Category Archives: Personal

My daily routine, or lack thereof

This month I’ve only worked weekends, there being no overtime available, and when I haven’t been at work I’ve had things on. Now I’ve got nothing planned until October, and no overtime coming up. The result? Sleeping too much, eating too much and boredom.
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Halestorm release video for ‘Here’s to us’

One of my favourite bands, Halestorm, who I saw in Nottingham in March, has released a video for their song ‘Here’s to us’. This is a beautiful song live as well as on the album. Have a listen.

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2nd anniversary of blogging celebratory post

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I’ve just realised I’ve been blogging on wordpress for exactly two years now. Things have changed a bit since I started writing my posts; for a start I can now update my blog from my phone instead of waiting until i could get my laptop to a WiFi connection.

I used to mainly write fiction but that has changed in the last year or so, now I mainly publish my book reviews with the odd music review thrown in for good measure. My writing has gone from something I do occasionally to entertain myself to being the activity that occupies the majority of my time and energy. 

Now if only I could make a living from it…

Well, I’m going now, I’m trying to watch a film with my friends,

 

Rose

NetGalley

I’ve joined http://www.netgalley.com, and so far I have four books to read/review, two fiction and two non-fiction. I’m still getting to grips with how it all works. Profile building has been the most difficult for me so far, since I never know what to put in those things.

It looks like a good resource for professional readers (their term for reviewers and book bloggers) and publishers wanting to get e-books reviewed.

I’m going to see how things go.

Bye

Rose

Why would you boast about that? Or, admitting you have never read a book is not clever

I was at the day job yesterday, casually writing a short story on my break, when I was accosted by one of my co-workers wanting to know why I only worked weekends now and what was I writing. Apart from the great impertinence, although I suspect it was her way of making conversation, I couldn’t really see why I shouldn’t tell her the truth: I’m working part time to fund my reviewing habit, since nobody’s paying me in anything but books at the minute. She then asked about my writing, which is fair enough, but then she shocked me by admitting that she’d never read a book.

I asked why?

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Bob Jovi and Bond themes

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This was the next band that came on, there name is, er, I don’t know, they haven’t said. But the keyboardist is one of the RMQA’s at my day job.

It took them some time to warm up and they had some technical problems with the drums, but once they hit their stride they were enjoyable to listen to. Even if they are bit ‘pop’ for me.

It’s started raining.

Rose

[I freezing, and soaked, but it’s stopped raining!]

I-fest; or Immingham attempts to rock

And it doesn’t do to badly either.

So far The League of Mental Men have entertained us with covers from a variety of bands, including Papa Roach, Guns n Roses, My Chemical Romance, The Foo Fighters and The Darkness. They’re apparently really popular in the local pubs and I can see why; the singer is fairly good. He manages to hit the notes 95% of the time (he’s not no Dave Grohl but he’ll do for Immingham) and the musicians are competent.

They were enjoyed by the whole crowd, even my sister who’s leery about this sort of music.

Back soon with a review of the next band. Provided my phone plays nice and I don’t lose the network again.

Rose

I forgot to add

On top of this pile of books I will also be reading and reviewing four more e-books for
http://www.everythingbooksandauthors.com.

I like to be busy it seems, especially since I also need to finish a college course before the end of the month as well. I question my sanity at times.

And then I remember, yes I am cracking up, that’s what the medication is for, and stop worrying about it.

Bye, again,

Rose