http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath Inside the mind of a genius...of sorts! Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another year, another Rockness festival overlooking the world famous Loch Ness!  With an eclectic combo of rock, electronica, hip hop and dance it had a bit of something for everyone, with a couple weddings at an inflatable church thrown in for measure.  Lucky for us festival goers the weather held out ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/06/17/rockness-2009/ So last week I decided to do some filming back up north in the Highlands.  As I am doing a masters in multimedia journalism I thought it would be a nice addition to my portfolio.  The nice folk at Culloden Battlefield were very helpful and I have cracking footage of ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/05/14/the-next-spielbergprobably-not/ Check out all the latest on music from around Scotland (including some of my own reviews might I add) at isthismusic.com!!! http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/28/isthismusic/ The last week of my postgrad in multimedia journalism is here and news on the job front has only become more dismal since I started!  With further cuts at the Daily Record on top of the seemingly endless announcements of redundancies and cost cutting the future for us young budding ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/28/forecast-on-the-job-front/ Mid-terraced cottage available for rent in scenic Speyside town of Grantown on Spey. The partly furnished property consists of a lounge with electric fire, kitchen with working open fire, bathroom fitted with electric shower and two bedrooms. Electricity is by means of top up cards and there are convection heaters ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/27/cottage-to-let-grantown-on-spey/ I've not totally lost it don't worry - just saw an advert for a new limited edition Walker's crisp flavour Cajun Squirrel.  Now, I am a little baffled by this but what really got me was the small print on the bottom of the screen saying "Over 16s only".  Why?!  ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/07/age-limit-on-cajun-squirrels/ I decided recently that I love cooking again, not just like heating something up or adding a jar of sauce but proper homely efforts that may you feel all warm and cosy inside.  It's never fun cooking for one, there's no satisfaction in the finished product if you don't have ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/04/homecooking-the-way-your-granny-used-to/ With the G20 Summit happening in London and protesters insisting they will bring the city to a standstill it begs the question, how much can really be achieved?  Meetings between the 22 heads of state will carry on regardless of who turns out to campaign.  I respect the folk who ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/04/01/protests-what-do-they-achieve/ So I'm putting fuel in my car earlier to be extra organised for my drive home and to much annoyance I discover that my poor wee car has fallen victim to one of the rogues of the road - the white van man.  Now this is not an attack on ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/03/18/white-van-man/ In an attempted joke (I hope!!) I was recently told I had a voice for silent movies following my esteemed colleague been labelled (also in jest) with having a face for the radio.  Which leads me to wonder how vitally important is it in our modern multimedia world to look ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/amymacbeath/2009/03/03/a-voice-for-silent-movies/