Well done, parkerman :cheer: :cheer:
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Well done, parkerman :cheer: :cheer:
Well done, parkerman :cheer:Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Congrats never knew you were a published author a real celeb on here :pQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
And he's been on telly Tams!
What was he on?Quote:
Originally Posted by moonstorm
Eggheads :)Quote:
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Eggheads :) I saw that episode too :)Quote:
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Thank you everyone.
Not just Eggheads, he adds modestly, there was also ITV's "The Way we Were"...:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzVuD...?v=YzVuDi-W_Yc
You don't need this twice!
Woo hoo.. go you.. and yeah you must write about the soapboard exploits.. with lots of me in it hehehehe
Congratulations Shiv on your engagement. And congratulations to you to Parkerman on another book. I will have to purchase a copy. Life is boring up here although I was in Gran Canaria for two weeks. Got burnt and freckled.
Been a while since I was last on here :eek:
Alright, I went to meadowhall and got my first pair of converse
Congratulations on your engagement Shiv, that is terrific news :D
congrats to siobhan and her partner on their engagement wishing ye both a life time of happiness
Where were you hiding??Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
Where were you hiding??Quote:
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Slow internet connection perhaps lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
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Slow internet connection perhaps lolQuote:
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Well right now I am in a hotel room in Galveston, Texas, trying to stop procrastination and get on with writing an essay on Medusa :)
I am still working full-time, doing a part-time classics degree with the OU and so busy that I rarely watch TV let alone post on Soapboards, but I lurk every now and again :D
Well right now I am in a hotel room in Galveston, Texas, trying to stop procrastination and get on with righting an essay on Medusa :)
I am still working full-time, doing a part-time classics degree with the OU and so busy that I rarely watch TV let alone post on Soapboards, but I lurk every now and again :D
Glad to hear you are still with us. A classics degree indeed. I wouldn't have thought Galveston as the cradle of Civilisation. There's obviously another attraction
Good luck with your degree, have a great time in Galveston and I am glad to know you still lurk here every now and then :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
Good luck with your degree, have a great time in Galveston and I am glad to know you still lurk here every now and then :DQuote:
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I am only in Galveston for the week, and it is really historic (by Texan standards!). Why, the Galvez Hotel is over 100 years old, y'all, and the Tremont is one of the 100 Historic Hotels of America.
Houston, that concrete jungle of a place, is also a hot bed of the arts. The Houston Museum of Fine Arts is an AMAZING place, fabulous antiquities and tremendous impressionist gallery. I didn't see the rest of I would have been there all week. Ok, it is not of the standard of the National Gallery and British Museum in London, but it is definitely superior to the NGS, which I love.
The 'other attraction' Alan, is spending some time with my husband. He is at an off site meeting here all week, and it is a nice place for me to get some work done and then spend the evening with him and a bunch of his colleagues. Currently he seems to be home one week in three, if that, so it has been nice. I am flying back via Heathrow tomorrow though, on my own.
I am only in Galveston for the week, and it is really historic (by Texan standards!). Why, the Galvez Hotel is over 100 years old, y'all, and the Tremont is one of the 100 Historic Hotels of America.
Houston, that concrete jungle of a place, is also a hot bed of the arts. The Houston Museum of Fine Arts is an AMAZING place, fabulous antiquities and tremendous impressionist gallery. I didn't see the rest of I would have been there all week. Ok, it is not of the standard of the National Gallery and British Museum in London, but it is definitely superior to the NGS, which I love.
The 'other attraction' Alan, is spending some time with my husband. He is at an off site meeting here all week, and it is a nice place for me to get some work done and then spend the evening with him and a bunch of his colleagues. Currently he seems to be home one week in three, if that, so it has been nice. I am flying back via Heathrow tomorrow though, on my own.
I've been spending the last few days trying to save an 18th century farmhouse in Clacton from being demolished by our local vandals, better known as the council: http://www.clactonandfrintongazette....loom/?ref=mmsp
Backhanders all round by the sounds of things. FN Disgrace
I don't think you're far wrong, Alan...
Just heard that the council have told the owners not to proceed with demolition on two grounds.
1. I have applied to English Heritage for listing, so they should wait until the outcome of that has been decided.
2. Someone else has complained that there are bats in the building and they are not allowed to demolish a building with bats in (as they are a protected species) without a licence which they don't have.
We're not out of the woods yet but it has given us time.
Just heard that the council have told the owners not to proceed with demolition on two grounds.
1. I have applied to English Heritage for listing, so they should wait until the outcome of that has been decided.
2. Someone else has complained that there are bats in the building and they are not allowed to demolish a building with bats in (as they are a protected species) without a licence which they don't have.
