Launch day!

June 1, 2010

It’s been a long time coming to this…
I’ve been thinking about quitting my job for a long, long time. A couple of weeks ago, I finally did it. I’d been off sick with depression for more than ten months, and it was time to move on. Time to find a way of supporting myself without [...]

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A butterfly with a one track mind.

May 28, 2010

Two personality traits that seem entirely opposed to each other – but actually work quite well together.
The first is the one track mind thing. When I’m into something, I’m really, deeply into it. One track mind. When I’m playing World of Warcraft, it’s hard for me to even hear you talking to me. When I’m [...]

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How not to write a blog.

May 27, 2010

Confession: I’m challenging myself to write a blog post each day. But I have no idea what to write today.
A second confession: I feel like I should carry a notebook everywhere, but I don’t. So I have a bunch of ideas for blog posts that never get written down.
Conclusion: Today I could be writing an [...]

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Freedom!

May 26, 2010

So here’s the thing I didn’t want to talk about in public until it was done.
I’ve finally quit my job.
In fact I sent the letter last week.
There’s still financial stuff tying me to the job – I owe them some money because they overpaid me last year and I haven’t been able to pay it [...]

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Heroes.

May 25, 2010

The Doctor’s been a hero of mine since I was a little girl.
Back in the 80s, I idolized Ace more than the Doctor, it’s true. She was my first heroine: the Doctor’s companion, a time traveller, always ready with a smart remark and a home-made explosive to save the day. She was brave and tough [...]

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Doctor Who and the me-ness of me.

May 24, 2010
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Doesn’t that sound like a (particularly weird) episode title?
Anyone who knows me probably knows I love Doctor Who a lot. But equally, a lot of readers of this blog probably don’t know me all that well. So I should probably explain: I’m a Doctor Who fan.
I’ve been hesitant about posting fannish stuff to this blog.
Partly [...]

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Music!

May 23, 2010

Yesterday I attended the first rehearsal of a community opera I’ll be performing in in July.
It was definitely an interesting experience.
We’re performing The Elixir of Love by Donizetti. We’ve only rehearsed a few numbers from Act 1, but so far, I’m enjoying the music.
I’m singing alto – a new experience for me. It’s a bit [...]

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People who rock: Havi Brooks.

May 6, 2010

It’s been over a year now since I first encountered the lovely Havi Brooks. I feel a bit like I should have celebrated our one-sided anniversary, but I can’t remember the date last year that I discovered her blog. Plus, I consider her an actual, honest-to-God friend now, so that might seem weird.
In any case. [...]

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Decisions that shouldn’t be hard.

May 5, 2010

Today, it’s very hard to make decisions.
Should I work on fiction, or should I work on the astrology-related ebook I’m tinkering with?
Should I try to draw up some charts, or not?
Should I work on sorting out some more of the laundry (thanks for the tips, people!) or do some more unpacking… or what?
Should I read? [...]

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In which Lucy actually asks for advice.

May 3, 2010

Okay, this is a weird thing to be writing about. And it’s surprisingly hard and vulnerable for me to write about, so I’m going to ask commenters to be very gentle with me. (Please?)
I just moved house – from a room I was renting from a friend, back in with my parents’. This is basically [...]

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