Category Archives: Operation Frankenstein

2011: belated summary

I shall start by announcing that I am writing this on a sunny morning in California, on a patio, by a fountain, surrounded by six kinds of brightly coloured birds I can’t identify. If either of my two former faithful … Continue reading

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Backdating like buggery

Backdating like buggery So, it is April. The daffs are high, the trees are wreathed in a faint swathe of green mist of Buds, the showers are plentiful but often… warm, which is peculiar because even in high summer, Scottish … Continue reading

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getting sick, getting well, hanging round the inkwell

Or, Beshemoth gets famous and horribly ill at the same time. Timing is everything. So on Wednesday morning, the Surprise Sudden-Death Purging Bug had gone away! Woo! I can go back to work! Okay, it’s a qualified ‘woo’. But then, … Continue reading

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Minishemoths and cigars all round!

Today was a day of incredible tension, and for a change it had nothing to do with my workload. I called up the clinic bright and early to find out how Operation Frankenstein had gone, and they said they had … Continue reading

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I have finally reached the nadir of injecting drugs for cash

Maybe, I should have made more of that week off. For instance, I could have worked a lot harder. Or, a lot less. On balance, however, I think it should have been a lot harder, because this week has been … Continue reading

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