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Jun. 16th, 2009 11:04 amThe trouble with polls, especially ones with results only I can see, is that I want to respond to what people say and can't. God the results of that 'what are you thinking about?' poll were fascinating, the whole glorious jumble of it. I've been messing about with the data and think I'll be able to use it the way I was planning. So - anyone who didn't fill it in the first time care to tell me what you're thinking about today? It's here.
The term's winding down towards the long summer holiday. Right now there's a gap in my day because two lessons were cancelled (due to people who've already done their exams deciding to stay in bed. Can't really blame them) and I'm sitting in the old wobbly-floored, woodworm-beamed Cafe Pret on Cornmarket, hoping no one saw me licking the last of the lemon cake crumbs out of the wrapper (om nom nom nom).
So I usually work from home in the summer (SO looking forward to it. My choice of music, proper coffee when I want it, no bloody teenagers - ah I love them really but they can get a bit wearing sometimes). The last three years I had an annual contract proofreading a book for Brookes Uni around this time of year, but it's not being outsourced this year, so I'm casting about for other stuff to do. I've got some short contracts lined up and a possible or two, but I could use a few more. What I do is basically information-wrangling - proofing, editing, writing, handling web content, and a bit of design (HTML/PHP/CSS/Photoshop mostly). I've done proofing/editing professionally on a fairly regular basis since 2002, so I know how much more there is to it than getting rid of spelling mistakes (though I can spot and destroy a typo at fifty paces). I can also type like the wind and have lots of experience doing stuff like audio transcription. Apologies to those who've already seen me touting myself around on Facebook - just putting it out there however I can. If you know of someone who wants this sort of work done, I'd be much obliged if you could punt them my way. This next academic year's going to be very cool but expensive. I get several different kinds of shivers thinking about it.
Man, I should really do a life update and explain why, but I've got to go back to school...
The term's winding down towards the long summer holiday. Right now there's a gap in my day because two lessons were cancelled (due to people who've already done their exams deciding to stay in bed. Can't really blame them) and I'm sitting in the old wobbly-floored, woodworm-beamed Cafe Pret on Cornmarket, hoping no one saw me licking the last of the lemon cake crumbs out of the wrapper (om nom nom nom).
So I usually work from home in the summer (SO looking forward to it. My choice of music, proper coffee when I want it, no bloody teenagers - ah I love them really but they can get a bit wearing sometimes). The last three years I had an annual contract proofreading a book for Brookes Uni around this time of year, but it's not being outsourced this year, so I'm casting about for other stuff to do. I've got some short contracts lined up and a possible or two, but I could use a few more. What I do is basically information-wrangling - proofing, editing, writing, handling web content, and a bit of design (HTML/PHP/CSS/Photoshop mostly). I've done proofing/editing professionally on a fairly regular basis since 2002, so I know how much more there is to it than getting rid of spelling mistakes (though I can spot and destroy a typo at fifty paces). I can also type like the wind and have lots of experience doing stuff like audio transcription. Apologies to those who've already seen me touting myself around on Facebook - just putting it out there however I can. If you know of someone who wants this sort of work done, I'd be much obliged if you could punt them my way. This next academic year's going to be very cool but expensive. I get several different kinds of shivers thinking about it.
Man, I should really do a life update and explain why, but I've got to go back to school...
