Part 2 of my confessional about how I’ve become a less interesting person over the years and it is time to focus on a perennial lie on my CV – the claim that I enjoy long distance running. To reflect that fact, this is a longer-than-usual post. A marathon of a post if you…
Month: February 2017
Jedi James
Time again for another ‘Artist’s Corner’. Once again I’m participating in the Moodle Army Challenge from Haylee’s Aloada Bobbins. This week’s challenge is to PUT YOURSELF AT THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE! I wasn’t really sure how to interpret this one to be honest. Disappointingly I couldn’t think of a clever play on words. I considered…
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
It was almost daylight As I drove to work this morning Almost a reason to be cheerful And almost optimistic About the fact that winter Is almost over In a few weeks I’ll be waking up to sunshine To longer days To vitamin D But my inner pessimist Couldn’t help but point out That I’ll…
Stuff I Used To Do But Don’t Do Anymore (Or How I’ve Become A Less Interesting Person Over Time): Part 1 – A Relatively Pointless Preamble
These days I’m all about paying the mortgage on time, pretending to eat healthily (then sneaking an extra slice of cake when no-one’s looking) and watching endless TV shows and movies, often, but not exclusively, with some kind of comic book/superhero theme. Maybe there’s more to me than that. Maybe I’m selling myself short. Maybe…
The Luck Of The Drawing
Friday is normally my favourite day of the week, but when it comes at the end of a week when I’ve been off work anyway, it’s less of a good thing. Fortunately, Friday seems to be becoming the day I post my contribution to the ever growing Moodle Army – brought to you by Haylee…
James Has A Sick Day
If you read yesterday’s limerick, you might have surmised that I was feeling a little under the weather. Indeed, I have had something of a cold for the last few days. It’s nothing serious, I’m not here to elicit sympathy – it’s just a cold. I’m certainly not claiming to have had ‘Man Flu’ or…
Festively Fragile in February
. A head cold never brings me much cheer Regardless of the time of the year I feel lost in my head And my nose is bright red So I look like a famous reindeer.
Pedantic Romantic
Roses are red Violets are blue Except (of course) That isn’t true Because a rose by any other name Might smell as sweet But a rose by any other colour Would still be a rose And a rose can be many colours Though the colour known as ‘rose’ Is a kind of pink And violets…
James Complains About The Bag Of Shame
Regular readers of this blog will know that I rarely write about work. This is for a number of reasons, not least of which is that this blog is very much my escape from the daily grind so to dwell on the quotidian minutiae of my profession would seem to be in direct contradiction of…
My Heart’s Content
This week’s Moodle Army challenge from Haylee off Aloada Bobbins is to draw my ‘heart’s content.’ There are so many ways to interpret that. I could have drawn a contented (happy) anthropomorphic heart. Or I could have drawn the contents (inside bits) of an actual heart. Gross but clearly ticking all the boxes. Or I could…
Every One Of Them Is A Lie
The books on my shelves Might make me seem clever but I haven’t read them
James Complains About Quite A Lot Of Things
Although I tend to mock the whole idea of New Year’s Resolutions, January 2017 seems to have coincided with me ‘upping my game’ in blogging terms. I’ve been posting pretty regularly, a minimum of three times a week and on occasion four. Furthermore, although many of my blog posts have been in the form of…
Superfrog
Welcome to another ‘Artist’s Corner’. This time it’s a picture of a frog with superpowers. I like to call him Superfrog. I’m not sure if I’m in breach of some kind of copyright by creating a superhero with the word ‘super’ in his name but I’m pretty sure that 80’s cartoon ‘SuperTed’ and 80s kids…
Life Is A Rollercoaster
For this week’s Artist’s Corner I’m again participating in Haylee’s (Aloada Bobbins) Moodle Army Challenge. This weeks’ challenge is rollercoaster themed. I like rollercoasters but I can’t really draw them. So instead I drew the ‘many faces of James’ when on a rollercoaster. I think we can all agree that I’ve captured the essence of…
Artificial Irreverence
Robot alarm clock Amusing gift to receive Less fun this morning
James Proclaims! 