There's loads of stuff I'd like to buy as a treat for myself, but the one thing I am very tempted by is a Kindle (or indeed any e-book reader).
However, as I don't have much time for reading (or anything!) at the moment, I guess it'll have to stay on my wish list.
Thursday 24 February 2011
Sunday 20 February 2011
Toy Story
Ever since we went to Disneyland Paris in mid-November Ben has become a fan of Toy Story. Buzz Lightyear is his favourite.
Some of the rides at DLP are based on Toy Story so Ben asked what the characters names were. Since then he his reference to the "gang" receives titters of laughter and, of course, attempts to correct the error. So, here's a picture of......
STINKY DOG!
This gave us a great Christmas present idea - a pull-along Slinky Dog toy.
Some of the rides at DLP are based on Toy Story so Ben asked what the characters names were. Since then he his reference to the "gang" receives titters of laughter and, of course, attempts to correct the error. So, here's a picture of......
STINKY DOG!
This gave us a great Christmas present idea - a pull-along Slinky Dog toy.
Monday 14 February 2011
Saturday 5 February 2011
Words
I have no desire to blog at the moment. In fact I can't get the inspiration to much creative stuff at the moment.
The reasons (in no particular order):-
- Work has melted my brain and leaves me little free-time to do anything other than breathe, eat or go to the loo
- My back/leg/hip still cause significant discomfort
- I'm waiting for a couple of story responses (1 from an Agent and another from a publisher) that I suspect will never turn up
- Kids are too loud
- It's hard to concentrate when WBA FC are on the verge of another relegation
- There seems to be a large degree of futility to everything
I'm unlikely to ever get the enthusiasm to put pen to paper to write stories ever again. After all, the story with the publisher has been with them for over a year, so I think I can safely write that one off. This is on the back of many rejections over the years.
If I don't hear back from the agent by April 5th it will have been 6 months, at which point I'll draw my writing career to an end. Send a follow up letter? Nah, no point. So, there we have it; a date has been set for an end to approximately 20 years of my on/off writing career.
I'm hoping this "funk" goes soon because I have business case to write (but looking back on the final bullet point above, why bother?)
The reasons (in no particular order):-
- Work has melted my brain and leaves me little free-time to do anything other than breathe, eat or go to the loo
- My back/leg/hip still cause significant discomfort
- I'm waiting for a couple of story responses (1 from an Agent and another from a publisher) that I suspect will never turn up
- Kids are too loud
- It's hard to concentrate when WBA FC are on the verge of another relegation
- There seems to be a large degree of futility to everything
I'm unlikely to ever get the enthusiasm to put pen to paper to write stories ever again. After all, the story with the publisher has been with them for over a year, so I think I can safely write that one off. This is on the back of many rejections over the years.
If I don't hear back from the agent by April 5th it will have been 6 months, at which point I'll draw my writing career to an end. Send a follow up letter? Nah, no point. So, there we have it; a date has been set for an end to approximately 20 years of my on/off writing career.
I'm hoping this "funk" goes soon because I have business case to write (but looking back on the final bullet point above, why bother?)
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