Archive for May, 2008

six hundred and sixty-two

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Green Metro line, Liceu, Barcelona
Moderate
Sneezecount notebook already out

six hundred and sixty-one

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Green Metro line, Liceu, Barcelona
Moderate
Doors beeping, about to close

six hundred and sixty

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Room 601, Hotel Condado, Barcelona
Moderate to strong
Picking up laptop, getting ready to go out

six hundred and fifty-nine

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Room 601, Hotel Condado, Barcelona
Moderate
Asleep: I think, a first

six hundred and fifty-eight

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Room 601, Hotel Condado, Barcelona
Moderate to strong
Looking for pen to write a card

six hundred and fifty-seven

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Placa dels Angels, Barcelona
Moderate
Watching passers-by, skaters, etc

six hundred and fifty-six

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

MACBA shop, Barcelona
Moderate
Looking at the cover of a Sydney Pollock DVD in Italian

six hundred and fifty-five

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Courtyard, Textil Cafe, Barcelona
Moderate
Espacio sin humo, prohibido fumar

six hundred and fifty-four

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Room 601, Hotel Condado, Barcelona
Moderate to strong
On bed, watching Spanish news

six hundred and fifty-three

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

c/ Aribau, Barcelona
Moderate to strong
Crossing the road to the hotel

six hundred and fifty-two

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Wetherspoons, Birmingham Airport
Moderate
I don’t want a drink yet

six hundred and fifty-one

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Email / Internet roundup

six hundred and fifty

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Hallway
Moderate to strong
Going to bed

six hundred and forty-nine

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Toilet, Edgbaston
Strong
Maybe I should just stay in here

six hundred and forty-eight

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Living room, Edgbaston
Strong
I can’t seem to shift this tickle

six hundred and forty-seven

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Kitchen, Edgbaston
Moderate to strong
Tidying up, getting a napkin

six hundred and forty-six

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Kitchen, Edgbaston
Moderate
Fumbling with Sneezecount notebook

six hundred and forty-five

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Kitchen, Edgbaston
Moderate
Takeaway just arrived

six hundred and forty-four

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Sending comment to Andrew Collings’s blog about his podcast

six hundred and forty-three

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Front garden
Moderate to strong
Going out to check if Z. has left her mobile phone in our car

six hundred and forty-two

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Green Room, Hay-on-Wye
Moderate
Writing up previous sneeze

six hundred and forty-one

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Green Room, Hay-on-Wye
Moderate
Hitchens to the left, President Carter to the right, security men straight ahead

six hundred and forty

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Pelican crossing outside Hay Festival entrance, Hay-on-Wye
Moderate
Waiting to cross

six hundred and thirty-nine

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Room 1, Felin Fach Griffin Inn, Powys
Moderate to strong
Still writing up six hundred and thirty-seven, now to the tune of Caravan of Love

six hundred and thirty-eight

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Room 1, Felin fach Griffin Inn, Powys
Moderate to strong
Writing up previous sneeze in Sneezecount notebook

six hundred and thirty-seven

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Room 1, Felin Fach Griffin Inn, Powys
Moderate
Radio 2

six hundred and thirty-six

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye
Moderate
Finding a toilet before the recording of Open Book

six hundred and thirty-five

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Garden, Hillyfield, Lewes
Moderate to strong
Talking about where we live

six hundred and thirty-four

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Library, Tilton House, Lewes
Moderate to strong
Coffee

six hundred and thirty-three

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Bedroom, Tilton House, Lewes
Moderate
Coming in from the bathroom

six hundred and thirty-two

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Bathroom, Tilton House, Lewes
Moderate
Putting the soap back

six hundred and thirty-one

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Classroom, Moat Lane, Birmingham
Moderate
Questions about daily routine and time

six hundred and thirty

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate
Taking the top off a boiled egg

six hundred and twenty-nine

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate
Comparing my head with that of Action Man after self-barbery

six hundred and twenty-eight

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Corridor, Moat Lane, Birmingham
Moderate to strong
Updating the Sneezecount notebook with the previous sneeze

six hundred and twenty-seven

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Corridor, Moat Lane, Birmingham
Moderate to strong
Leaving the classroom

six hundred and twenty-six

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate
Waving at the man over the road

six hundred and twenty-five

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate to strong
Getting a tissue to blow my nose

six hundred and twenty-four

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate
Clicking play on iTunes Radio David Byrne

six hundred and twenty-three

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Nature Centre, Birmingham
Moderate to strong
Jacob Sheep

six hundred and twenty-two

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate
Washing my hands after doing the bins

six hundred and twenty-one

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
www.simonsebagmontefiore.com

six hundred and twenty

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Uploading Eric and Lydia postcards to Flickr

six hundred and nineteen

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate to strong
Opening packet of Super Glue

