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So, a question: are we at the stage when a person with a serious pre-existing medical condition should feel confident about heading into the great outdoors? I need advice because I’m really not sure… From the beginning of this crisis, I’ve tended to be overcautious. I didn’t trust the government’s reading of the science back […]

Day 238 in the Big Brother hooose… The lockdown might be getting to me. Or perhaps it’s still my goddamn eyes. I thought they were back to normal, so I skipped the antihistamine tablet on Wednesday night. By the time I went to bed last night, however, my left eye was as bad as it […]

Hey FOLKS! Welcome back to my blog. This week I’ll be etching angels into blocks of ice and teaching you how avoid smudging your mascara whilst reading Immanuel Kant. I hope you’re all having a simply wonderful time. I’m swell, thank you for asking! I’ve lost three pounds since last week which proves once again […]

The worst part about writing anything based in the “real world” is when I get something wrong. I feel terrible when it happens, even though I also realise it’s an occupational hazard. I know I can’t stop my prejudices from informing my writing. That’s true of all writers and it would be foolish to think […]

I have typically conflicting feelings about Bansky. Whilst I like most forms of public art, I’ve never understood the rationale that makes him so acceptable. He is, in my eyes, a decent graffiti artist but producing the kind of stencil-art that is seen in every city and town. Depending on its location, it’s sometimes viewed […]

Two threads of my inner monologue came together today leaving me feeling like I’m simply not a good person. The first thread: I learned the sad news of the passing of Grant Imahara, who had been part of the team that brought the world Mythbusters. He was tragically young and it’s clear how much his […]

Properly late to the blog today, though my excuse was that I’ve been doing real work. Took me three hours to hammer out just 1500 words, which isn’t bad going when I’m being particularly careful about my words and trying to even more careful about my facts. I had strange dreams last night. Deep elaborate […]

To mark the occasion of my giving myself a proper Fat White Family haircut (pictures will not be provided) as well as celebrating my having spent the afternoon drawing (a picture will be provided once I finish it), I thought I’d spread the word on this lesser-known band. I’d say underrated too but they’re fairly […]

A brief update since I woke up today intending to write something long and thoughtful about politics only to find I’m suffering my usual bout of post-podcast exhaustion. I think I finished editing it at 10pm last night and even a good night’s sleep didn’t help. I still blame the hayfever tablets. I’ve definitely lost […]

At every stage of this crisis, it seems the British government aren’t just a step or two behind the rest of the world. They’re deliberately traipsing along at the rear like surly teenagers taken to see a museum devoted to the stirrup pump. It’s pathological how this government chooses to do the wrong thing and […]

You’ll have to forgive me today. Last night, I foolishly succumbed to Youtube until well after midnight. I don’t know what to say. It was shameful. I know exactly how it happened. I was shutting down for the night when I briefly browsed Youtube, wondering if there’s been any news about AMD’s Zen 3 processors… […]