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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Writing in Starbucks

Writing and Starbucks have always gone well together for me. I know that over here they have come under attack for homogenising the British High Streets and springing up everywhere. Well so do daffodils. There is this myth that Starbucks has written the death notices of so many typical English... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Possibilities

I started today feeling quite tired because of a disturbed sleep again last night - the wind was howling around our house like a wolf after a beans fest. On the train this morning I had a 'sniffer' who made nasal noises each time he turned a page of his newspaper until I glared at him and he got the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Search Engine Optimisation Tips

We had a session at work today on search engine optimisation and basically learned that tips are fine but tricks most definitely are not. For short-term gain, tricks can be played with the engines but optimisation for the long-term requires planning and adherence to a strategy. We have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

On track

I spent nearly four hours on a cross-country train today to Nottingham. The company I work has a web development partner there (Senior Internet) who I have to say are both extremely professional and expert in searh and build but also really nice people. The meeting went well and I couldn't help... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 8, 2007

A slow day today

or maybe I was just tired and wanted to get back to bed? The day seems barely awake when I get up in the mornings at the moment and dawn must struggle with her alarm clock too - the skies are so black. We had our regular 'management team' Monday meeting where everyone tries to polish their egos and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 7, 2007

On the road

We've spent much of the day on the road - well the M25 and M11 to be precise. At the start of each school term, we both like to drive our son back to dance school where he is now in the 11th term of boarding. Ivan has so much stuff to take back that it's difficult to imagine making the journey by... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 5, 2007

Cleaning up

I'm in a cleaning up mood this morning. Working from home again and clearing old work magazines and preparing spreadsheets etc for the year ahead. I thought it would be more therapeutic than it is turning out to be though. Isn't it weird how sometimes you expect tasks to be really tough and it's... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 4, 2007

Digg and bury

I've buried myself in work today. I was able to work from home so didn't need to get up so early which meant I didn't wake up tired before I even started. I was also detemined to just stick to my work schedule and have now logged off for the day. It was actually quite therapeutic in that I wasn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Headaches already

I've effectively had two weeks away from the workplace where we haven't risen much before 9.00 on any day(and often much later) as well as going to bed in the small hours. Yesterday was a real shock to the system with a 5.30 alarm clock set and getting up in the dark. I tell myself that the days are... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Blue is the colour but not for long

Although it's Tuesday today, the Monday morning blues are exaggerated by a New Year start. In each of the last few years I've felt weighed down by the feelings of deja vu. I've been at the foothill of an enormous mountain which I know is difficult to climb and, just when I think I'm getting... Sign in to see full entry.

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