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Thursday, August 19, 2010
POST OXFORD | Cambridge - Sean Tours Smashes Ye Olde Parte of Cambridge
Had a big wander and eventually found myself in Ye Olde Parte of Cambridge. Nice streets and all but to be honest not a patch on my new old stamping ground - Oxford.
POST OXFORD | Leeds - Good Show Old Chap
My meeting at Leeds Metropolitan University brought an unexpected bonus.
POST OXFORD | Cambridge - Sean Tours Smashes The Oinks
Funny to be in the 'other' town famous for its tertiary claims to fame. I'd insert a funny line here referencing 'The Young Ones' if only I could think of one.
POST OXFORD | London - The Next Big Thing
Wrapping up for now as some german dude is sweating bricks over my shoulder here at the Imperial College. Dude, chill!!
POST OXFORD | Cambridge - The Catch-Up
Spent the day in Cambridge dodging rain and catching up with Ash.
POST OXFORD | Leeds - Good Cop Vs Bad Cop
Didn't figure on spending a chunk of my Sunday shooting cross-bows and Gatlin guns at the Royal Amouries Museam!
POST OXFORD | London - Where Them Shoes Were Made for Walkin'
This will be the last trip I ever do without proper walking shoes.
POST OXFORD | London - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Name that quote | "I can't stand Aussies, can't stand the bastards. But every time I meet one, I can't help but bloody likin' 'em!"
ACTIVITIES | Natural History Museaum - Wow
If you tire easily of Ben Stiller's 'Night At The Museum', flick on the 'net and get an eyeful of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Natural History Museum - it rocks.
POST OXFORD | Cambridge - Rebooting An Aussie Classic
Y'know the last train outa Cambridge almost gone....
STREET TALK | Mail Is Hell
Survive a Friday afternoon in the Oxford Post Office and you'll earn yourself a purple heart.
ACTIVITIES | Nothing Trivial About This Mob
The Undercroft Bar saw some rare trade as 35 creative writers tried to outdo themselves and come up with some creative facts and figures.
CAMPUS LIFE | They Came, They Saw, They Milled
The JCR resembled the set of a TV show hosting the curtain call for the last episode of a much loved classic.
CAMPUS LIFE | The Long Goodbye
The main group assembled for drinks, then dinner, then adjourned to the bar.
POST OXFORD | London - Street Savvy Leaves Authorities Speechless (Part III)
Y'know I wrote this headline in my notebook about 3 days ago and even I'm wondering whether this has legs!
POST OXFORD | London - Street Savvy Leaves Authorities Speechless (Part II)
Y'know I wrote this headline in my notebook about 3 days ago and even I'm wondering whether this has legs.!
POST OXFORD | London - Street Savvy Leaves Authorities Speechless
Y'know I wrote this headline in my notebook about 3 days ago and even I'm wondering what the bloody hell I am on about!
CAMPUS LIFE - Anthology Hits Top Of the Book Charts
The Anthology has hit the book shelves - but for us it'll be straight to the pool room.
POST OXFORD | Leeds - It's A Shoe Bet
Odd's tighten on favourite for best-dressed man in UK following random compliments on footwear from the public.
POST OXFORD | London - Everything's A Tag Line
Everyone has a corporate catch-phrase to sell....even the street sweepers.
POST OXFORD | London - Grease Is The Word
The Imperial College, London is a great location but let me tell you about the breakfast.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
POST OXFORD | London - Sean Tours Update
An action packed week that has featured trains, close encounters with fast-talking ticket inspectors and being mistaken for a tour guide.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
CAMPUS LIFE | Inspector Morse Called Into Solve Sleeper Case
Only Inspector Morse could solve the mystery of this case.
BREAKING NEWS | 'The Tic Tac Men' Tic Tac Towards Heady Heights
Word just in that 'The Tic Tac Men' have scaled the dizzy heights of the upper-end of the scale in terms of a mark.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
STREET TALK | Australian Questioned Over Money Laundering
An Australian man was questioned last week at Exeter College, Oxford over his questionable efforts to launder money.
STREET TALK | Still A Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
They're still seeking him here and seeking him there, all the way from Regent Street to Leicester Square.
STREET TALK | Working Out The Details
Efficient, high standards of service just invites repeat business!
POST OXFORD | Leeds Theatre and ASH!
Great to get some emails this last few days that will see my schedule post-Oxford nicely filled up....sort of.
