Archive for May, 2008

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Saturday, May 31st, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 31st, 2008

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

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Friday, May 30th, 2008

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

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Friday, May 30th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Email / Internet roundup

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

Hallway Moderate to strong Going to bed

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

Toilet, Edgbaston Strong Maybe I should just stay in here

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

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

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

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

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

Kitchen, Edgbaston Moderate Fumbling with Sneezecount notebook

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

Kitchen, Edgbaston Moderate Takeaway just arrived

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 24th, 2008

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

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Library, Tilton House, Lewes Moderate to strong Coffee

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Bathroom, Tilton House, Lewes Moderate Putting the soap back

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Kitchen Moderate Taking the top off a boiled egg

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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

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

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

Bedroom Moderate Waving at the man over the road

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

Bedroom Moderate to strong Getting a tissue to blow my nose

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate Clicking play on iTunes Radio David Byrne

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

Nature Centre, Birmingham Moderate to strong Jacob Sheep

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Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate Washing my hands after doing the bins

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Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong www.simonsebagmontefiore.com

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Sunday, May 18th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate to strong Opening packet of Super Glue

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Sunday, May 18th, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate to strong Going to get some kitchen paper

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Saturday, May 17th, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 17th, 2008

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

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Friday, May 16th, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate Clearing spam

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Scala subway, Holloway Head, Birmingham Moderate Going to karate

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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

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

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Monday, May 12th, 2008

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

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Monday, May 12th, 2008

Back bedroom office Strong Going to check Sneezecount traffic

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Sunday, May 11th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Garden Moderate to strong Composting matters

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Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Bedroom Moderate to strong Sitting up, waiting for the sneeze

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Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Bedroom Moderate Pretty much still asleep

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Friday, May 9th, 2008

Gap, Solihull Moderate Waiting by the changing rooms

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Friday, May 9th, 2008

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

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Friday, May 9th, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate to strong Checking the heating is off

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Thursday, May 8th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate Arranging the breakfast tray

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

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

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate to strong Email

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Monday, May 5th, 2008

Kitchen Moderate Turning heat down on rice

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Monday, May 5th, 2008

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

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Sunday, May 4th, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Kitchen, Southborough, Kent Strong Looking for kitchen roll

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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

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

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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Hand and Sceptre, Southborough, Kent Moderate Ghost stories

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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

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Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Back bedroom office Moderate Sneezecount Googles self