http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel Just another blogs.spokenword.ac.uk weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:46:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in love with Micah P. Hinson.  My boyfriend Joe is aware of this, and is also aware of the fact that, should Micah P. HInson suddenly decide to sing to me, Joe would be suddenly single. I am in love with Micah solely for his voice.  I first heard an ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/12/04/another-justification-for-my-love-this-time-micah-p-hinson/ Seeing as my twitter on Seasick Steve provoked some sort of reaction I thought I would do a very quick post about him... Why I love him: 1.  I love blues music. particularly the earthy 3 string guitar type 2.  He's had a hard life, and you can hear it.  I like it ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/11/17/seasick-steve/ As I'm sure you're all aware, I am now the exceptionally proud owner of an antique typewriter, courtesy of my rather wonderful brother and sister... Not unlike (but not exactly the same as) the one below. Obviously I have to start using it, preferably for doing things like writing to the ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/11/10/the-next-jessica-fletcher/ I feel after admitting to the class my strange fondness of James Martin, I should possibly explain. The simple explanation is he's from Yorkshire, he rides a motorbike, and, most of all, he can cook! However, it is more complicated than that.  The fact is that I love food, I love cooking, I watch ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/11/04/a-justification-of-my-fondness-of-james-martin/ As someone who has little time to spare, is always running late, and can be exceptionally disorganised from time to time, I really shouldn't be in a good position to write this blog.  However, in the build up to writing this (and this is just today, not including previous days of ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/10/21/the-art-of-procrastination/ [youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J9zvHUem7SY[/youtube] King Creosote - You've No Clue Do You http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/10/08/test-video/ The role of the journalist is rapidly changing.  Newspapers no longer dominate the market, as instant news is now accessible via 24 hour news channels and the Internet.   The Internet in particular means that a news consumer can now access any news, any time.  This has been furthered by the ease ... http://blogs.spokenword.ac.uk/karenschlegel/2008/10/07/the-changing-face-of-journalism/