CAMPUS LIFE | Sit Back And Enjoy The Ride
With all assigned work pretty much complete, there's not much more to do other than enjoy the rest of the time remaining.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
CAMPUS LIFE | The Evening Club
With pub activity slowing down and submission activity ramping up, an informal evening of reading and proofreading has been topping the popularity charts.
CLASS | It's All About The Deadline
Pretty much everyone will be handing in a 2nd and final assignment today. Our anthology submission is also due.
POSTCARD | Bath - The Shakeaway
Meanwhile back at Pulteney Bridge, I ran into 3 of my mates on a mad mission for a hit of 'Shakeaways', the cool shop for milkshakes with the film noir attitood where you can order any 'George', 'Janet' or 'Chloe' and for your quid get drunk on orange with creamy stuff, meringue and to float your boat, all the cream topping you can legally handle.
POSTCARD | Bath - It All Came Out In The Wash
With all the points of the Bath compass covered, time to wrap this Sean Tour up.
POSTCARD | Bath - Getting The Hell Outa The Way!
With the big ticket items now ticked off, it was just a matter of survival.
POSTCARD | Bath - Getting More Cultcha!
Next stop was a bit of a walk but on the way to Royal Crescent I found the RedTag Art Gallery.
POSTCARD | Bath - How They Put It All Together
Rocketing at pace through the streets I chose the path less travelled so I didn't have to share it with the tourists.
POSTCARD | Bath - No Joy In The Holburne
Lucky that I asked a 2nd time about The Holburne Gallery/Museum. Turns out that its out of action until May 2011.
POSTCARD | Bath - Matthew Smith Meets Ned Kelly
The first stop on Sean Tours was the Victoria Gallery.
POSTCARD | Bath - A Funny Place to Get A Bath Experience
Saturday was another day of touring - this time to Bath.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
STREET TALK | Wedding Crashers
Last night, a few of our girls decided the wedding held in the college grounds needed some crashers to add an international flavour to proceedings.
ACTIVITIES | Where Fore Art Thou, My Nerdy Romeo?
On Thursday night, a large group of us took off for a bit of local cult-cha!!
STREET TALK | Meanwhile, Back At The Dance Club....
You may recall that our Egyptian friend doesn't have fond memories of the dance club. We returned Thursday night after our theatre experience and he again found that it wasn't quite his cup of tea.
Friday, August 6, 2010
CLASS | From Flowing Ink Did Come Words That Worked Their Butt Off
The exercises in the FICTION class are providing some useful tools into generating really authentic material.
CLASS | Deadlines Are Looming
It's end of week 2 and with the looming deadlines, I'm getting set for the final assault on having 2 submissions ready for Tuesday.
ACTIVITIES | Open Mic - Creepy, Ooky But Not Kooky
The 2nd open mic night was an experiment in seeing what the audience responds to.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
POSTCARD | Another One For The Boys
I found another shop that will make your eyes water and your tummy gurgle with anticipation.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
ACTIVITIES | Counting The Beat 2,3,4,5....
Who knew that in Merrye Ye Olde Englande, they were doing the time warp? And yes, they were gay - not that there's anything wrong with that.
STREET TALK | It's A Jungle Out There
Oxford may be full of university's and tourists but there's still room for the odd anecdote.
Monday, August 2, 2010
CLASS | Chasing The Muse For Lexington Crump
With the routine kicking in and the need for exploration of Oxford cafe's decreasing, I reckon this week might see me spending more time at the coal-face that is the desk in my room.
LECTURES | A Crash Course In Everything
I realised today that I haven't imparted any info about the lectures we have each day.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
POSTCARD | Eight Mile
Today was meant to be all about relaxing so why did I find myself ducking UK flora along the Thames for an hour outside of Abington?
POSTCARD | Hey, Abbott!!
Turns out Abington has plenty to offer the history buffs. Add this to the 'Gee, I didn't know that about Abington' list.
POSTCARD | Why So Shy, Abington?
I wasn't that bothered about doing anything or being in any group activities today so around 9am I left to get a bus somewhere. I didn't know where I was going but I figured that was the best part.
POSTCARD | Winchester - It's All Cathedrals and Legend, Baby (Part II)
After lunch at a dodgy Irish pub, it was back to the cathedral for some more extreme sport.
POSTCARD | Winchester - King Arthur Rools, Ok?
Who wouldn't want to see the birthplace of the King Arthur legend?
POSTCARD | Winchester - It's All Cathedrals and Legend, Baby (Part I)
Saturday was set aside in my diary for a day trip to Winchester to see if the sword really was stuck in a stone near a cathedral.
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