What’s gone on?

  • Five Currant Buns Five currant buns In a supermarket Round and full of fat, wheat, milk, possibly nuts and sugar with a cherry on the top So no, you can’t have them Stop your whinging And put them back on the shelf.  

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  • Today was a bit of a “Oh so you’ve been out of education for a while? Right, well this is how you’re supposed to write” day. In fact it’s going to be like that all week. Today I learnt about academic writing, mind mapping and note taking strategies. Stuff I already kind of knew anyway

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  • The Wheels on the Bus The wheels on the bus Go round and round Round and round Round and round The wheels on the bus Go round and round All day longThe driver on the bus Goes “Move further down please” “Move further down please” “Move further down please” The driver on the bus Goes

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  • Leaving day +1

    As I said, last week I was asked to come into work on a “casual” basis until my replacement starts. So here I am, in work once again, rather than snuggled up tight in the warmth of my cosy bed. It feels weird.

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  • So I’ve been living in Barnsley for over 13 months now. How does it make me feel? How am I finding it?

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  • 4 More days

    I have 4 days more of this, then I get time off for good behaviour.

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  • Barnsley: A tour

    Barnsley: A tour

    Welcome aboard the Barnsley Boogie Bus. I’m Stegzy Gnomepants and I will be your guide on today’s tour. Please form an orderly queue. I know some of you are from the colonies where queuing is a new thing but this is the Great and Glorious Empire and Kingdom of Great Britain. Queuing is part of

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  • Weekend

    The story so far. Saturday morning was spent doing the little jobs I don’t feel confident doing on my own with my dad. This included:- Screwing the loose floorboard down (It started to split when I attempted it myself) Affixing door furniture onto the back door After lunch we headed over to Cawthorne. Cawthorne is

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  • Deliberately forget my password regularly Approach IT Support and ask them questions I know the answer to and act daft when they provide me with the solution Ignore every sign and notice Work off a floppy disk for the whole time I am there. a) I will not keep a backup of any important work,

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  • Owl

    The Gnomepants Seniors are present in Brierley this week. It’s always good to see my mum and dad. Dad likes to busy himself during the day doing odd jobs I feel are beyond my DIY capability while my mum likes to clean and spruce the house up. Yesterday, with the help of Dad, I managed

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