<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661041</id><updated>2010-01-25T22:40:26.819Z</updated><title type='text'>No Dulcet Tones</title><subtitle type='html'>Never be held back by a lack of talent.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/atom/atom.xml'/><author><name>Stace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11582403770592442534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661041.post-8667292635608781842</id><published>2010-01-25T22:26:00.003Z</published><updated>2010-01-25T22:40:26.825Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weekend'/><title type='text'>Discovered there is nothing wrong...</title><content type='html'>...with living for the weekend, when the weekend is as good as the one just passed. Wouldn't mind many more like that one.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661041-8667292635608781842?l=www.factory45.co.uk' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/8667292635608781842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661041&amp;postID=8667292635608781842' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/8667292635608781842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/8667292635608781842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/2010/01/discovered-there-is-nothing-wrong.html' title='Discovered there is nothing wrong...'/><author><name>Stace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11582403770592442534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14187219254531070497'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661041.post-5850668522499522944</id><published>2010-01-21T22:21:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-21T22:37:57.625Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weekend'/><title type='text'>Living for the weekend</title><content type='html'>Is it wrong to live just for the weekend? And is that what I'm doing? Class, &lt;i&gt;discuss&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Okay, it is true that I am particularly looking forward to this weekend. And this has been a particularly sucky week. But... I do think I manage to make the most of each day. And, okay, I maybe haven't managed to get everything done this week I had planned - either at work or at home - but I have been busy or just catching up with... well, someone worth catching up with. Hopefully, more on that later.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But, let's be honest, weekends are special, especially if your weekday job is frustrating. And worth looking forward to. So I am!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661041-5850668522499522944?l=www.factory45.co.uk' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/5850668522499522944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661041&amp;postID=5850668522499522944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/5850668522499522944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/5850668522499522944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/2010/01/living-for-weekend.html' title='Living for the weekend'/><author><name>Stace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11582403770592442534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14187219254531070497'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661041.post-3744838487793088297</id><published>2010-01-20T20:03:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-20T20:35:22.005Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diy'/><title type='text'>Skimming the stones of life</title><content type='html'>I'm taking a break. And realising how Christmas has taken its toll on my fitness, and how I really need to change that quickly.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What am I taking a break from? Woodwork. Carpentry. Joinery. Whatever it's called. Planing down a door so it fits into the hole it's supposed to fill. &lt;i&gt;Yes&lt;/i&gt;, I measured before I cut it. And &lt;i&gt;yes&lt;/i&gt;, I cut it too big. Can we move on? Please? &lt;i&gt;Please?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Okay, need to get back to work, but have been distracted by someone. And that's okay.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661041-3744838487793088297?l=www.factory45.co.uk' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/3744838487793088297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661041&amp;postID=3744838487793088297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/3744838487793088297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/3744838487793088297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/2010/01/skimming-stones-of-life.html' title='Skimming the stones of life'/><author><name>Stace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11582403770592442534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14187219254531070497'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661041.post-1406000441920248278</id><published>2010-01-19T23:10:00.003Z</published><updated>2010-01-19T23:28:02.166Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sharing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='talent'/><title type='text'>Saturday, 16 January 2010</title><content type='html'>Let's be entirely honest, I don't have many obvious, regular talents. I can't sing, I can't dance, I'm not the true king of pop, and I've never angrily jostled a photographer outside a nightclub.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But having those as elements of the essence of me is not, for me, important. What I &lt;i&gt;can&lt;/i&gt; do is change a tyre in under 15 minutes, be overly passionate about language and grammar, be a good big brother, and - finally - be in a place in my life I'm positive about, comfortable with, and want to share with someone.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And anyone who knows me will immediately think I've been bodysnatched. But, dear reader, tis true. And maybe I'll be &lt;i&gt;just&lt;/i&gt; talented enough to find what I'm now ready for.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'll let you know.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7661041-1406000441920248278?l=www.factory45.co.uk' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/1406000441920248278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7661041&amp;postID=1406000441920248278' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/1406000441920248278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7661041/posts/default/1406000441920248278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.factory45.co.uk/2010/01/saturday-16-january-2010.html' title='Saturday, 16 January 2010'/><author><name>Stace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11582403770592442534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14187219254531070497'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>