What am I actually looking at?
Last week my friend Phil pulled out his phone and it made me gasp. Gasp I tell you! Where had he purchased this beast from? How was he managing to use it? Was I jealous or was I impressed? The phone in question was a Nokia 3310. ‘But the most recent one’ He later informed […]
Dressed As Girl
Never did I think a fully made up man in a kaftan would make me cry. However, come this past Friday night, as I lay on Sister With Massive Laugh‘s couch, that’s exactly what I was doing. Crying at a man in a kaftan. Sure, I was tired, on my period and had just scooped […]
Time to let go
{Member’s of the Cambridge rowing team. James Cracknell second from the right} I text my friend Dan the other day with a link to a new comedy writing and performance course now available at the University we both attended. ‘Totes would have loved this!’ I wistfully exclaimed ‘Got another […]
Let’s all take a break
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of Broad City I’m […]
A critical eye
The continuous thought process of a so called feminist, and lover of women, during a performance of ‘When we have sufficiently tortured each other’ at The National Theatre starring Cate Blanchett and Stephen Dillane ~ Oh wow! She looks really normal. I bet she’s my height. Actually she’s probably smaller. They always are. What’s different? Her […]
Pants on Fyre
There is a short train ride from Brighton to Portslade that you can take without purchasing a ticket. I’ve ridden this train, sans billet, twice now and each time have been so unbelievably nervous about getting caught. I would spend the entire journey with my eyes glued to the door, waiting for an inspector to […]
Oh for something new in fashion
Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. My heart is pounding and my breathing erratic. I take a large gulp of air and try to calm myself. I rack my foggy, sleepy brain for what could have awoken me so violently…..and then I remember. Low rise jeans are making a comeback. NOOOOooooooo!!! I […]
#differentyearnewroutinesameme
This year I noticed a lot of hate towards making New Year’s resolutions. There seemed to be a defensiveness from those who either don’t believe in them or those who can’t cope with the pressure of not fulfilling them. #differentyearsameme popped up a lot on the ruler of our 21st century lives ~ Instagram. #damnyouyousoulsuckingtimewaster. […]
2018 Personal Highlights
Back in the heady days of 2012 I wrote an end of year summary about my own personal highlights. Come January 31st a slew of ’round up articles’ can be found in the media reminding us of the year that was ~ When Brexit took over every news show, Who wore what to the Royal […]
What to do with all our stuff
Last weekend I went to Somerset to help my parents oldest friends clear out ninety three years worth of someone’s precious belongings. Attached to the side of Terry & Judy’s beautiful cottage, in a hamlet near Yeovil, is an annexe where Terry’s mum Joy lived. She recently passed away and I was heading down to […]