There are many great people I have already met, yet I want to meet even more. I’d even like to meet Lady Thatcher. I want to know how they think, how they live, etc. And whilst I’m waiting...
This is a full version of my interview on BBC Radio Manchester in November 2006, at Ordsall Hall in Salford. I was interviewed by Richard Fair who was heavily involved in BBC Manchester Blog, along wi...
It is a great pleasure for me to write this post because none of you (except my mother who reads the blog) knew me 10 years ago, in 1999. In 1999, I finally began to read in Tudor History which was to...
During my journey to Liverpool in early December I went in Waterstones where I was instantly greeted by this display. Christmas time undoubtedly brings with it thoughts about both life and the end the...
I previously discussed briefly how structuring the narrative works. Editing is a creative process, so I will be back to it next time. But recently I looked at the problem of proofreading, and this is ...
Blackpool – The Walk of Faith, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. One of my Flickr contacts asked me if I felt dizzy, when making this photo. I didn’t in 2009, and neither did I i...
They say that the full Moon and the periods that lead to it are the moments of heightened emotion and restlessness. Indeed, despite a heavy rain outside, I feel like I’d like to catch a train so...
I didn’t give it much thought right after the event, but my experience of Futuresonic has so far appeared to always connect to some kind of a festival’s anniversary. Back in 2006, when I a...
As we know, celebrities flock to Twitter to avoid the middle men, be they tabloids or paparazzi. Presumably, they want to speak to their audience directly. But it looks like even the Heaven is eagerly...
The poem A Thank You to the Wonders of Photography is currently one of the Challenge Poems during the National Poetry Month celebrated in the United States throughout the month of April. It could not ...