May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Firstly, many months ago I had booked a ticket to see John Grant at Barrowland Ballroom. A couple of weeks back I decided not to go. I haven’t really been able to get into his more recent albums. I find them starting to get a bit ‘samey.’ The same themes running through them and just…
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I know I’ve said previously that I will be busy this year but now the heat is really on! I have THREE assignments due in the space of eight weeks! The first is due next Thursday, the second exactly three weeks after that, and the final end-of-module assignment (known as a EMA) is due on…
That make me love living in Glasgow. This came my way through doing some research and short story reading for uni. I wanted to read about Glasgow and so after a search within the Granta archive of ‘Glasgow’, the first story that struck me was this one – from the author of Mayflies, Andrew O’Hagan….
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I spent the day at the Glasgow Caledonian University partaking in a study day, which was really good. Having just met up with the OH to do a wee spot of shopping in the Buchanan Galleries, I spotted Alex from Hamish Hawk’s band walk past me. Well, I at least thought it was Alex. I…
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And so I wrote about it some more…. You can read about the significance of this photo in relation to “Special View” on my University & Unicorns blog HERE – there is a tenuous link to Simple Minds with it all…but this blog didn’t feel the right place to actually share it. I’m hoping it…
Yesterday was a very special day for my uni study journey. It was the first time I had been to a face-to-face tutorial. There was an opportunity to attend one last year when this current module I’m on was under way – but, if you may remember (not sure I mentioned it), it was taking…
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If you’re wondering why it’s a bit quiet around here (and well, why would you?) – you can check out a post on my University and Unicorns blog… or not. It’s up to you. The blog name links to the post of you click it. Ta muchly.
I’m at a crossroads right now. I feel as though I am neglecting this blog. I’m not sure what to do with it at the moment. I’m currently stuck in a rut with how to take the blog forward. It’s been a labour of love for over eight years. It has gone through several changes…
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Today during uni study, I was asked to write a short piece of creative writing. The only stipulation was that incorporated the line ‘Wait for me at the olive oil’, a line from a verse by Menander. It could be no longer than 150 words. This is what I wrote. The day was very bright…
Good news from His Nibs today in his latest post. A number of good news pieces, for him – Villa Angela has once again opened its doors (just in case that whole “being the frontman for the best live band in the world” suddenly starts to go all pear-shaped after 40+ years, like). Whilst it…