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History of Ancient Egypt (48 lectures) - Dr Bob Brier (It’s taped lectures but I’m claiming it as an audiobook)">History of Ancient Egypt (48 lectures) - Dr Bob Brier (It’s taped lectures but I’m claiming it as an audiobook)
So yeah. Doctor Bob or Mr Mummy as he’s known to his friends made a series of lectures for some well known US home learning company a few years ago. And its fascinating. Bob Brier has this knack of being able to explainthings about ancient Egypt in such a way that it all makes sense, [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 23rd, 2006 tagged 50 Book Challenge 2006 | 2 Comments »
Fatherhood: The Truth by Marcus Berkmann ">Fatherhood: The Truth by Marcus Berkmann
If you ever want to have kids give this a read. Its hilariously funny whilst showing you exactly how your likely to feel and what your likely to do. It has scared me shitless as well as fill me full of laughter and conidence that I’m hoping it will get me through the coming years [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 21st, 2006 tagged 50 Book Challenge 2006 | 3 Comments »
Rainbow Six out.
And another day goes by with nothing appearing babywise and another day of not knowing what the hell im supposed to be doing workwise.
Got home after what was to be my last day full time on the Europe/Iraq desk to find a very knackered Vonnie. Despite saying she was going for a lie down we [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 21st, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | 5 Comments »
A trip down Blood Gulch
I keep getting to the stage where I say “The flat will do for now until I get my paternity leave. then I can really get it gutted and sorted”.
That was until I started tidying the flat on sunday and Vonnie said “put some of those boxes on the couch and I’ll go through them”. [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 20th, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | 3 Comments »
Rush Rush Rush
Todays been all go and I dont like it, not one bit.
Managed to get alot done today but not really what I was hoping to do and now im physically and mentally shattered. Hopefully I’ll be finishing work within the next hour as I need to go sort some stuff out at the bank before [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 14th, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | Comment now »
It’s Valentines Day. The 14th of February.
The day young lovers are supposed to declare their love for each other and everyone lives ahpilly ever after. And Hallmark make a mint.
I’ve never been one for Valentines Day. I dont get it. I subscribe to the “why say I Love You” on one particular day when you should be feeling it and saying [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 14th, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | 4 Comments »
Its coming up…Its coming up…Its coming up..its dare
So we’re talking days rather than weeks and months now.
I keep getting asked if i’m getting stressed out yet or wether im excited or whatever. I’m not stressed out by the thought of becoming a dad, probably alot to do with having Finn about I suppose. I’m more stressed out about the thought of not [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 13th, 2006 tagged Part 1 | 4 Comments »
I choose you…Scathe Zombies!
Spent the weekend with good intentions and feel sort of bad now.
My original plans were to reorganise the living room a bit in an attempt to give us more room. Finn helped me up until I got the DVD player plugged back in and then he spent the rest of the day watching movies rather [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 13th, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | 1 Comment »
International SOS!
So my entries have been rather short of late. Plenty of reason for that though..overworked and all that jazz
So I’ve moved sections in work again…back to Russia and Iraq. My old favourites. The only thing is thanks to the xmas holidays theres a months worth of workto do and only myself and Carol to [...]
Published by Bobzilla on February 10th, 2006 tagged Every Day Stuff | 4 Comments »
D’oh
I brought a tin of soup to work and forgot a bloody tin opener