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Tag Archives: office
Hell Comes to Saturday
Image: paranormalknowledge.com A hellish start to Saturday, and an even more hellish end. There are no two ways about it. I knew I would be working at 6am for the day job, but it should only have taken half an … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh Book Festival, I.T., Poetry, Writing
Tagged chapbooks, Dad's Army, Dalriada, Day Job, Doug Johnstone, Editing, essay, Hell, hellish, Nasty Little Press, office, on-call, paranormal, pizza, poems, Poetry, Portobello, Portobello Book Festival, Porty, rain, Saturday, Writing
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Oasis
Image: Paul Blinch Mad Bit of a mad day at the Day Job. I’m managing to clear a backlog of work caused by several months of “deep dive” technical work, which is good to finally get off my plate and … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Writing
Tagged and Bevvy, Botanical Gardens, car, commission, Day Job, drink, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, engagement, Food, Drink and Bevvy, free photo shoot, Freelance, lunch, Oasis, office, Photography, weddings, wife, work, Writing
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Off Schedule
This last week has knocked me right off my schedule for GitG, and I’m now roughly 11,000 words behind. So I’ve upped my daily target for the rest of September to 3,000 words per day in order to get it … Continue reading
Tooth It!
Well, I got that sleep I’ve been needing, which considering there was a room full of 10-year old girls next door giggling and jumping around until God only knows what time of the night, I’d say that was a pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing and Marketing
Tagged Coffee, dental, email, office, Poetry, Rick Lupert, Sleep, teeth
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Homey Boy
Image: Homeys.co.uk I’ve ordered some new slippers. I came across some fabulous foot offerings called Homeys and was swept away, not only with the comfort they look like they have (like walking on shag pile) but also their designs—take a … Continue reading →