Been getting back into photography after many years of never picking up a camera - so I thought it only right and proper that I swapped that random green eye I've been using as my avatar for ages for one of my own. Even took a full face shot and put it on Facebook! I'll have to see if I can post a pic of me writing: it's just catching me at it that's proving difficult...
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on October 31, 2007 at 12:56am —
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...I'd give 'em a call. Can't read, can't write, can't hold a thought straight in my head. Got the black dog dozing by the hearth and every now and then he wakes up and nips at my heels. No reason for any of this so far as I can see, but isn't that how it works? Yeah, thought so. Time will pass and all will be well. Just got to sit it out. Meantime, there's always the Internet to waste inordinate amounts of time on. What would we do without it!
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on October 18, 2007 at 10:31pm —
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Good news for those of us who deal in pints, pounds, feet, inches and miles... the EU has finally decided to
back off and leave us alone! An undoubtedly wise decision and all the more rare because of it. Cheers!
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on September 11, 2007 at 6:07pm —
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Not necessarily a popular view, I know, but on the whole I've enjoyed the process so far and let's face it, it beats the shit out of the alternative. I find it fascinating how I and others change as the years pass - in my twenties, I was very much not the person I had been in my teens, in my thirties I had moved on again and now that I'm sauntering through my forties, more change happens. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm still essentially the same person - I'm even still hung up on some shit I should…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on September 10, 2007 at 10:02am —
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Jeez, I love the place! Just back from the annual pilgrimage to the fest/west coast. Short trip this year, but still fitted in a bunch of comedy shows and a fine dose of street theatre in Edinburgh, a stay in Glengarry which included a trip over to Skye, and lunch with the absolutely fabulous Ms Donna Moore in Glasgow on the way home. (Thanks, Doll!)
Common themes at the fest's comedy gigs this year were: how miserable the Scots are (not true); how grasping Heather Mills is (um...), how…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on August 21, 2007 at 9:03am —
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I'm full of cold, I feel like shite, and as a result I'm seriously grumpy. Consequently, perhaps inevitably, my thoughts have turned to those people seriously deserving of a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
First up, the knuckle-dragging, bog-eyed, rancid little bag of shite who somehow got his hands on my husband's debit card details and cleaned his bank account out just after pay day in the month we plan to have a little bit of a holiday. What a twat! The things I wish on that cri…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 31, 2007 at 5:25am —
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When I was a kid, not many weeks went by without me beating a path to Southwick Branch Library, my arm stretched and aching from carrying a pile of books. Southwick was a beautiful library, Victorian, high celings, tall windows, heavy wooden shelves and a walk around desk where you presented your books for return or stamping out. Sometimes I spent time just wandering around the shelves, taking in the atmosphere and revelling in being surrounded by so many wonderful books.
That was after…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 29, 2007 at 11:38pm —
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From getting there (and sharing a big hello hug with Donna Moore) to leaving (and sharing a big goodbye hug with Donna Moore) Harrogate was a blast. In between times, I met loads of brilliant people as we shared panels, gossip, lunch, drinks, hangovers and, in one case, a bench. Some people I had the nerve to speak to, others I didn't, yet others, not when sober... although some may fear they've gained a somewhat shifty looking stalker. (If you fall into that last category - fear not, I'm too da…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 23, 2007 at 5:49am —
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There are many, many things a person can do to avoid doing whatever it is he or she is meant to be doing, and this is one of the best: http://www.bass10.com/flash-games/puzzle-games/bloxorz-puzzle-game/. (Sorry - for some reason, I can't make links work in blog posts...) Thirty-three levels of addiction - enjoy!
The Urban Dictionary word of the day one day last week was 'earworm'. An earworm is one of those nasty bits of music that gets into your head and then claims squatter's rights.…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 17, 2007 at 7:31pm —
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How many of us, stuck in the day job, earning the pennies, have thought to ourselves that if we only didn't have to do this, if we could even cut down to part-time hours, we could really get stuck into our writing? I know I used to, and there were days when time hung heavy and I resented every bloody minute I was stuck at that desk writing what other people wanted me to write, then scratching around afterwards to find some time in which to do my own stuff.
Well, for the last month I hav…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 14, 2007 at 12:19am —
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We had a break from the rainy season on Sunday, so we took ourselves off to Beamish Museum (http://www.beamish.org.uk/) for the day. Haven't been for years! There are quite a few new buildings: the manor house, bank and Masonic Lodge. More trams than I remember, too. Even though it was such a lovely day, the coal fires were lit in the colliery houses, the manor house and at Home Farm as they were being used for cooking. Cheerfully the pub was open to help everyone keep cool. (They keep a decent…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 11, 2007 at 6:02pm —
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I joined Facebook last week. Blame my mate Lee, he dragged me into it, although I'm proving pretty poor at being a member so far. I think what I need to do is set some time aside to have a proper look around the site and get to grips with the whole hunting down a friend malarkey, as all I seem to be doing at the moment is wandering aimlessly around the same few pages.
Having said that, I like Facebook. It strikes me as being a good way for folk to keep in touch informally. I wonder, tho…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on July 3, 2007 at 8:01pm —
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I've been sacked. For the first time since I was 16, I don't have a job. Frankly, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
On the plus side, I was dismissed due to redundancy, so I didn't leave empty handed. And make no mistake, that's a big plus and I know it puts me in a better position than a lot of people who end up in my situation. I'm also confident of decent references, another bonus.
On the downside, there's currently no pay day to look forward to and I've got used to them…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on June 26, 2007 at 9:37pm —
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I wouldn't - Jeez, I need all the friends I can get!
I have recently discovered that some emails I sent end May/early June didn't get to their destination. There I was thinking people didn't love me, when all the while they were probably thinking I didn't love them! The worst one was a submission that didn't make it. In fact, it didn't make it twice (when I heard nothing, I followed up and sent it again, just in case it had gone astray). So I sent it elsewhere and, out of courtesy, sent…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on June 19, 2007 at 4:19am —
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Spiders. Scary little sons of bitches with way too many legs. I used to be ridiculously afraid of them, all of them, irrespective of colour or size. To the intense amusement of my husband, a man who is scared of very little, they rendered me incapable of coherent speech. I would point and gibber and, when he'd finished laughing and tormenting me, he would rescue the offending arachnid and put it somewhere safe. However, when I came to the conclusion some years back that I had far too many entrie…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on June 11, 2007 at 4:18am —
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Last night saw the Donkey Punch launch party upstairs at the Bridge in Newcastle and I moseyed on along to join in the fun with my mate Linda. Linda and I met for dinner before we went - the food was lovely, but there was something in it that disagreed with me. I have no idea what, but since this isn't the first time something like this has happened, I think I should make the effort to find out. By the time we got to the do, my heart was racing and I was edgy, wild-eyed and sweaty - a great l
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on May 31, 2007 at 7:48pm —
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Well, that fine man, Mr Bryon Quertermous, has just made room for one of my efforts over at Flash Pan Alley. Pop over and check it out if you've a mind.
http://flashpanalley.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/pick-a-pig-night-by-julie-wright/
Cheerfully, there's not just my ol
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on May 26, 2007 at 5:49pm —
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...no, not me. Never score that highly. In fact, I don't know who. Which is kind of what this is about. You see, it occurs to me that I often know my favourite something or other, but not my second favourite. Many, many others, whether they be bands, books, writers, jeans, shoes or films, are jostling for a worthy second place.
Take music. I'm a Zepaholic, have been for years. Loving the mighty Zeppelin in the entirely wholesome but completely consuming way that I do sorts out a number…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on May 23, 2007 at 7:23am —
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My ears are still ringing - what a bloody brilliant gig! The band are so tight (but loose) and much, much rockier live - as, of course, bands should be, I reckon. I'm now kicking myself for not getting a ticket for tomorrow's gig in Newcastle as well as tonight's in sunny Sunderland (and it was, for part of the day! On a Bank Holiday, an' all!). Manor Quay ain't the prettiest venue in the world, but it's pretty small so you can get in close, and we got a great spot on the stairs to the right of…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on May 8, 2007 at 10:20am —
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1. Our Earthly Pleasures, the new Maximo Park album. They've excelled themselves, it rocks, and they sing in my accent! (Well, almost...) If that wasn't enough, I'm off to see them next Monday at Manor Quay. The last time I had a ticket to see the Park, I got sick and a mate got to go instead. I'm going this time if I have to be there in an open casket. Can't wait.
2. Got my goodies from the Crimespace shop. Nice new coffee mug, a wee button for my bag that I put wee buttons on and a fa…
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Added by Julie Lewthwaite on May 2, 2007 at 7:05am —
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