Links Around this time, seventeen years ago, I was a couple of months into my MA course, working on this assignment about the Doctor Who novel The Dying Days and looking forward to the final course screening of the year, all three hours of The Box of Delights. Just getting to university had been a five year project of saving up enough money to pay for the tuition by working in call centres. Sometimes I call it my Everest but it really was, that someone with my background managing to get to a red brick university.
To celebrate, for Review 2005, I boldly asked a bunch of people, mostly fellow bloggers, to write about something they'd achieved that year and in the event, thirty odd people submitted guest blogs which were posted daily across that December. As I said in the epilogue, I hadn't expected that. It's all worth reading to be honest so it would be unfair to choose one particular entry although I will say I'm still not convinced at least one of them isn't a hoax and I know for a fact another was written by someone using a pseudonym.
"Heritage project finds practices thought to bring good fortune in one place were believed to sow disaster down the road."
"James Stewart chats to Michael Parkinson. He explains why Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life is his favourite ever film, and why his trombone teacher had to quit after five days."
"The Christmas fun run returns for its 19th year."
" Perhaps more than any other holiday season, Christmas is full of nostalgia. As the years go on, whether anyone likes it or not, it can be nearly impossible to avoid memories of the seasons that have passed and Christmas traditions around the tree, whether spent with family or alone. As different as those holiday memories are for everyone, so is the music often heard during this time, whether it’s traditional Christmas carols or new tunes."
"Everyone will enjoy a slice of this Christmas cake, which can be baked and matured up to eight weeks before Christmas. Feed the cake weekly with your choice of brandy, rum or whisky for extra moisture and a warming flavour."
"The Gentleman Jack star is a modern-day Scrooge in the Sky Christmas special."
"Two Pittsville families have united this holiday season as Christmas Town and the Nick Family Christmas Light Show will be in the same place in Pittsville for people of all ages to see."
"The Coliseum Shopping Park is based just yards from the festive frenzy at Cheshire Oaks."
"A community in Glasgow is calling for its Christmas tree to be set free after it was obscured by boards and a high fence."
Dreaming of a white Christmas? AccuWeather forecasters weigh in on where it’s most likely:
"Winter got an early start in some areas this year, but will snow stick around long enough for the holiday? AccuWeather meteorologists provide a sneak peek at which places have higher-than-normal chances for snow this Christmas."
"Winter got an early start in some areas this year, but will snow stick around long enough for the holiday? AccuWeather meteorologists provide a sneak peek at which places have higher-than-normal chances for snow this Christmas."
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