Archive for September, 2008

Train, between Marylebone and High Wycombe Moderate to strong The table is vibrating and the trees are strobing the sunlight: it is medium level train torture

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 5:39 pm. No comments.

Upper foyer, National Theatre Moderate to strong Holding my newly purchased pristine second-hand first British edition of The Mezzanine

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 4:57 pm. No comments.

Southbound platform, Oxford Circus Tube Moderate Going to the National Film Theatre for BUG 09

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 11:07 am. No comments.

Scooterworks, Lower Marsh, London Moderate Making a note about the decomposition of capital letters

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 9:27 am. No comments.

Trafalgar Square Moderate to strong Walking to the river

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 8:11 am. No comments.

Room 1001, St George’s Hotel, London Strong This sequence brought to you by a sore bit of skin on the right side of my nose

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 8:09 am. No comments.

Room 1001, St George’s Hotel, London Moderate to strong Declan is leaving for Working Lunch

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Posted by Peter on 18 September, 2008 7:30 am. No comments.

Room 1001, St George’s Hotel, London Moderate Padding about in a robe

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Posted by Peter on 17 September, 2008 7:39 pm. No comments.

The Heights (restaurant/bar), St George’s Hotel, London Mild Gathering possessions to go

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Posted by Peter on 17 September, 2008 6:52 pm. No comments.

Train, approaching London Moderate Flicking through a discarded Times

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Posted by Peter on 17 September, 2008 12:15 pm. No comments.

Staffroom, Digbeth Moderate Email

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Posted by Peter on 16 September, 2008 8:09 am. No comments.

Car, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook Moderate “Did you see that billboard for Estee Lauder?”

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Posted by Peter on 16 September, 2008 7:15 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Writing up sneeze 925 in the Sneezecount notebook

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Posted by Peter on 16 September, 2008 7:14 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate A Thing About Machines leaflet

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Posted by Peter on 14 September, 2008 2:57 pm. No comments.

Car, outside “The Assembly Rooms”, Solihull Moderate to strong Waiting for C. to return from purchasing American Pastoral

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Posted by Peter on 14 September, 2008 12:38 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Dorridge Moderate to strong Camille Paglia on Sarah Palin in the Sunday Times

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Posted by Peter on 13 September, 2008 7:29 pm. No comments.

TV / living room, Edgbaston Moderate to strong Trying (and largely failing) to work out how James and Sarah’s TV works

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Posted by Peter on 13 September, 2008 10:04 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong About to look up Supercool Design

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Posted by Peter on 12 September, 2008 11:21 pm. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Nearly asleep

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Posted by Peter on 12 September, 2008 10:37 pm. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Enquiry as to the quality of Philip Roth

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Posted by Peter on 12 September, 2008 11:02 am. No comments.

Hall Green Launderama Moderate to strong Waiting for the dryer to finish with a bit of Delillo

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Posted by Peter on 12 September, 2008 9:25 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Researching Rene Cutforth

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Posted by Peter on 10 September, 2008 9:54 pm. No comments.

The Dirty Duck, Stratford Moderate Post-show chats with Amanda

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Posted by Peter on 9 September, 2008 12:44 pm. No comments.

Room 1, Moat Lane Moderate to strong “I’ve got it: France!”

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Posted by Peter on 8 September, 2008 8:29 pm. No comments.

Kitchen Moderate to strong Making some supper beverages

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Posted by Peter on 8 September, 2008 6:37 pm. No comments.

Teachers’ room, Moat Lane Moderate Formatting a table (in MS Word) and listening “again” to Stephen Fry talking about language

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Posted by Peter on 7 September, 2008 8:24 pm. No comments.

Dining room Moderate to strong Tidying up, turning off lights

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Posted by Peter on 6 September, 2008 8:00 pm. No comments.

Hallway Moderate to strong Getting the Sneezecount notebook

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Posted by Peter on 6 September, 2008 7:59 pm. No comments.

TV / living room Moderate to strong Considering watching a Louis Theroux Weird Weekend

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Posted by Peter on 6 September, 2008 7:10 pm. No comments.

Landing Moderate Looking for missing mitt

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Posted by Peter on 5 September, 2008 10:57 pm. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong Getting ready for bed

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Posted by Peter on 5 September, 2008 8:54 pm. No comments.

Kitchen / diner, Edgbaston Mild Sarah wants to learn how to make coffee

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Posted by Peter on 5 September, 2008 12:21 pm. No comments.

Stratford Road, Hall Green Moderate to strong Walking through heavy rain behind a man with an umbrella and a Waterstones bag

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Posted by Peter on 4 September, 2008 4:20 pm. No comments.

Foodcourt, Pavilions, Birmingham Moderate to strong Waiting

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Posted by Peter on 4 September, 2008 9:07 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Where to now, Internet?

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Posted by Peter on 4 September, 2008 6:58 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate to strong “What do you want for breakfast?”

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Posted by Peter on 2 September, 2008 2:39 pm. No comments.

Escalator, Borders, The Bull Ring Moderate Descending

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Posted by Peter on 2 September, 2008 6:31 am. No comments.

Bedroom Mild An alarm wake-up sneeze

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Posted by Peter on 1 September, 2008 10:37 am. No comments.

Back bedroom office Moderate Clicking on “Radio 4”

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Posted by Peter on 1 September, 2008 8:26 am. No comments.

Bedroom Moderate In bed with Charlie Brooker