Bertha is busy in the hallway, bless her little bristly rollers.
I'm not going to talk about my hair-by-pam experience (and anyway, it wasn't by Pam, it was by lovely Michelle, who did apologise for the tiger stripes on my crown and for the lack of serum/paddle brushes/mousse in the salon, and for the fact that her low blood pressure gave her the shakes when she was weaving in the highlights - which might account for the tiger stripe effect, but lets not dwell on that because she is absolutely lovely, and two hours in the chair gave me plenty of time to finish Chekhov). If Chekhov were alive today, he would probably write a short story about a hair salon in Beeston, and the futility of hair products, because we will all die an ignoble and faintly comic death sooner or later anyway. He would, however, do this via a skilled use of shifting viewpoints (as I learnt by the time my three-hour workshop finished on Tuesday).
There is more Chekhov promised throughout the course, along with a generous helping of Flaubert, who seems to be less than cheery as well. Might have to up my dose of St John's Wort, then...
Finally finished the first draft of my first chapter today and sent it off to the others on the course for feedback. I also sent it to my mum, who immediately emailed back telling me that I'm getting my apostrophes all wrong (I blame going to school in the seventies and eighties, when nobody gave a stuff about grammar - but maybe it's just because I'm a bit thick).
I have to go now and do some more reading - thankfully not Chekhov. I'm sure Bertha will put herself to bed when she's ready.
Night then x
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2 comments:
Hallo, hope you are well. You have been oddly silent but I could put that done to your being busy with assignments etc. How are hubby, son and twins?
How did it go with your romantic novel? Did the publishers get back to you?
It looks like you have settled well in well in England. It doesn't sound like you are missing Nepal even a mite.
Looking forward to reading more of your blog.
Have a good day.:)
yes, sorry, it has all gone a bit mad, and when I do have time to write, I feel like I really ought to be writing academic stuff and not just banging on about how useless I am!
Take care x
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