As you may know, I recently lost my job, and I've not really done anything about finding work. It left me feeling down but if I'm being honest that's no excuse. I've been sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself for far too long and today a man knocked on my door and woke me up.
He asked me if I'd like a "No Junk Mail" sticker for my front door. Why not, I thought. He explained that he was out of work and was trying to make a little money by offering these stickers for any small change. I said that I was out of work too, implying I had no money to give. He gave me a sticker anyway.
If I were a religious man, now would be the time to declare that I had received a vision.
I'm not.
But he did make me see that it's time to get up off my backside and turn my life around.
Gotta go, the world awaits...
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Wednesday 10 October 2012
iLiterature
There's been this niggling thought hanging about inside my head for a little while now.
It all started (one dark and stormy night) when my eleven year old told me the meaning of iliteration. Simply put, it's words coupled with each other because they share a common first letter, such as Simple Simon, Fast Food or New York, New York*.
That wasn't the thought.
I like to think about words. About their origins, their meanings and their evolutions. I like the way they sound. I like to look for connections that don't always exist. I like to explore.
This also wasn't the thought.
The thought goes something like this, but in no particular order;
Literate people can read, illiterate people can't read, the iPhone could have an app called "iLiterature", would this app contain books for people who can't read or merely contain examples of iliteration?
Also songs go "ooh ooh ah ha" etc. Try putting that in a book.
*Not really NY but you never know.
It all started (one dark and stormy night) when my eleven year old told me the meaning of iliteration. Simply put, it's words coupled with each other because they share a common first letter, such as Simple Simon, Fast Food or New York, New York*.
That wasn't the thought.
I like to think about words. About their origins, their meanings and their evolutions. I like the way they sound. I like to look for connections that don't always exist. I like to explore.
This also wasn't the thought.
The thought goes something like this, but in no particular order;
Literate people can read, illiterate people can't read, the iPhone could have an app called "iLiterature", would this app contain books for people who can't read or merely contain examples of iliteration?
Also songs go "ooh ooh ah ha" etc. Try putting that in a book.
*Not really NY but you never know.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Crossroads
I haven't written or needed to write a CV for about fifteen years. Now, I do. I recently lost my job (I won't bore you with the details) and I am now in an unfamiliar situation. In the past, I've always found myself a new job before handing in my resignation but this time I have no new job waiting for me and instead find myself at a crossroads in my life.
The fact that I turn 40 next year doesn't exactly help, either!
The fact that I turn 40 next year doesn't exactly help, either!
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