Happy places

It's taken me a while to work this one out, but I got there in the end. After having a truly horrendous night (seriously, I spend enough time at work as it is, I don't need to be there in my dreams too), I decided to just put Spotify on and plough my way through the Invoice mountain. I tried various artists and albums, but none quite worked until I found the hundreds of Queen tracks. Almost at once, my brain calmed down, I could concentrate and I'm gradually climbing the mountain.

And I've worked out that it's because it's what my mother used to play when I was little. She'd turn the volume up as high as she could stand (and never mind the neighbours) and sing along while she worked through the heap of papers on the dining papers.

I'm possibly the only person in the world to associate Queen with paperwork, but it's working for me.

And just in case that wasn't happy enough, I can fall back on this (snurched from pixelism, with thanks). Oh, and this made me laugh too. (yes, that's an Ebay link. Just click and listen)

It's going to be a weepy day due to sheer exhaustion, but I'm starting to think I might just make it through. My tardis_bigbang ideas are coming together, bau_bigbang kicks off today, and my first proper Supernatural story has 66% beta-approval. \o/

Right. Back to the filing/bopping.

ETA: Also, I am wearing my new waistcoat for the first time. I've never owned a waistcoat before, but it makes me feel suitably smart and professional :)

Research and Links

I love getting my teeth into research for a new story. As promised to apiphile, 2009 is the year of the subplot, and I'm doing my best to construct one for my Big Bang. So far, I'm up to my ears in Arthurian legend, dragons, sedimentary rocks, Welsh poetry, Geoffrey of Monmouth, physics and the geography of North Wales. It's great! I also had one of those moments where you read something in research that you're pretty sure was put there just for you. Oh yes. Subplots, here I come...

When I'm not doing that, I've been clearing out some of my delicious links that I thought you might like.

My pick of the bunch:

Truly beautiful kinetic sculptures. I could watch them all day, and his own website could prove addictive.

And the rest:
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Yes, I'm spamming, you'll thank me later

LIFE ON MARS, PEOPLE

Philip Glennister on Radio 4 Tonight's Front Row has a good long interview with him about the series, future plans for the serials and his career.

He's fascinating to listen to, even if you've never seen the show. Enjoy!