thing. I (rather optimistically) packed up a lot of my books and music some months ago in anticipation of moving! So, of course, certain items I might have given little thought to for aeons suddenly take on a rosy, alluring glow, knowing they’re just beyond reach. Oh, I could undo the boxes (which are in the spare room), but fiddling with all that parcel tape is too depressing. So I’ll wait. And try more optimism as best I can.
Read More »Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying
I’m becoming increasingly preoccupied with the house move situation. It seems to me, it could easily drag on for months and months. Our budget is restricted, so we can’t just buy the first place that looks nice. *sigh* We’re looking at very limited options.
Well, anyway, it’s all good fun, so the saying goes.
Read More »Slogging Through an Epic
The flat-viewing was a dead-end. Mom hated it. One of the words she used was ‘disgusting,’ to give you some idea of her reaction. 🙂… Read More »Strike!
Oh, I need another list. Haven’t had one for a while. If you missed ’em, the previous ones were Top Ten Movies, Top Ten Books (fiction) and Top Ten Male Actors. And so, inevitably…
TOP TEN FEMALE ACTORS
(or actresses, if you insist)
01. Ingrid Bergman
Banal weather report: Rainy weather. Dull sky. Atmosphere slightly humid but chilly around the edges. A bit crap, really. How can you please someone like… Read More »A Lot of Weather We’ve Been Having
Well, we did have a lead on a new home. But someone put a bid in first, so, POOF, now we don’t. I have mixed feelings. I really hated the location, if I’m being honest, so in that sense there’s relief… on the other hand, we’re still very much stuck here. *sigh*
However, we have spotted another suitable property, advertised today. The asking price is slightly lower than the last one, and even better, the location is preferable (not ideal, but definitely preferable). More news on that soon, I expect. I’m taking nothing for granted, but keeping my fingers crossed.
Read More »Our Flat-Hunting: The Last Stand!
Blogging the midnight oil! I remembered there was, after all, something worth commenting on from last week, and so, I present…
Classic Movie Mini-Review!
Last Thursday night, we watched The Third Man (1949). I hadn’t seen it in about ten years. I spotted the video for £3.99 (in Virgin) and snapped it up. Well, what a movie! Orson Welles—need I say more? Yes. Welles has no creative role here; the story is Graham Greene’s and the direction is Carol Reed’s (Ollie Reed’s uncle). The setting is post-War Vienna, both beautiful and yet still ravaged by the conflict. The story is about the black market, an apparently dead racketeer and a ‘third man’… to say any more would be a spoiler. The emphasis is totally on atmosphere.
Haven’t had much to say recently, hence lack of entries. I feel quite down. I guess I’ll get over it. The flat-viewing went okay. Mom… Read More »Still Looking for a Home…
