Archive for August, 2008

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Posted by Peter on 31 August, 2008 3:28 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Checking a football result (Chelsea 1 : 1 Tottenham)

eight hundred and ninety-seven

Posted by Peter on 31 August, 2008 9:20 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate Yesterday’s Guardian Review

eight hundred and ninety-six

Posted by Peter on 30 August, 2008 10:11 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Adam and Joe / switching tabs

eight hundred and ninety-five

Posted by Peter on 30 August, 2008 9:04 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Adam and Joe / Internet

eight hundred and ninety-four

Posted by Peter on 29 August, 2008 10:47 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Going for a tissue

eight hundred and ninety-three

Posted by Peter on 29 August, 2008 10:46 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Writing up sneeze 892 in Sneezecount notebook

eight hundred and ninety-two

Posted by Peter on 29 August, 2008 10:45 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong The Collings and Herrin Podcast

eight hundred and ninety-one

Posted by Peter on 28 August, 2008 8:47 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate Reading White Noise in bed

eight hundred and ninety

Posted by Peter on 27 August, 2008 8:52 pm. No comments.

Michelle’s La Bastille Restaurant, Corporation Street, Birmingham Mild Paco is telling a story

eight hundred and eighty-nine

Posted by Peter on 27 August, 2008 5:55 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Looking up the spelling of “Psy Ops”

eight hundred and eighty-eight

Posted by Peter on 27 August, 2008 1:46 pm. No comments.

Dudley Street, Birmingham City Centre Moderate Walking, thinking about Jon Ronson footnote in my All Creatures Great and Small piece

eight hundred and eighty-seven

Posted by Peter on 27 August, 2008 9:50 am. No comments.

Stratford Road, Hall Green Moderate Walking to the station, thinking about Jane’s Brain video

eight hundred and eighty-six

Posted by Peter on 26 August, 2008 10:12 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate No ending, not even a title

eight hundred and eighty-five

Posted by Peter on 26 August, 2008 9:57 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Trying to think of an ending for my “Heroes and Villains” piece

eight hundred and eighty-four

Posted by Peter on 26 August, 2008 9:03 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Online banking

eight hundred and eighty-three

Posted by Peter on 25 August, 2008 11:34 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Correcting typos in an archive Joyfeed piece

eight hundred and eighty-two

Posted by Peter on 24 August, 2008 11:55 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Dorridge Moderate Just missed a chance to go “out” (still playing cards)

eight hundred and eighty-one

Posted by Peter on 24 August, 2008 10:19 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Dorridge Moderate Cards, adding up the score at the end of a round

eight hundred and eighty

Posted by Peter on 24 August, 2008 8:54 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Dorridge Moderate Observing some Wii Fit stepping

eight hundred and seventy-nine

Posted by Peter on 24 August, 2008 1:12 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Lying back on the futon, staring at the sky

eight hundred and seventy-eight

Posted by Peter on 24 August, 2008 11:42 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Listening “again” to David Quantick being Jon Holmes, and reading a bit of Bernard Crick

eight hundred and seventy-seven

Posted by Peter on 23 August, 2008 9:32 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate The Innocents on DVD

eight hundred and seventy-six

Posted by Peter on 23 August, 2008 9:03 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong The Innocents on DVD

eight hundred and seventy-five

Posted by Peter on 21 August, 2008 7:57 pm. No comments.

Bedroom, Dooneen Lodge, Letterfrack Strong Sorting playing cards to see if we have a complete pack

eight hundred and seventy-four

Posted by Peter on 21 August, 2008 7:04 pm. No comments.

Pangur Ban, Letterfrack Moderate Trying to remember story about a werewolf on a childhood Midlands Today

eight hundred and seventy-three

Posted by Peter on 21 August, 2008 6:27 pm. No comments.

Pangur Ban, Letterfrack Moderate Pudding deliberation

eight hundred and seventy-two

Posted by Peter on 21 August, 2008 10:08 am. No comments.

Connemara National Park visitors’ centre Moderate to strong Using visual display about a bog

eight hundred and seventy-one

Posted by Peter on 20 August, 2008 2:21 pm. No comments.

Cemetery, Enistymon Moderate Looking for the grave of a great-grandmother

eight hundred and seventy

Posted by Peter on 20 August, 2008 12:58 pm. No comments.

Street, Lahinch Moderate to strong Going back to the bookshop

eight hundred and sixty-nine

Posted by Peter on 20 August, 2008 10:59 am. No comments.

