Category Archives: Random

Random Things

Posted on September 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I find myself glad that I’m not going to stay in Washington DC this week, but horrified that the US still can’t get gun control sorted out. Yes, I know that horrific things happen in the UK too, some of … Continue reading →

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Want

Posted on August 29, 2013 by nicdempsey

I think, given how much I drop and generally damage my phone, this could be more of a need! Lifeproof for iPhone 5, which I saw here.

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Friday Links

Posted on August 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

1) Brene Brown is awesome and I love how honest she is about what she gets wrong. To a cynical British ear, this may sound embarrassingly new age, but Brown’s Ted talk has been embraced by the American military and … Continue reading →

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Want

Posted on July 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

I love the shop at the Royal Festival Hall. This book seems appropriate for some (like me) who thinks London is the best city in the world and in spite of Boris Johnson’s best efforts to muck it up!

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Saturday

Posted on July 27, 2013 by nicdempsey

First up on today’s task list was get hair cut and coloured. One task down…miles to go.

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Survival mode

Posted on July 25, 2013 by nicdempsey

After months of suffering in the cold, dark wet, London has summer weather. So now we’re complaining about the hot, sweaty, sunny weather! We’re English, complaining about the weather is what we do… I did have a conversation last week … Continue reading →

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Things that are really annoying

Posted on July 23, 2013 by nicdempsey

Given how interested I am in history and especially the Wars of the Roses, it was inevitable that I would eventually get around to watching The White Queen. It’s based on a series of books by Phillipa Gregory and I’d … Continue reading →

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What type of Reader are you?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

Infographic created by Laura E. Kelly via Bookshelves of Doom

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Wednesday Whining: Hot, tired and grumpy

Posted on July 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

There’s just no pleasing me. For months I’ve been complaining about the grey, miserable weather. Now in the midst of sunny, hot weather I’m fed up with it already. The sad truth is that I love the lighter days in … Continue reading →

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Life happening..

Posted on June 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

The weather is being weird. It’s warm, it’s grey and it rains a bit.  The Met Office is promising hot and sunny until Wednesday when the heat will ’cause rain. Lovely. The Met Office is also having a meeting of … Continue reading →

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