Heart to Hearts

By | March 2, 2011

Tonight is either going to be very lovely – or very very traumatic and upsetting. Ten years of friendship could be thrown down the drain with all the care of a cup of cold tea – or… and if I know myself at all, I will be letting &#821…

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And Another Thang…

By | March 1, 2011

I am getting married… NEXT MONTH!!! Can I get a double chocolate sprinkled squeeee with a cherry on top?

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Happy Mustachioed Monday

By | February 28, 2011

Today has thus far been extremely productive for me. I have worked at both jobs, dragging myself out of bed at the un-Godly hour of ten past six to go and make coffee for the Hove massive, without so much as a please or thank you. This was particularly…

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Doing It For Ourselves

By | February 27, 2011

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend”. ~ Albert Camus I think my efforts to be stronger are paying off. Not in the physical sense, Lord no. I t…

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Bombatty

By | February 26, 2011

“A fat stomach never breeds fine thought”. ~ St. Jerome My fat club leader usefully asked me last night if I was expecting*. Not, I might add because I look that way, but because – after two weeks of really good food behaviour (I swe…

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

By | February 25, 2011

Last night I did the sensible thing all good Bloggers should. I wrote a list in my new notebook of all the topics I want to tackle in upcoming posts. Such fascinating gems as (and I quote): ‘The Men in My Life’ (aka the one about the men in…

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ID your competition: the lurking danger of the well-camouflaged assumption

By | February 25, 2011

Blog Warning: This post contains starred expletives, as well as a mention of pet excrement. Were you a badge or button collector? Did you cover bags or jackets in those little badges adorned with peace symbols, spiky cannabis leaves or pithy save-the-world slogans? Did you have a favourite badge? One that really summed you up? [...]

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Unformed thoughts on the Internet

By | February 25, 2011

‘Digitage Web 2.0′ by ocean.flynn (issued under CC-BY-NC-SA license)As with so many millions of others around the world, the Internet has become a major feature of my life. Not only do I spend a lot of ‘leisure’ time on it, but I also use it and tea…

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Brian Eno – My Squelchy Life (Unreleased -1991)

By | February 24, 2011

Something of a mystery surrounds this record – it was withdrawn a couple of weeks before its scheduled release date, but not before preview copies had been sent out to the press. it consists of twelve tracks, four of which resurfaced on “Nerve Net” and one on the CD single ‘Ali Click’. Others, if my … Continue reading »

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Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (2011)

By | February 24, 2011

Uplifting is not an adjective that has ever been applied to a Radiohead album as far as I know. And this is unlikely to break the mould. Quite what constitutes the vein of melancholy that this band taps into in the youth of the day is a complete mystery to me, however I have to … Continue reading »

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