I’ve recently been telling you all about my trip to Amsterdam and the gig I saw there, and I’ve promised news of the other 2 gigs I recently attended, plus you’ll be getting some information on the iPhone 3G (whether you want it or not!). But I’d like to take a moment out to tell you about something closer to home… Read the rest of this entry »
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Being, as you doubtless are, an avid fan of this blog, you will no doubt remember the Bacon of Doom. The temptation to have bacon sandwiches every morning at work did wear off as I settled into my job, and I’ve since settled into a habit of toast and the occasional croissant. Last week, however, my culinary world was thrown into disarray.
I strolled down to the canteen for lunch one day, expecting the usual fare of mediocre slop which is unobjectionable and fairly cheap, but hardly cordon bleu. However I was shocked to be served a sweet and sour chicken, resplendent in a tasty sauce with highlights of ginger. I hardly knew what to do. Read the rest of this entry »
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…hopefully with no Lions, Tigers or Bears. Oh my.
Well, we finally have some answers. However, first, I ought to outline the questions…
BBC Research and Innovation (where I work!) is currently based in Kingswood Warren, which is approximately in the middle of nowhere. It is absolutely lovely here, but a bit of a pain to get to, and we rather rattle around in our lovely stately home. Understandably therefore, management had long ago decided that we should move. Plans were made, changed, changed again and binned. I wasn’t here for all this, but I know some of the staff were getting very frustrated with uncertainty and bad communication. Until last week, when Ashley graced us with his presence for a briefing on the future of the department.
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Three weeks ago, I started my shiny new job with the British Broadcasting Corporation. Many people have since asked me how it’s going, and I’ve done my best to tell them a bit, but basically I’ve been a bit rubbish about sharing information about it. So here goes…
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YSTV40:Rowan04 Hmm… Sounds like some kind of sports score. What I actually mean is that YSTV is now in its fortieth year, just as I finish my fourth year at YSTV.
Saturday night was the culmination of a lot of hard work – the YSTV40 “birthday party”. Read the rest of this entry »
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