Blackpool Illuminations

Well we managed to get on the Heritage Train this time, the wife was very pleased. But I think it is over hyped, it was a nice ride for over an hour right from one end of Blackpool to the other, but as you are in the train I think it really isn’t he best…

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Checking in

It’s been two months (to the day), I did say that I wasn’t going to have these long gaps and that using this blog I would start to be a bit more productive. But, as usual, my plans didn’t go off as they should. I flip from one thing to another getting nothing finished. I’m…

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Fantastic 4

I have been hearing since this film came out that it is terrible, one of the biggest flops of the year, this has made me lethargic about seeing it. But it was never going to stop me as I am fond of saying and as some friends point out I am easily pleased. Unfortunately, this…

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67%

19 out of 31 = 67% So at the beginning of May I set myself a may challenge, to write on this blog everyday. On the whole I managed to get something down, although towards the end I began to slip more. To say I wasn’t really posting anything beforehand this has worked as it…

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NaNo update 1

Less than two months, the emails have started from NaNo and the regional group I am in has started trying to get some venues for write ins sorted. I am planning now that I have picked a story idea, although I am constantly itching to go back to a SciFi story. But I really want…

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Morning

Started to read through the first training booklet, it makes good reading although at the moment there isn’t anything I haven’t read before in other books. I am happy at starting finally at last. Got my laptop at work so I can start some writing at lunch. Will update later G

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5th June 2017 – Big Brother

One of my summer procrastination TV shows starts today, something that I would normally class as a guilty pleasure. Some people hate it, some love it. I have been in both camps. 1st Season was amazing, but then it was new back then. I watched for the first few years then had a long break….

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Camp Procrastination time

It’s July already and that means it’s time for Camp NaNo. Something I have rarely ever tried which is weird given the self-imposed deadlines. But it is something I would like to get into, so it helps with getting some words down. I have decided to try and get something done this time by pantsing…

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Linux Gaining traction as a desktop solution

In a move that will save them 30 million euros Extramadura is replacing the governments computers with 40,000 linux based computers. This is the second largest public sector migration to Linux. Although Linux will never take the lead from Microsoft it is nice to see large scale migrations to Linux like this, it says something…

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