Trying something a little different today with the publication of a short story I wrote for university last year. The resulting grade of Distinction has given me the confidence to put it on the world wide web. I suspect the high mark was less for my writing and more for how I effectively displayed the power … Continue reading BIRTH DAYS
Thank you very much to thefilm.blog for the Nomination! Bit of fun so here goes! The Mystery Blogger Award was created by the wonderful Okoto Enigma, who I’m sure we can all agree can describe the award better in her own words, than I ever could, so without further ado: “The “Mystery Blogger Award” is an … Continue reading THE MYSTERY BLOGGER AWARD NOMINATION
This post is the concluding chapter to my best hit adverts from earlier in 2016, which every four months would track changing statistics. First up the United States of America had the most views this year taking over Australia’s lead from the year previous. British views also saw a sharp uptick almost knocking Australia into … Continue reading THE YEAR THAT WAS 2016 ON LLOYD MARKEN WORDPRESS
This is just a quick stocktake for the second quarter of the year to see where we stand heading into the last third of the year. Think of it as less a self-congratulatory pat on the back and more a shameless plug for previous posts. Consistently most of my views come from the USA ( … Continue reading SOME STATS FROM 2016
I studied in the Creative Industries and like a lot who do it is not now where I work. A few years ago my sister who blogs suggested I should too. I guess to have a creative outlet and maybe to practice my craft and build a portfolio. Sadly I don’t think I’ve really become … Continue reading The Year of Blogging Dangerously
June 18 Monday 15th of June I was sick with an ear ache. The 16th I worked from home and the rest I was in the office, unexpectedly on the Wednesday, as planned for the Thursday and Friday. In Queensland there were three active cases. Yet on the 19th of May when discussing a case … Continue reading COVID-19 DIARY – IT’S HERE
June 12 I’ve worked in a lot of different places and sooner or later every office worker finds the local café that makes their coffee just the way they want it. Ever since I started working at Toowong in 2018 it’s been the Stellarossa café for me. I’ve seen a few young baristas come … Continue reading COVID-19 DIARY STELLAROSSA TOOWONG
Originally I was going to work from home Monday and Tuesday but ended up working in the office the entire week from Monday the 8th of June to Friday the 12th of June which I really enjoyed. We’re still rotating staff between working from home and working in the office and working to maintain … Continue reading COVID-19 DIARY – BORDER WARS – PART III
19 May Monday I started feeling some mild flu like symptoms and it only got worse on Tuesday so as a precaution we decided I would work from home the whole week. Originally it was expected I would be coming in Thursday and Fridays. The national broadcaster’s program Foreign Correspondent ran a great piece … Continue reading COVID-19 DIARY – WALK ON SIR THOMAS MOORE
9 May I had noticed earlier in the week that one of my tyres was deflating a little faster than my other tyres. On Saturday I went to Bob Jane T-Mart and got the puncture repaired. While Karen and I waited we walked over to a nearby park. There was a sense that things … Continue reading COVID-19 DIARY – MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND
