Browsing Posts published in July, 2012

Being a bit intermittent at the mo, working my conkers off elsewhere doing stuff that is much less fun.  There’s a nice little backlog pile swelling almost as fast as this mystery insect sting currently working its way across my left arm.  And, as is the way of these things, something’s popped up almost out [...]

Nu Nog Even Niet

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Early this year, I braved the Mancunian cold to witness a wonderful show from A Winged Victory For The Sullen.  Not only were the headliners incredible, but I was also somewhat enchanted by the support act Sleepingdog, comprising Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie of the aforementioned AWVFTS, and Chantal Acda.  I was converted to a fan immediately, [...]

Due to the generally fickle nature of being me as a full-time occupation, I don’t really have many clear-cut favourites of anything much.  At any given moment, I will happily profess my undying love for red wine before sneaking off for an unfaithful sip of a cheeky Chenin Blanc, the morning awful barmcakes are decorated [...]

There’s a famous stage direction used by William Shakespeare in The Winter’s Tale, where the Sicilian Lord Antigonus meets his unfortunate offstage end with the sentence “Exit, pursued by a Bear“.  It’s a strange end for a nobleman, and one that would have had the stalls and cheap seats in the Globe in raptures, provided [...]

Growing older.  It’s something we hate doing, but it’s also something that we wished would happen to other people not so lucky to have done so.  It’s also an unnecessarily scary procedure compared to, say, puberty – at least back then we had pamphlets and sympathetic teachers and doctors to tell us what was going on. [...]