Unplanned
I had my last year as an undergrad pretty much all figured out before I even started it. I was to plow through it with my head down and my eyes on my feet, essentially trying to make the year go by as quickly as possible and make it as uneventful as possible. I’m taking 23 hours, writing a thesis, a ...
Das schlimmste ...
... was einem Bastel-Geek passieren kann: Sein Werkzeug geht kaputt! Schon mal eine Big Shot von innen gesehen? Letzten Winter war ich gezwungen, mal einen Blick hinein zu werfen. Denn meine Big Shot hat nicht mehr funktioniert ... ... und Schuld war dieses kleine Kugellager. Paaaaaaaaanik!!! Gibt e ...
Salmonella 'from single egg source'
BBC News - Health Salmonella 'from single egg source' The outbreak of salmonella in England is likely to have come from a single source of eggs, according to Public Health England. more info...
Trying to be fearless: Coming Out, Part One
Because this is a pretty personal post, and I know not everybody in the world is as loving and open-hearted as my friends and family, publishing this got me a little worked up. Sometimes it’s terrifying to be so open and honest about yourself because you’re making yourself so vulnerable. I’ve writte ...
Author Interview: Karen Aldous
Today I am very excited to take part in The Vineyard Blog Tour. I have a very special treat for you, Karen Aldous stopped by to answer some bookish questions for me, so enjoy! Hello Karen and welcome to Lost in Chick Lit. First of all, tell us a bit about yourself: My home is in a village in Kent, j ...
Picture The Word
Maxfield Parrish ‘Romance’ While in the process of writing ‘ The Past Tense Of Youth’ I spent hours searching through the European Orientalist painters at the turn of the century and also great artworks of the 1930s. Amongst others from the latter period I came across the works of Maxfield Parrish w ...
Alfred Walter Gillingham enlisted 26 August 1914
My great or grand uncle Alfred Walter Gillingham enlisted one hundred years ago on 26 August 1914 in the British Army Service Corps. Born Paddington, London the son of Richard & Ada Gillingham he was a 19 year old motor mechanic. So far I've identified five great uncles who served in WW1 in either t ...
身長254cm！世界一背の高い男が死去
1 ： セントーン(東京都)＠＼(^o^)／：2014/08/26(火) 09:16:32.34 ID:wOQh4Yo70. A man believed to be the tallest on the planet at 8ft 4 inches has died aged 44. Leonid Stadnyk, who was said to be too shy to measured for the Guinness World record books, was 21 inches taller than lanky England footballer Peter Crouch. ...
Review & Giveaway: Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Heroes Are My Weakness By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips Releasing August 26 th, 2014 Avon Romance Blurb New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with a delightful novel filled with her sassy wit and dazzling charm The dead of winter. An isolated island off the coast of Maine. A ...
Old Fashioned England Won’t Win Cricket World Cup – Graeme Swann’s Stern Message
England’s chances of winning the Cricket World Cup next year are effectively zero unless big changes are made, former spinner warns. Graeme Swann has lashed out at the England cricket team insisting that their ‘old fashioned’ strategy will leave them ...
England pick Pennyhill as base
England's bid for Rugby World Cup 2015 glory has been boosted by Stuart Lancaster securing Pennyhill Park as the host nation's main training base. Head coach Lancaster has opted to keep England at their accustomed Bagshot headquarters for as long as ...
Pietersen praises Cook for England's Test win over India
The former England captain said England did fantastically well to turn the Test series against India into a brilliant 3-1 victory. "I am delighted for Alastair Cook. He deserves credit for the change in England's fortunes and it is clear the addition of ...