Car park, Maam Cross Moderate to strong Toilet stop

eight hundred and sixty-eight

Posted by Peter on 20 August, 2008 8:59 am. No comments.

Bedroom, Dooneen Lodge, Letterfrack Moderate to strong Map / route planning

eight hundred and sixty-seven

Posted by Peter on 19 August, 2008 1:00 pm. No comments.

Coastal path over Lettergesh Moderate Walking, photographing

eight hundred and sixty-six

Posted by Peter on 19 August, 2008 10:46 am. No comments.

Beach, Lettergesh Moderate Crossing a sand stream

eight hundred and sixty-five

Posted by Peter on 19 August, 2008 10:41 am. No comments.

Beach, Lettergesh Moderate Beach cows

eight hundred and sixty-four

Posted by Peter on 18 August, 2008 8:46 pm. No comments.

The Bard’s Den, Letterfrack Moderate Discussing sterilising library books in the oven

eight hundred and sixty-three

Posted by Peter on 18 August, 2008 9:03 am. No comments.

Bedroom, Ashleigh Guest House, Carrick-on-Shannon Mild Getting ready to pay

eight hundred and sixty-two

Posted by Peter on 18 August, 2008 9:03 am. No comments.

Bedroom, Ashleigh Guest House, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate Entering, from breakfast

eight hundred and sixty-one

Posted by Peter on 17 August, 2008 5:49 pm. No comments.

Dining room, Kilnagross Moderate After dinner baby attention

eight hundred and sixty

Posted by Peter on 17 August, 2008 2:00 am. No comments.

Bedroom, Ashleigh Guest House, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate to strong Failing to find any wireless Internet, and shutting down

eight hundred and fifty-nine

Posted by Peter on 16 August, 2008 10:14 pm. No comments.

Function room, Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate to strong Cameras and old school photos

eight hundred and fifty-eight

Posted by Peter on 16 August, 2008 5:25 pm. No comments.

Bedroom, Ashleigh Guest House, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate to strong Sky Sports live game [of something – lower league football?]

eight hundred and fifty-seven

Posted by Peter on 16 August, 2008 9:20 am. No comments.

Bedroom, Ashleigh Guest House, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate Advert for car insurance

eight hundred and fifty-six

Posted by Peter on 16 August, 2008 12:01 am. No comments.

Street, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate to strong Running through the rain

eight hundred and fifty-five

Posted by Peter on 15 August, 2008 9:45 pm. No comments.

Cryan’s Bar, Carrick-on-Shannon Moderate Cousins and pharmacists

eight hundred and fifty-four

Posted by Peter on 15 August, 2008 4:42 pm. No comments.

Boeing 737-300, several kilometres above Wales Moderate The cries and gargles of an onboard baby

eight hundred and fifty-three

Posted by Peter on 15 August, 2008 3:23 pm. No comments.

Terminal 1, Birmingham Airport Moderate 20 minutes until the gate opens

eight hundred and fifty-two

Posted by Peter on 15 August, 2008 8:02 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Pulling on a sock

eight hundred and fifty-one

Posted by Peter on 14 August, 2008 12:14 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Listening “again” to Adam and Joe and doing a long-overdue tidy-up

eight hundred and fifty

Posted by Peter on 14 August, 2008 11:22 am. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong Men’s -100Kg bronze

eight hundred and forty-nine

Posted by Peter on 14 August, 2008 10:58 am. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong The other women’s bronze contest

eight hundred and forty-eight

Posted by Peter on 14 August, 2008 10:42 am. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong Women’s -78Kg Judo bronze fighting

eight hundred and forty-seven

Posted by Peter on 13 August, 2008 3:26 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong ARCHERY!

eight hundred and forty-six

Posted by Peter on 13 August, 2008 2:11 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Strong Paying attention to the Hockey this time

eight hundred and forty-five

Posted by Peter on 13 August, 2008 12:14 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Looking up Judo clubs

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Posted by Peter on 13 August, 2008 8:01 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Looking up Judo results

eight hundred and forty-three

Posted by Peter on 12 August, 2008 7:17 pm. No comments.

Stratford Road, Shirley Strong Waiting at the lights

eight hundred and forty-two

Posted by Peter on 12 August, 2008 5:14 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Wayne Otto on YouTube

eight hundred and forty-one

Posted by Peter on 12 August, 2008 8:21 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Tea, and an email from Ireland

eight hundred and forty

Posted by Peter on 11 August, 2008 5:20 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Strong Not really watching the Olympic hockey

eight hundred and thirty-nine

Posted by Peter on 10 August, 2008 8:32 pm. No comments.

