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  • AboutEphemeral -u0026gt; short-lived, lasting but a day. These posts are a collection of fleeting thoughts about my life in Bristol and my travels, adventures, experiences and general hobbies. The name is a pleasing reminder of the Greek word for newspaper, efimerida, although what I write isn’t always news. Also, please check out the Ephemeral Food map of the restaurants I have visited. I am involved in the blogging competition TH!NK3 and posts on development will be posted here as well as at the site http://development.thinkaboutit.eu. The following posts are more reflective pieces and perhaps add a little more information about me: June When Can You Manicure The Lawn? Eating: yes; Blogging: Sporadically; Critiquing: ?. You can write to me at joanna@ephemeraldigest.com.
  • Books2010 December The Bristol Book Review, 27 December 2010
  • Food, DiningThis section lists all the food related items I have posted: See the ‘Ephemeral Food, Bristol’ map for all the locations http://bit.ly/cBJLWI
    August Nando’s, Not Bad Dil Se, Horfield Tantric Jazz, Gone July Source At St Nicholas Market, Breakfast Dynasty: quick and inexpensive lunch No Reservations With Anthony Bourdain Capers and City Living Wagamamas, Restaurant Review Pancakes, in Bristol Giraffe, Restaurant Review Fork 50: Restaurant Guide June Used To Be: The Market Place, Now: The Elephant Cathay Rendezvous, Restaurant Review Toptable Offers, Zen On Millennium Square Grillstock: BBQ Festival In Bristol Stoneground Cafe, Bristol Central Library Eating: yes. Blogging: sporadically; Critiquing: ? Thali Cafe, Clifton Fishers, a seafood restaurant in Clifton May Swinky’s Sexy Cupcakes Boston Tea Party, Time To Linger Turquoise, Clifton Triangle The Glassboat, Mildly Unimpressed Bath Coffee Festival, South West Tomtom coffee, London Bath, Coffee Festival Bristol Beer Factory, Cheese Taste Off The Hope u0026amp; Anchor, Bristol Bordeaux Quay u0026amp; Manos: lunch, coffee and art Folk House Cafe, Bristol April All the lunches I never had, Bristol Thai Classic, Whiteladies Rd The Lido, Bristol Duck Confit Scotch Eggs Grain Barge, Chocolate and ale March Grain Barge, Beer and Chocolate The Adam and Eve, Hidden Awayu0026hellip;
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  • Movies / TheatreThis section lists all the movie related items I have posted: August Inception, A Follow-Up Post Inception, A Review May Bad Lieutenant, a reflection Kings of Pastry, a reflection April Dogtooth, a reflection Treme, a thought Juliet and Her Romeo, a reflection March 1234, a reflection Asyle, a reflection NON-KO, a reflection MicMacs, a reflection Girls on Film at the Arnolfini Xizao (Shower), a reflection Banksy: Exit Through The Gift Shop February Ponyo, just magical Face To Face With Mark Kermode Brothers, a reflection Everybody’s Fine, a reflection Murdoch Mysteries in Bristol Girls on Film Mugabe and the White African, a reflection Precious, a reflection January Review: Lovers on the Road
  • MusicThe following section lists the posts about music: June Dot to Dot: the high, and low, lights Dot to Dot: The Crookes May Dot to Dot, The Beginning Bear Pit, Stokes Croft Streetfest April Alphabeat, Bristol Vashti Bunyan and The Cedar, reflection March The Random Family Two Door Cinema Club: Under Water Blood Red Shoes: rocking Thekla Passion Pit: … February Update: Midlake playing in Bristol January Midlake: the Courage of Others
  • RunningThe following links are to posts related to running: May Running, not so much April London Marathon, how many miles? Marathon Jitters? Donate for a chance to win Long run, 29km around Bristol March Marathon, a bit of a panic Bath Half Marathon, March 7 2010 February Taking the fun out of hard work Irritated, not damaged 5km: a nice distance
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  • February 22, 2020

    Familiar names to the mayor of Bristol but no transparency

    The mayor may be in breach of GDPR by not providing a transparency notice about his collection of public data. After this blog revealed that the council have contracted to collect social media information, concerns were raised about whether the mayor is collecting lists of residents who mention him or the Bristol City Council. The…

  • February 19, 2020

    How close an eye is the mayor keeping on Bristol’s residents?

    Update: 10:06 20 Feb 2020 A Freedom of Information request by Ephemeral Digest has revealed that social media mentions of the Bristol Mayor and Bristol City Council go directly to the Head of the Mayor’s Office and to the mayor’s policy advisers. Bristol City Council have paid £90,000 to social media company Impact Social so…

  • January 19, 2020

    New knitting pattern: The Very Hungry Scarfapilla

    [[Until January 21: Use code Twitter for a free copy of the pattern on Ravelry]]   I’d like to introduce you all to my new pattern, and the first one for 2020, The Very Hungry Scarfapilla.   In the same spirit as my Nice Cup of Tea shawl, I’ve used brioche and reverse stockinette for…

  • January 14, 2020

    The mayor’s air quality progress, as told to the world and an NHS doctor – 2019

    The above is a link to the entire Full Council meeting. The following link is for the 10 minutes that Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees aggressively responds to an NHS doctor about her request for him to help save lives. A petition was brought to Full Council by a doctors Ellen Wood and Victoria Stanford. Dr…

  • January 1, 2020

    Resolutions for 2020 and shining a light

    I love resolutions. For me, they provide space for self-reflection and realignment with better strategies for getting through life. They also allow for awareness. Awareness is about shining a spotlight on all areas and not just the ones we want to talk about. Therefore, I won’t pick my own categories to explore. If it was…

  • December 21, 2019

    A story of how people’s lives were turned upside down — SEND failures

    Despite years of having the lowest rates in school attendance, and concern from Ofsted, Bristol City Council has had nobody leading a project on improving them for over a year. From Chopsy Baby: In each type of school — primary, secondary and special schools — Bristol is well above the national average, with persistent absence…

  • December 6, 2019

    Bristol City Council quietly reverse unlawful action refusing EHCP applications

    As Bristol City Council quietly reverse their decision to stop accepting applications for Education Health Care plans, Jacqui Jensen, the Executive Director of Adults, Children and Education, has changed her Twitter handle from @jacqui_jensen to @GoneTime6 (Gone Fishing). Parents who applied after November 26 have been asked to do so again. In a letter of…

  • November 26, 2019

    Bristol City Council has spent almost £3m on a new fleet of diesel vehicles

    Bristol City Council has spent almost £3m on a new fleet of diesel vehicles that would potentially have to pay to enter its own clean air zone. The consultation on the clean air zone began on July 1, just weeks before the 12-month vehicle contracts worth £2.7m were signed. On July 26, the city council…

  • July 27, 2019

    How to research your own PhD — inspired by Scott Young’s ‘Ultralearning’ — Part I

    Introduction I came across Scott Young on the Learning to Learn course taught by McMaster University & University of California San Diego. This was a course designed to provide strategies and the latest research on learning techniques. Young was featured for his work at completing an MIT degree without going to MIT, and in 12…

  • June 27, 2019

    New pattern: Brexit Socks for leavers and remainers

    As March 29 2019—the original Brexit day—came and left with no resolution as to what would happen, I thought the best way to work out some of my limbo angst was by making a Brexit sock pattern. One sock has 27 stars and the second sock has 28, reflecting the UK’s desire to leave and…

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