We're not out of the woods yet but it has given us time.
Haven't been here for a while, I do pop in for a nose now and again, just so busy with work, it's all I seem to do. Currently trying to Christmas shop for my boyfriend, but he is SOO expensive to buy for, so I am stressing like mad. Other than that, same old different day, work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, but someone's got to do it :) I hope everyone is well!! xxx
So nervous all day as I had to give my first presentation in my job and also deliver it in German eek!! but I managed it and I am so proud of myself for achieving that. Last year there would have been no way I would have done it.
Well done. Its hard enough giving a presentation in your native tongue let alone a foreign one.
Well done, Siobhan :cheer:
Well done, I know I would struggle too and I have lived here for quite a while now :cheer:
Oh my no I haven't been kidnapped by aliens or jailed for stalking Kiefer (Yes I still love him) I know I haven't been on here for weeks & weeks & weeks but I haven't been up to anything exciting honest. It's just work has been really stressful the last couple of months and I have struggled to find the time to come on here. I'll try and make it quick for those who don't know me.
I work for a college in Edinburgh. Up until October there were three colleges in the city. One college had two campuses. A couple of years ago the Government (That idiot Salmond) decided that it would be a good idea to merge the three colleges into one. From the 1st October we are now Edinburgh college. In the last year there has been a lot of changes. due to the merge there had to be staff cuts to save money. A huge voluntary severance deal was offered and they got rid of almost 100 members of staff over the 4 campuses 69 in the one I work. We still have to loose about another 100 before next summer. Our campus had to deal with a double whammy as we still had a large Senior Management Team to get rid off as the other college had made their staff cuts two years ago.
We are now at the stage that we have a new Principal. The new six Senior Management Team will be announced next week and that leaves 44 ex big wigs to fight it out for 18 jobs. Meanwhile you have front-line staff like myself having to do Managers jobs on a cleaners wage. I tell you I will be glad when the New Year comes I know there has to be loads of new changes but the quicker they are implemented the better. There is just so much bickering and uncertainty going on at the moment.
Away from work not much changes on the home front. Marley is 14 now 5ft 9inches tall. Size 7 feet growing more beautiful every day and as sharp as a tack. We had a lovely holiday in August in Gran Canaria. My niece-in-law is pregnant again she is due in June, but she hasn't been well with a flu virus and tonsillitis, also Skye who's 2 was in hospital for a week with pneumonia. She had two viruses RSV and Adeno to fight. I was babysitting my other nieces boy Riley last Saturday. Riley is almost 14 months old and run rings around me.
That's my moan over. My chest is clear. Thanks for listening love you all.
Oh my no I haven't been kidnapped by aliens or jailed for stalking Kiefer (Yes I still love him) I know I haven't been on here for weeks & weeks & weeks but I haven't been up to anything exciting honest. It's just work has been really stressful the last couple of months and I have struggled to find the time to come on here. I'll try and make it quick for those who don't know me.
I work for a college in Edinburgh. Up until October there were three colleges in the city. One college had two campuses. A couple of years ago the Government (That idiot Salmond) decided that it would be a good idea to merge the three colleges into one. From the 1st October we are now Edinburgh college. In the last year there has been a lot of changes. due to the merge there had to be staff cuts to save money. A huge voluntary severance deal was offered and they got rid of almost 100 members of staff over the 4 campuses 69 in the one I work. We still have to loose about another 100 before next summer. Our campus had to deal with a double whammy as we still had a large Senior Management Team to get rid off as the other college had made their staff cuts two years ago.
We are now at the stage that we have a new Principal. The new six Senior Management Team will be announced next week and that leaves 44 ex big wigs to fight it out for 18 jobs. Meanwhile you have front-line staff like myself having to do Managers jobs on a cleaners wage. I tell you I will be glad when the New Year comes I know there has to be loads of new changes but the quicker they are implemented the better. There is just so much bickering and uncertainty going on at the moment.
Away from work not much changes on the home front. Marley is 14 now 5ft 9inches tall. Size 7 feet growing more beautiful every day and as sharp as a tack. We had a lovely holiday in August in Gran Canaria. My niece-in-law is pregnant again she is due in June, but she hasn't been well with a flu virus and tonsillitis, also Skye who's 2 was in hospital for a week with pneumonia. She had two viruses RSV and Adeno to fight. I was babysitting my other nieces boy Riley last Saturday. Riley is almost 14 months old and run rings around me.
That's my moan over. My chest is clear. Thanks for listening love you all.
Well you have certainly got your plate fully at the momnet Chloe! Keep your chin up, things will get better.
Keep happy Kath.