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Emma Charleston: May 2015

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Wednesday, 3 June 2015. May has felt busy, in the way that the months leading into summer tend to. It probably wasn't that actually that hectic, but I guess it's just warm enough that we're all starting to venture outdoors again. So, with that in mind, BUMPER EDITION visual diary! At least it feels that way. Link expires this Friday) while listening to one of my favourite radio shows. Over the top, and working on a fun freelance project. DREAMY. Last month I left a very minor cliffhanger. Brief summa...

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Emma Charleston: July 2014

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Wednesday, 2 July 2014. The first few days of June passed by in a blur of trying to make sure my partner Alex's 30th birthday on the 5th filled him with exactly the kind of radiant joy and happiness that one should feel upon turning 30. Well basically lots of fairly terrible drawings happened, because his day was TOO ACTION PACKED for me to document it at the time. But all good. It was actually more fun for me than my own birthday was, so I can only imagine how good it was for Alex. Kier also came to Ale...

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Emma Charleston: August 2014

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Sunday, 31 August 2014. I got a new black posca pen at the beginning of this month and have been using it a LOT. Sorry for the dominance of black pen. Will try for more colour in future. The answer is very hard, if you want to go to Essen specifically when the world's biggest boardgaming convention SPIEL! Is on, this October. I'll be honest, I'm mostly just in this holiday for my love of German trains (especially this one). Yay for PEOPLE FROM THE INTERNET! New passport time. The sternest face. (...They ...

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Emma Charleston: October 2014

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Wednesday, 1 October 2014. Anyway, without further ado. Basically this involves us buying a rowing machine, a couple of projectors and a dedicated computer to play appropriate visual scenes. ( I'd particularly like this. We then set up the rowing machine in our decidedly compact and warm cupboard-under-the-stairs (which Justin didn’t realise we had until we started talking about putting a rowing machine under there, despite it currently containing such crucial things as THE HOOVER and TOILET ROLL). Graph...

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Emma Charleston: August 2015

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Sunday, 2 August 2015. Apart from NOT ENOUGH SUN, and an ill Alex, July has been mostly lovely. And it might well be that all the ongoing rain is karma aimed at me for getting horribly sunburnt on that one lovely weekend in early July. I apparently can't be trusted in sunshine despite having 27 years of experience of being pale and ginger. Anyway. It’s been GREAT. I’ve lost SOME POUNDS, and I’m feeling much better about myself in general — physically and mentally. I’...Got a great new bra. Decided th...

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Emma Charleston: July 2015

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Sunday, 2 August 2015. Apart from NOT ENOUGH SUN, and an ill Alex, July has been mostly lovely. And it might well be that all the ongoing rain is karma aimed at me for getting horribly sunburnt on that one lovely weekend in early July. I apparently can't be trusted in sunshine despite having 27 years of experience of being pale and ginger. Anyway. It’s been GREAT. I’ve lost SOME POUNDS, and I’m feeling much better about myself in general — physically and mentally. I’...Got a great new bra. Decided th...

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Emma Charleston: July 2015

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Wednesday, 1 July 2015. June is (almost) always a nice month, and this year was no exception. It's officially warm enough that the winter sads can be declared formally over, and it's the first month that (in this house, anyway), you can walk around barefoot without getting sad cold feet. Plus it's Alex's birthday, and this year, we went on holiday too! We got to hang out with our friend Keith who lives in Nutclough co-op, and I rather cheekily managed to go over to his house and have a real shower (boat ...

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Emma Charleston: December 2014

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Monday, 8 December 2014. 2014 has been a GOOD YEAR for music. There are so many more I could have mentioned here. But anyway, like just about every music blog out there (and I'm not even a music blogger, what nerve! Here's my roundup of all the musical things this year that made me go a bit:. Best album of 2014 to play at double speed. Todd Terje – It’s album time. Most disappointing ‘best album’ of 2014. Metronomy – Love Letters. Most comforting album of 2014. Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser. I don’...

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Emma Charleston: January 2015

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Friday, 30 January 2015. So, in a fit of unusual determination/new-year-motivation, I have now been SPORTSING regularly for nearly a month. At no point in my life before have I managed any sort of committed exercise for more than about 3 days running. I went trampolining once a week for a few years, but fairly early on it became apparent that I was never going to reach these sort of heights. So I eventually gave up. But a few people I know have recently been getting pretty excited about indoor bouldering.