Category Archives: jobsworth

I am the epitome of grace

I look like an ass. I have this really nice office at work with a huge L-shaped desk, big window, adequate filing space and my very own radio (in addition to the satellite radio that’s pumped in). The only thing … Continue reading

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I saw a mouse!

As previously mentioned I did promise Ollie a post on mice. And here I am, feeling slightly verbose, the perfect time to harp on about mices. When I was 19, young and impressionable, it was decided that I should get some kind … Continue reading

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Today I have been…

… surreptitiously trying to print out the last remaining bits and bobs of things for tour … screaming when the printer jams at every opportune moment … desperately trying to cancel printing job so it doesn’t print out when I’m not … Continue reading

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Wednesday miscellany II

A slightly shorter miscellany this week (missing lots of posts that I probably will like when I read them) – I have an excuse. I’m away. I’m actually writing this on Friday but, through the magic of the internet, it’s … Continue reading

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Pah! Kids today…don’t know they’re born

“In my day we used to walk to school, 15 miles in the snow, barefoot and with an anvil strapped to our back.”We’ve been suffering from server problems at work for the last couple of days. No email. No internet. … Continue reading

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A (possible scary) blast from the past

Things are a tad manic at work at the moment so I’ve got very little time to write anything constructive/interesting (plus ca change some might say!)However, the other day I went for a trial with the regional team and I … Continue reading

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The goose is getting fat

Today I am mostly: pushing the envelope (literally) as I stuff 300 christmas cards and nurse my paper cuts dreaming of Kenya and the lovely weather I’ve just left behind wondering whether I’ve got enough Christmas presents and whether I … Continue reading

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Pass the vino

Miss Cow had a semi-liquid lunch. As such, am feeling a bit squiffy and so probably won’t post until sober once more.

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Regarder les montagnes!

My trip away was lovely. It was cold (boy was it cold) but it was so nice to discover a new town. favourite translator there. Maybe I could have squeezed her into my suitcase and then dragged her around after … Continue reading

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Snow joke

I was just dozing off when I hear “ooo, look at that!” from N. Somewhere half way down the M40 it felt a little bit more Christmassy as excitable snow flurried its way amongst the almost-stationary cars. As we reached … Continue reading

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