katielou

August 2006



woo...or not

Saturday, 19 August 2006 9:11 A GMT+01
Well normally I'm dead excited to think the footy is back today. This year I'm strangely un-interested. Perhaps because of the injury to Michael Owen and a failure to sign Zlatan as replacement. Perhaps because it feels like no time at all since last
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facebook badges

Wednesday, 16 August 2006 9:04 P GMT+01
Looky what you can do now...

train rant

Wednesday, 16 August 2006 8:25 P GMT+01
Home safe. Despite very large police presence in Manchester Piccadilly that almost made me suspect I'd missed something on the news.... Ridiculously early start to get to Salford this morning. But three trains there and three back. All on time. All f

speech recognition

Sunday, 13 August 2006 7:48 P GMT+01
oooh. I saw this on the menu some time ago, but have only just realised the full enormity of its possibilities. Microsoft Office Speech Recognition..... I've done less than half of the training, and see how good it is already: Now that enter the t

Sage does Durham ;-)

Saturday, 12 August 2006 8:39 P GMT+01
Teehee. I know you're not supposed to take photos, but someone did, and though it's a shame it's a cameraphone so probably not clear enough to use on publicity materials, it's great to have these pics. Obviously as I'm in shot I have a completely cle
Category: culture

Mr & Mrs Talbot

Saturday, 12 August 2006 8:30 P GMT+01
Alex and Kieron finally tied the knot on Thursday, (yes, Thursday, to not clash with the football, only that hadn't been reckoning on the UEFA qualification, dammit....) at Matfen Hall. I know the groom had the whole shenanigans excel-spreadheeted to
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holidays...

Tuesday, 8 August 2006 10:30 A GMT+01
Well, ok, not much of a holiday. Or at least, not gone anywhere. But am having fun attending (apart from today, when I'm working, boo) the Saga Conference hosted by the CMRS in Durham. Had even greater fun on Sunday, singing Compline in the Norman Ch
Category: play culture

egg yellow

Saturday, 5 August 2006 8:50 P GMT+01
teehee. anyone remember how I decorated my bedroom at home when it stopped being pink? canary gloss played a big part (bookcase in mum & dad's dining room still a reminder). shockingly good. or my kitchen walls before they were re-done last
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medieval studies and modern technology...

Friday, 4 August 2006 3:50 P GMT+01
Ooh. Ooh. *skips with excitement*. (doing v bad impression of a monkey, as well, not sure about that!!) Though you can get in the queue. I'm going to play, and I don't want the site going down...

how not to say no.

Friday, 4 August 2006 1:23 P GMT+01
Honestly. Which bit of I a m n o t h a v i n g a n y m o r e t u t e e s has managed to get me another 18?
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