James Thornett The views and opinions expressed here are my own and not those of the BBC, my employer.
Archive for July, 2006
A new nose: Week 1.5
Here it is! At last we can see the new straight nose underneath the bandages. More pictures later this week comparing old and new but here’s the very latest after the visit to the hospital today.
A new nose: Week 1
It’s unbelievable to think that only this time last week B was in the hospital and recovering only a few hours after the operation. As you can tell from the photos on the left, compared to those below, the bruising and swelling has now almost completely gone and it’s just a matter of what’s underneath [...]
A new nose: Day 5
The stitches are out but the protective cast has to stay on for at least another week. After a visit to the consultant today, Mr Mark Simmons decided that although the healing process is coming along nicely it would be safest to keep the cover on for a bit longer. Which means that we’re all [...]
A new nose: Day 4
Alex the goat (or sheep, we can’t quite decide) makes his internet debut on day 4 sporting his very own sympathetic nose bandage – although this is technically a standard issue anti-embolism stocking rather than a specialised goat/sheep nose bandage. These stockings were supposed to be worn by the actual patient for two weeks after [...]
A new nose: Day 3
The bruising that appeared yesterday has already started to go down, to the point where it now just looks like B’s been in a late night drunken brawl on the town. However, I am reliably informed that it’s starting to hurt a bit more which, I guess, means that the nerve endings around the nose [...]
A new nose: Day 2
It’s day 2 and we’re back home enjoying the sun in the garden. The tissues and bandages are slowly being replaced by repeated looks in the nearest mirror but overall progress is fantastic. We’re all just trying to work out exactly what the nose looks like underneath the white plastic splint now – unfortunately we [...]
A new nose: Day 1
Up at 6am, entered the hospital at 7.30am and whisked away to the operating table by 9am. Luckily I was left on my own in the room to get on with some work and avoid the presumably fairly messy procedure that was taking place somewhere along the corridor. Thankfully, as you can see from the [...]
A new nose: Day 0
The day before the big day. At 7.30am tomorrow morning we’ll be going to hospital for B’s nose to be changed forever – a slightly scary thought but something she’s been thinking about for years so certainly not a sudden, impulsive decision. At least it gives me a reason to post something on here over [...]
Where is this blog going?
OK – so you’ve probably worked out that I still haven’t quite figured out where this blog is actually going yet. It feels like it needs some kind of theme or direction – I guess i’m just waiting for inspiration to strike. In the meantime I’ll post the occassional random comment about the goings on [...]
The actual end of the World Cup
It’s all over and Italy are taking home the trophy thanks entirely to the fact that they conceded one penalty and one own goal in the entire tournament. Yes, Zidane was sooo stupid to get sent off (what did Materazzi say to him?) but that didn’t cost France the game – they should have had [...]
Hollywood Haikus
Try this for a bit of afternoon fun. A Random Haiku Game which reduces popular movies down to 17 syllables – strangely addictive!
Seagal in action for Orange
“Steven Seagal is to star in the next instalment of mobile firm Orange’s tongue-in-cheek cinema ads.” – MediaGuardian. Not so sure about this one, but some of the previous Orange cinema ads i’ve actually found funnier and more entertaining than the movie I had paid to watch! Watch the new ad.
Find Your Wave
Now this just makes me very jealous. It’s another hot, sticky day stuck here in Birmingham, a long, long way from the beach and surf! Someone pointed this site out to me the other day by cornish photographer Greg Martin and it’s got lots more great photos like this. If you’re like me and longing [...]
The end of the world cup
Still not sure what the red card was awarded for! After stumbling through through previous games this was either going to be a chance for England to show what they were made of, or a poor end to a fairly disastrous campaign.Sadly it was the latter and now we’ve got to put up with a [...]