six hundred and eighteen

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate to strong
Getting pseudo-dressed to buy the Observer

six hundred and seventeen

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate to strong
Going to get some kitchen paper

six hundred and sixteen

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate to strong
Making tea to the sound of Radio 5 Live FA Cup fever

six hundred and fifteen

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Office / spare bedroom
Moderate to strong
In bed (real bedroom being decorated), dozing, thinking about blogs

six hundred and fourteen

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate
Clearing spam

six hundred and thirteen

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Park near Sarehole Mill
Moderate
Walking away from an ESOL football match

six hundred and twelve

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Corridor, Moat Lane
Moderate to strong
Lurking, waiting for the sneeze before a meeting

six hundred and eleven

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Teachers’ room, Moat Lane
Moderate
Organising a folder of assessments

six hundred and ten

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Approaching the railway arch at the start of Stratford Road, Birmingham
Moderate
I can hear an ambulance

six hundred and nine

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Room 1, Moat Lane
Strong
Ready with a tissue: I was expecting this one

six hundred and eight

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Teachers’ room, Moat Lane
Moderate to strong
Lesson post-mortems

six hundred and seven

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Teachers’ room, Moat Lane
Moderate
Browsing BBC pages about healthy eating for a potential lesson plan

six hundred and six

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Teachers’ room, Moat Lane
Moderate
Reading an email about equal opportunity DVDs

six hundred and five

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Scala subway, Holloway Head, Birmingham
Moderate
Going to karate

six hundred and four

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Reception / office, Moat Lane
Moderate
How many grams of spaghetti did I eat yesterday?

six hundred and three

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Level 14, Moat Lane Car Park, Birmingham
Moderate
A very good view of the city to the South

six hundred and two

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Strong
Going to check Sneezecount traffic

six hundred and one

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Garden
Moderate to strong
More composting: this time: dealing with dust

six hundred

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Garden
Moderate to strong
Composting matters

five hundred and ninety-nine

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate to strong
Sitting up, waiting for the sneeze

five hundred and ninety-eight

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate
Pretty much still asleep

five hundred and ninety-seven

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Gap, Solihull
Moderate
Waiting by the changing rooms

five hundred and ninety-six

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Two w’s into www.flickr.com

five hundred and ninety-five

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Bedroom
Moderate
Xbox 360 / GTAIV on Amazon: I have no idea what this means

five hundred and ninety-four

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate to strong
Checking the heating is off

five hundred and ninety-three

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Library Theatre, Birmingham
Moderate
Birmingham International Film Society presentation of Las Doce Sillas

five hundred and ninety-two

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Nature Centre, Cannon Hill Park
Moderate to strong
Feeding time for the otters

five hundred and ninety-one

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Peel stature, Pershore Road, Birmingham
Moderate to strong
On the way to the Nature Centre

five hundred and ninety

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Sorting out rechargeable batteries for digital radio

five hundred and eighty-nine

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate
Arranging the breakfast tray

five hundred and eighty-eight

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

IT bay, South Birmingham college, Hall Green
Moderate
Connecting news feeds to Moodle

five hundred and eighty-seven

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Email

five hundred and eighty-six

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Kitchen
Moderate
Turning heat down on rice

five hundred and eighty-five

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate to strong
Germaine Greer on Annie Leibovitz, Miley Cyrus, Disney, all that

five hundred and eighty-four

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Train, Marylebone Station
Moderate to strong
Happy West Bromwich Albion fans

five hundred and eighty-three

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Kitchen, Southborough, Kent
Strong
Looking for kitchen roll

five hundred and eighty-two

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Dining room, Southborough, Kent
Moderate to strong
Tales of night wees

five hundred and eighty-one

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Dining room, Southborough, Kent
Moderate to strong
Tales of sleepwalking

five hundred and eighty

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Dining room, Southborough, Kent
Moderate
Slightly perplexed at The Guardian’s the comic

five hundred and seventy-nine

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Hand and Sceptre, Southborough, Kent
Moderate
Sneezecount notebook, number 578

five hundred and seventy-eight

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Hand and Sceptre, Southborough, Kent
Moderate
Ghost stories

five hundred and seventy-seven

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Googe Street, W1
Moderate
Right-angling my way back to the hotel

five hundred and seventy-six

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Neptune Court, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Moderate to strong
Must be in Greenwich

five hundred and seventy-five

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Gallery 21, South West Wing, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Moderate
Simon Patterson’s The Undersea World and Other Stories

five hundred and seventy-four

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Room 321, Grafton Hotel, London
Moderate to strong
Relieved of the task of packing

five hundred and seventy-three

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Train, between Kilburn and Marylebone
Moderate
Packing away DFW and Sneezecount notebook

five hundred and seventy-two

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Back bedroom office
Moderate
Sneezecount Googles self