Away for the weekend. Unpacked my stuff in the hotel and realised Iβd forgotten to pack a pj top so had to mad dash to Bristol Primark in the snow and beg the security guard to let me in at 7.55.
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Upgraded to first class on my train home. Challenge is now to eat and drink enough to cover the Β£20 I spent.
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I may have a PhD but my greatest achievement is getting a question right on University Challenge when the contestants donβt.
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January me is going to hate now me so much.
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Also in the art workshop this morning we used this cable/ wire thing which is springy and so cool to work with.
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Had an absolutely wonderful week supporting the TU @beinghumanfest.bsky.social massive well done to Sally and all the events leads
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Obsessed with this.
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Also Hot Waterβs justification is so common- came up in my interviews but really shows that venues and promotersneed to try harder
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Hello, I haven't been on here in a while, but I thought I'd share that I wrote a blog for Women's Film and Television History Network on Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy womensfilmandtelevisionhistory.wordpress.com/2024/02/02/c...
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Thrilled to have an absolutely terrible cold a week before I move house. (Ofc the reason I have caught a cold is because of the stress of moving!).
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Oh Cath, you're great and I hope your afternoon is suitably carby!
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Must admit I am a not fair weather fan of Big Jet TV.
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Always hard thinking what your first post on a new platform should be. Anyway, eaten 2/3 of my lunch before 12 today.
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