Faculty Librarian at University of Portsmouth, occasional writer, Traveller, drummer, preacher

Joined December 2008
Top marks to whoever set today's Connections puzzle!
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No wonder I love @VictoriaCoren if all she did at college was sit reading Milton... – at Hill Head, England
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That must be one of my favourite Only Connect moments with @VictoriaCoren as all six players demonstrate utter cluelessness about football – at Hill Head, England
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Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that C.S. Lewis knew the feeling about breaking streaks: "I know all about the despair of overcoming chronic temptations. It is not serious provided self-offended petulance, annoyance at breaking records, impatience etc...
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... & the clean clothes are in the airing cupboard. The only fatal thing is to lose one’s temper and give it up. It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present to us: it is the v. sign of His presence."
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The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, vol II: Books, Broadcasts, and the War, 1931–1949, edited by Walter Hooper, HarperSanFrancisco, 2004, pp. 506-507
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Excitement of the morning is the publication of one my tanka in the brand new issue of Quails Eggs: quaileggstanka.blogspot.com/…
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Cryptic crossword finished and sent into Times just before tomorrow's deadline. Never seem to win but it's satisfying to try. – at Hill Head, England
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Liv was great - thank you. Fun session and I loved my space walk! I can dream!
We sent Liv to BITS - British Isles Traveller Support to do a Pioneer playtest! We got some fantastic feedback and Liv had a great time with some very talented players. To find out more about Pioneer click here: kickstarter.com/projects/mon…
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Wow! That's exciting! – at Sawtry, England
We're heading to BITS - British Isles Traveller Support tomorrow! Liv is going to be running some Pioneer for attendees. If you're going to be there tomorrow, come by and say hello! #bits #traveller #convention
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I want to say Downton Abbey. i.e. Highclere Castle. – at Sjöbo, Sverige
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Timothy Collinson retweeted
Replying to @TravellerNews
**New Release** Available on @DriveThruRPG "Invasion: En-Garde" - an adventure for Classic Traveller. 40-page adventure composed of five chapters. includes 8 pre-generated characters for Classic Traveller. drivethrurpg.com/en/product/…
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Timothy Collinson retweeted
Seven years today since this tweet. We will always date Fortnite from this post. And we will always sing THAT song with THOSE words.
So over the last few months kids keep coming into the library asking if we have any books about this thing FORTNITE. We don't and I'd never heard of it so I tried asking what it was.
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Delighted to hear @VictoriaCoren ranting about chevrons on the motorway. Absolutely! – at Hill Head, England
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Only Connect, or more strictly @VictoriaCoren , trotting out the 'any English verb in the past tense can be a word for drunk' trope falling down at the next two verbs in the progamme: think and connect. – at Hill Head, England
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Still a fun programme though! Perfect for nitpicking! – at Hill Head, England
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Timothy Collinson retweeted
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1606
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