Conservatory / diner, Knaresborough Strong Just finished dinner

eight hundred and thirty-eight

Posted by Peter on 10 August, 2008 9:27 am. No comments.

Room 321, Novotel, Edinburgh Moderate to strong Packing

eight hundred and thirty-seven

Posted by Peter on 10 August, 2008 12:20 am. No comments.

Rick’s Bar, Edinburgh Moderate to strong Catherine and Poppy are exchanging emails

eight hundred and thirty-six

Posted by Peter on 9 August, 2008 12:24 pm. No comments.

Walkway bit, Edinburgh Book Festival Moderate to strong Queuing up for Alex James

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Posted by Peter on 9 August, 2008 11:42 am. No comments.

Bookshop, Edinburgh Book Festival Moderate to strong About to check in

eight hundred and thirty-four

Posted by Peter on 8 August, 2008 9:45 pm. No comments.

Room 321, Novotel, Edinburgh Moderate to strong 16 years and over curiosity on the restaurant breakfast information

eight hundred and thirty-three

Posted by Peter on 8 August, 2008 5:59 pm. No comments.

Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Moderate to strong Phil Kay’s Greatest Hits in progress

eight hundred and thirty-two

Posted by Peter on 8 August, 2008 11:33 am. No comments.

Outside the Dean Gallery, Edinburgh Moderate Looking at a greenhouse conservatory on the top of a building

eight hundred and thirty-one

Posted by Peter on 8 August, 2008 11:00 am. No comments.

Dean Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh Moderate to strong La Rue de Tramway by Paul Delvaux and La Joie de Vivre by Max Ernst

eight hundred and thirty

Posted by Peter on 7 August, 2008 8:59 pm. No comments.

Room 321, Novotel, Edinburgh Moderate Shutting the curtains

eight hundred and twenty-nine

Posted by Peter on 7 August, 2008 8:35 pm. No comments.

Bar Kohl, Edinburgh Moderate Projected video of some snowboarding and so forth

eight hundred and twenty-eight

Posted by Peter on 7 August, 2008 5:28 pm. No comments.

St Giles Cafe, Edinburgh Mild “We’re on holiday”

eight hundred and twenty-seven

Posted by Peter on 6 August, 2008 8:25 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Knaresborough Moderate to strong War stories and first memories

eight hundred and twenty-six

Posted by Peter on 6 August, 2008 10:26 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong More postcard input (11 January 1931)

eight hundred and twenty-five

Posted by Peter on 6 August, 2008 9:59 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong More postcard input (15 December 1930)

eight hundred and twenty-four

Posted by Peter on 5 August, 2008 3:36 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong More postcard input (2 August 1930)

eight hundred and twenty-three

Posted by Peter on 5 August, 2008 2:04 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Reading about the Amazon Kindle thing

eight hundred and twenty-two

Posted by Peter on 5 August, 2008 12:04 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Postcards and being offered the chance to listen to the latest instalment [?]

eight hundred and twenty-one

Posted by Peter on 4 August, 2008 11:13 pm. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Last minute email check and Adam & Joe commenting

eight hundred and twenty

Posted by Peter on 4 August, 2008 10:35 pm. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Still coming down after Man On Wire

eight hundred and nineteen

Posted by Peter on 4 August, 2008 11:05 am. No comments.

Front garden path Moderate to strong Setting off to the accountant

eight hundred and eighteen

Posted by Peter on 3 August, 2008 5:52 pm. No comments.

Kitchen Moderate to strong Composting

eight hundred and seventeen

Posted by Peter on 3 August, 2008 10:43 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate McSweeney’s

eight hundred and sixteen

Posted by Peter on 3 August, 2008 9:12 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Nostalgic trip back to webservices.org

eight hundred and fifteen

Posted by Peter on 2 August, 2008 10:09 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Adam and Joe with Japanese postcard input

eight hundred and fourteen

Posted by Peter on 2 August, 2008 8:52 am. No comments.

Dining room Moderate A sort of Adam and Joe / guardian.co.uk “mash up”

eight hundred and thirteen

Posted by Peter on 1 August, 2008 10:46 am. No comments.

Kitchen Moderate to strong Making coffee

eight hundred and twelve

Posted by Peter on 1 August, 2008 8:45 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Taking tea