“Party like it’s 1999.” Hmm, sounds like a plan. Yeah, I know everybody says that, but trust me – I for one will be glad to see the back of this year. And this decade. In fact, the whole century can jump off a bridge. Like I had to in order to save my life. [...]
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Sending Out an SMS…
Those lovely people at Comium were kind enough to give me four free text messages when I bought my new SIM card from them. Time I used one, I think… Messages icon [press] Message inbox [press] [scroll down] MinInfoCom [press] Options [scroll down] Reply [press] D-e-a… Deaf Millimetre (What the – “Deaf millimetre”? Stupid predictive [...]
Posted by George Luke on May 5, 2011
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Freetown: the Geezer Has Landed…
Air France Flight AF774 landed at Lungi Airport sometime around five-ish on Sunday afternoon. The make-or-break moment of any trip to Sierra Leone – getting through the airport – turned out to be relatively painless. I’d spent half the flight mentally preparing myself to become the nasty hard-ass you have to be to survive the [...]
Posted by George Luke on April 26, 2011
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Salone! Day 1 (well, kinda…)
Saturday night – in a random hotel room somewhere in Paris… At last, an opportunity to have that “early night” I’ve been meaning to have for ages – and I have to come all the way to Paris to have it! I don’t even want it now! I’m in Paris! Friends of mine have got [...]
Posted by George Luke on April 26, 2011
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My weekly round-up
My workmates and I have to do one of these every Friday at work; it helps us keep track of all that has been achieved (or not) over the week. I thought I’d extend the concept to other areas of my life, and see what effect that has on my outlook. And so, in summing [...]
Posted by George Luke on February 27, 2011
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/my-weekly-round-up/
My “NaNoWriMovember”
November was an interesting month, to say the least. It did seem to fly by very quickly; I’m not sure how much of that was down to what I spent the month doing. And what was that, I hear you ask? Well, I mostly spent it writing a novel and growing a moustache. Let me [...]
Posted by George Luke on December 1, 2010
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10 things I’d have liked to see Hitler’s reaction to
It’s been nearly four months since Constantin Films (the company behind Downfall, the Oscar nominated film about Hitler’s last days) got Youtube to take down a rash of “Hitler reacts to…” videos, made using key scenes from the film. The first one I saw was the Fuhrer’s foul-mouthed reaction to the news of Michael Jackson’s [...]
Posted by George Luke on August 10, 2010
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A playlist to bring you calm and put you in a good state of mind as you travel in to work on a gloomy-looking midweek morning
(Well, it worked for me this morning) Life Giving Water – Judson Spence Kindly Unspoken – Kate Voegele People get Ready – Kevin Max & Erica Campbell Peaceful Waters – Lain Black Box – Nash Pretty Wings – Maxwell Positively Beautiful – Lewis Taylor Now – Nubrownsoul (aka Paul Ewing) Take Your Time – Al [...]
Posted by George Luke on August 4, 2010
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My Mad Novel-writing Experiment
April has been a mental month. But it’s over now – and with it, so is my first attempt at writing a novel. It kind of helps to know your strengths. However, knowing them too well can sometimes be a pain in the butt. And so it’s been with me where writing is concerned. Doing [...]
Posted by George Luke on May 1, 2010
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/my-mad-novel-writing-experiment/
“#09 Memories”
About a week ago, “#09memories” was a ‘trending’ topic on Twitter. I’ve never really done the ‘recap of the year’ thing that much in the past (as much as I do like reading other people’s), but found myself spending the best part of an evening sharing my memories and reading those of others. It seemed [...]
Posted by George Luke on December 29, 2009
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Novel-writing madness:
