Date: 2009-12-23 19:09 Subject: Happy Christmas to all Security: Public

Hello folks. Thought I'd swing by the ol blog and say merry christmas to one and all. As you'll have spotted other than the odd pop up on here with the weasel I've kinda moved away from blogging my life here, since pretty much all of you are over on my other social networks. But maybe from time to time I'll pop back to say hi.

Other than that catch me on Facebook or twitter (or hell even real life if you're lucky!)

Date: 2009-11-26 21:20 Subject: Would you believe no one had Borders! Security: Public Tags: deadpool

No honestly - none of us.

Sar still only point and just over a month left this year...

Date: 2009-10-11 09:21 Subject: Swine of a flu Security: Public

Well there's progress. Temp is close to normal, half way through the tamiflu and only side effect appears to be that I have no apatite at all. Still coughing a lot but thankfully the horrid muscular aches and thick head have subsided a lot. Still not allowed out anywhere for three more days lest I infect Joe Public.

Date: 2009-09-28 16:13 Subject: Sickly llama Security: Public

Well I've been not the best last few days.  Felt wiped out on Thursday evening, overnight a skull cracking headache and then developed a raging temperature, nausea and hallucinations on Friday.  Basically since then I've been washed out and sickly with a combination of flu and cold symptoms.  Not a lot of fun, especially last night when I was utterly unable to sleep - which isn't helping things.  Thus off work for the time being as I try to fight this.  All I seem able to do is drink tea and watch tv - I am so bored!!!!!

Least the Wife bless her didn't go to Spain today as planned and hung around to look after me - 'cos I certainly need it!

Date: 2009-09-25 19:05 Subject: Weasel: Listen again Security: Public Tags: radio, randy

Wish you'd listened to Randy on the radio the other day but missed it?  Miss out no more as I've put it on the web (sans the music due to copyright).

http://digg.com/u1D6ay

I have the whole show as well if anyone wants me to burn 'em a disc...

Date: 2009-09-23 21:57 Subject: Radio fame Security: Public

Enjoyed listening to myself and the weasel on the radio tonight (the wife said I came across a bit full of myself, but meh - who wants a shy, retiring flower on the radio!).  Naturally I am now too famous to talk to all my old contacts and will be spending the rest of the year living in a bath of champagne.

Date: 2009-09-21 22:08 Subject: Radio Ga Ga Radio Weasel Security: Public Tags: radio, weasel

Randy Weasel. 

Live(ish) on the radio 105FM (if you're near Wrexham) or Web stream if you're not.  www.calonfm.com. 

Wednesday 23rd September. 

7-8pm BST.

Be there or be elsewhere.

Next stop, the Radio 2 breakfast slot with Chris Evans...
 

Date: 2009-09-17 22:03 Subject: To Infinity and beyond (well Wales) Security: Public Tags: librarian, radio, videos, weasel

Got back a couple of hours ago from a overnight flying visit to Wrexham.  I'd gone over on the invite of a very good friend of mine Paul, who's the chief librarian at Glyndwr University, to lecture on their new foundation degree in librarianship.  Took the train over from work after lunch, and despite a 70 minute wait at Birmingham New Street station (twinned with the City of Dis in the 6th Circle of Hell) the trip was uneventful.  Checked into my hotel (a former convent) and then met up with Paul and students for a social evening. 

Today I've been pretty much on the go since 7.30am when I breakfasted with one of the students (they're all distance learners, and this is their first residential week).  Headed off to the Uni around 8.30 and met up with Paul and his staff who were delighted to see me...and my assistant.  Yes, the weasel.  I think Wales (or maybe Teeside) now holds the offical Randy Weasel fanbase!  Anyway after a tour of the building I got set up for my lecture (with just enough time to tend my crops on Farmville - which will be meaningless if you're not playing it on #fb).

I was doing a slightly more indepth version of my classic "How to make, use and exploit videos for librarians" for the students.  I was on good form - and so were the students, hard workers the lot of them!  We watched some of my videos as well to illustrate various points in the script to screen process; one of which got a massive round of applause!  And then another round of applause for me at the end of the session - I think they all really enjoyed it, and hopefully will have got the "message" I embedded in everything I teach - just do it! (or is that Nike?).

Lunch was in an hour, and I'd agreed to hang around for the afternoon (as you'll see) so I sat in library (and got served a smashing cup of tea by one of Paul's staff.  Chatted to some of them.  And then ended having to pose for publicity shots for the uni with the weasel.  Well I say pose - I was behing the desk as some very confused students found themselves being snapped by a half dozen librarians.

Wonder if I'm (well the weasel) classed as a cult yet?

After a cracking lunch Paul and I went off to Calon 105 FM, the local community radio station on which Paul has a regular slot to do an interview about creative writing, librarianship...and yes the weasel.  You'll be able to hear the edited highlights this coming Wednesday from 7pm (you might have to sit through some other people first I'll be checking my exact slot).  Just as well it's pre-recorded as on more than one occassion I managed to crack the entire studio team up - I swear Paul was near collapse from laughter at one point.

So that went well (even had a nibble for a possible future collaborative project with one of the studio guys!) and then I had to make the long slow ride home.  Thankfully Orac and Tarquin kept me company the whole way home (even when the Wife bottled out of picking me up and I had to catch the shuttle train home).

Day off tomorrow for writing and weasel filming (and sleeping - lots of sleeping!)

Date: 2009-09-03 21:21 Subject: LARP Piccies Security: Public Tags: larp, piccies

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