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teeth before words: eating success
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Poems for trapped things. Thursday, August 27, 2009. I am a mostly employed academic. And I've quit my solid, rent-paying, dependable library job to venture forth on this academic gig. Which is scary. I'm only sure of employment until next July. Then - into the deep: summer: the long dull winter of the part-time lecturer's soul in which paycheques dry up and stress levels skyrocket. But why anticipate such times? So I'm having a celebratory dinner tonight, which I'm cooking - along with Allegra McEvedy.
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teeth before words: October 2008
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Poems for trapped things. Friday, October 10, 2008. Things that make my day. THEN I got to pat the police horses as they stood majesterial guard outside the Uni. Max is beautiful and his person very cheery - the kind of police officer straight out of a children's book - I wonder if the horses make community work easier (for people unafraid of horses! Monday, October 06, 2008. When did that happen? As Nas commented this morning on our way to campus - 'I'm a doctor! And I saw a fox! We also saw Die Welle.
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teeth before words: December 2008
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Poems for trapped things. Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Three more days . First week of term, on the other hand, is a glorious 5 weeks away right now. Five weeks introduced by two weeks of Christmas hols with the library and universities CLOSED. I may accidentally lock my office keys in my office. I'm kinda looking forward to Christmas this year. Albeit, it won't be the same so far away. But this year, we've made our own tree out of paper and stuck it to the wall (space saving! I'm feeling very blah toda...
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teeth before words: August 2008
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Poems for trapped things. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Thinking in a box. I am, unsurprisingly, bored at work again. So I've looked around the interwebs universe and found a site apparently dedicated entirely to 'top 10' lists. I'm intrigued and just bored enough to find thinking in list-form a pleasant distraction. 10 things I'd like to grow in my garden next year. 6 crown prince pumpkins. 10 things I would like to eat right now. 1 blueberry pancakes with maple syrup. 4 home-made chocolate chip cooky.
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teeth before words: open day
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Poems for trapped things. Thursday, September 10, 2009. Open Day on campus today - these happen every year at the same time and every year I forget about them until I get to campus where the quiet serenity of the summer is shattered prematurely by A-level students and their parents strolling confusedly around, clutching maps and the university prospectus. Luckily, I snagged a table outside in the blazing sunshine at my coffee spot and so wasn't embittered by having to sit on the steps. Blue Goo Ate My Mom.
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teeth before words: January 2009
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Poems for trapped things. Thursday, January 29, 2009. My amazing husband is running the Paris marathon. This year - in April, which is just two months away. A mutual friend dared him to do it the Sunday after New Year: what better goal for the new year? He's running for ' Get Kids Going. And training with our friend who has run this marathon (and others! Before - invaluable experience to have out there on the training days. This is a not-so-subtle call for donations. Thursday, January 15, 2009. Was on te...
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teeth before words: The beetroot diaries
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Poems for trapped things. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. So good. and it freezes. I'm not one for chutneys, otherwise I'd have it made as I understand you can 'chutney' pretty much all things. I didn't make the sauce that Gennaro Contaldo recommends - out of oranges). I also had a culinary epiphany: gnocchi are essentially my gran's potato noodles. Funnily enough, I would never think of asking gran to put beetroot or pumpkin in her dish, but 'beetroot gnocchi' had me hooked before I read the recipe.
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teeth before words: July 2009
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Poems for trapped things. Saturday, July 11, 2009. Sushi last night from a place I found while trawling around the website for the Leeds Food Festival (which I missed completely) - Sesame. It was eaten with gusto while anticipating the final installment in the five-part, third series of Torchwood. Turn away in shame? Does the Doctor or whatever substitute for centralised moral authority is being touted have to 'turn away' for us? When do you stop the 'turning away' bit and get back to it? Result: I'm lef...
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teeth before words: September 2009
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Poems for trapped things. Friday, September 25, 2009. End of an era. Today was my last day of work for the library. I'm kinda sad, I admit - I really did love working here. I don't think I've ever been in one job so consistently for so long. And it feels like the end of an era in my life - and I hope it is. I'm trading the permanence and stability of my part-time library job for the (right now) only-promising world of academe. I guess the next year is up to me. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Open Day on ...
