The news in Haiku #1…. “Explosives on planes, Make us recall the bad days, Don’t be scared. Be free.” Okay, so NaNoWriMo was a “no go” for me this year but good luck to you who are having a go. I shall be returning for Script Frenzy in April and definitely, definitely, definitely doing the [...]
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Haiku News
Posted: November 1, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: Action Figures, Doctor Who, Haiku, NaNoWriMo, news, Poetry, Stephen Fry, The Ode Less Travelled, writing
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Across The Universe
Posted: September 11, 2010 in CountdownTags: blogging, Dexter, Minority Report, muse, writing
“Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup, They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe.” The Beatles, “Across The Universe”, 1969 A late night blog from me tonight after an evening of TV. Specifically, it was the X-Factor followed by a recording of last night’s new Dexter before [...]
Lost It
Posted: September 9, 2010 in CountdownTags: Atheist, Benedict, Catholic, controversy, Humanist, Pope, Religion, State visit, writing
“Oh no, I’ve said too much” REM, Losing My Religion, 1991 I think I’ve written too much over the last few days, so only a brief update tonight. Ironically, after all that documentation about a crisis of faith, my Top 100 countdown has reached number 6 (below) and it turns out to be REM’s “Losing [...]
Parental Advisory Warning
Posted: July 21, 2010 in CountdownTags: blogging, lyrics, parental advisory, Songs, swearing, writing
As mentioned yesterday, I have been meaning to write a blog post about swearing (and seriously, look away now if that might offend), so I thought I’d do it today. However, this is the last bit of this blog that I’m writing because I’ve run out of time, but trust me it was supposed to [...]
Dancing In The Dark
Posted: May 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: blogging, Doctor Who, NaNoWriMo, resolution, Review, writing
“Stay on the streets of this town and they’ll be carving you up alright They say you got to stay hungry hey baby I’m just about starving tonight I’m dying for some action I’m sick of sitting ’round here trying to write this book I need a love reaction come on now baby give me [...]
Writing: The Wrongs
Posted: April 21, 2010 in CountdownTags: Challenge, Followers, Script Frenzy, Twitter, writing
“Television, new religion, let everyone sing Hallelujah, Politicians, don’t want to listen, They only wanna make money out of you.” Hard-Fi, “Television”, 2007 There are many things in life that seem to be quite straightforward and thoroughly achievable when you give it a cursory glance. Equally, when you find yourself in a situation when these [...]
Weighed In, Weighed In
Posted: April 1, 2010 in CountdownTags: blogging, Easter, health, Kick Ass, Laura Marling, Michael Buble, Script Frenzy, writing
“You were so smart then in your jacket and coat My softest red scarf was warming your throat Winter was on us at the end of my nose But I never love England more than when covered in snow” Laura Marling, “Goodbye England (Covered In Snow)”, 2009 March 2010 is now nothing but a memory [...]
Have You Kept Your Resolutions?
Posted: January 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: Big Finish, blogging, fitness, Iain Banks, Reading, resolutions, Transition, writing
“Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear, And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer.” Lennon/McCartney, Paperback Writer, 1966 Resolution update: We are 19 days in to [...]
I Resolve To Call You Up
Posted: January 1, 2010 in CountdownTags: 2010, blogging, fitness, new year, novel, Reading, resolutions, writing
“Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days since we first met? It’s a big enough umbrella but it’s always me that ends up getting wet” The Police, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, 1981 So, 2010 is upon us. Time to resolve things. Here’s my list… To Get Fit. [...]
