Sunday, July 27, 2025
An unusual rice cake eating event in Sheffield is celebrated as a creative commentary on consumerism and the entertainment culture.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Finished reading 2025: Call for the Dead (George Smiley #1) by John le Carré 📚 Just finished Call for the Dead by John le Carré. Really enjoyed it. It’s exactly my sort of thing: pre-internet England, spies and spycraft, the dull administration and obsessive attention to detail, rather than the sexed-up James Bond version (though I enjoy that too). I wanted to be a spy when I was a kid. Not sure I would now, but there’s a certain romanticism to it in these books.
Monday, July 7, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month, and I have certainly had my fill this month. Glastonbury being the highlight of course. I’m sorry but this is a Glasto fan account.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
My 6th time at the greatest place on earth, and the reason to have hope in humanity. I went with a fantastic group of friends who I love and who love music and dancing and wringing every last drop of life out of the 5 days we’re allowed to be free. The following are all quotes overheard somewhere in a field in Somerset… The safest way is the tit. Oh no, my water baby.
Monday, June 16, 2025
Behold! I have returned from a hike. I was in the Lake District this weekend. My parents were there on holiday for the week, and my brother, sister-in-law, and six-month-old niece were also visiting. Savages assemble. We’re all keen hikers, and it’s my brother’s mission to complete all the Wainwright peaks. This time, the target was Silver Howe. Silver Howe is one of the smaller fells, standing at 395 metres, just above Grasmere and not far from Ambleside.
Monday, June 2, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. May was lovely. Sunshine! Wedding (not mine)! Birthday (mine)!
Yes, I turned 37 and I don’t understand how we got here so soon. But I did what everyone hurtling towards the grave does - I did my first parkrun and joined Mensa.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
I went to the cinema for my birthday to see The Ballad of Wallis Island, and what a treat it was. I’ve adored Tim Key’s comedy for years. His live shows are works of genius, packed with surrealism and pathos. Whether it’s his radio shows, his appearances on Taskmaster, or his role as Sidekick Simon in Alan Partridge, Key has always brought a unique blend of wit and absurdity to everything he touches.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Dave Rupert on his blog writes: I don’t have the capital to start my own Fourth Estate university or newspaper. But I do have this blog. A minor stake in the Fifth Estate. But my blog plus your blog, mix in some RSS and the power of sharing interesting blogs and podcasts… we might make a dent. The indie-web (or however you want to call it) can be a powerful antidote to the billionaire owned assets and propaganda tools.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Sean Morley, writing for Now Then Magazine: Every major political party seems to be operating under the belief that Reform UK supporters have five votes each and everyone who doesn’t want to pneumatically press disabled people into an impacted cube is unable to fill out a ballot card. We live in the (disenfranchised back of) the imperial core. Here, bigotry is always on the menu. Every policy dogwhistles pied piperishly at sunburnt pink-faced pint goblins who would sink the Titanic with a nuclear warhead if they heard there was a refugee on board.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. April was warm and the extra daylight has been great for the old menty hel (mental health).
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
My favourite film from each year of the naughties. Almost Famous Amélie 24 Hour Party People The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Collateral Sin City Pan's Labyrinth No Country for Old Men Synecdoche, New York Inglourious Basterds
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Watched on Saturday April 12, 2025.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Letterbox showdown of favourite films with specific locations in the title. The Muppets Take Manhattan Notting Hill Synecdoche, New York Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Grand Budapest Hotel This Is England Dunkirk The Bridge on the River Kwai The Last Black Man in San Francisco Casablanca
Monday, April 7, 2025
Watched on Monday April 7, 2025.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Watched on Sunday April 6, 2025.
Friday, April 4, 2025
After a dry Jan and an accidentally wet Feb, I got back to winning ways in March. 30/31 days without a drink, and that one time an almost unavoidable Stag/Hen party. It’s been a good month, and I’m feeling the benefits both in my head and in my wallet. Looking at the whole year I’m 88/93 days without alcohol. Looking ahead to April there are one or two occasions where I might be tempted, but I can feel that 3 months in, my relationship with drinking has started to change.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. March has marched on out, but spring is here and summer is on the way. I managed to get my new office space decorated (but the cat isn’t very happy about it).
Sunday, March 23, 2025
I read this article A Project of One’s Own by Paul Graham and really related to it. I’m always giving myself little projects, usually to scratch the creative itch my brain requires.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
I went back to my old university at the weekend. It was about 9 years since I had last visited and 19 (💀) since I turned up as a Fresher. There was an Old Boys football match, and a few of us from my time there were turning up.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. February was quite the month for me. For personal reasons as well as feeling like the year has really taken off. Time is moving so fast, and there’s a lot I want to experience. Bring on spring!
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Finished reading 2025: Poetry for the Many by Jeremy Corbyn 📚
Monday, February 17, 2025
My theme for 2025 was meant to be all about my health, with a focus on improving it. The best way I saw to achieve this was committing to a fully alcohol-free (AF) year.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
This post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, Artlung is hosting this initiative for February.
I live life with a constant narrator in my head. All my thoughts are in my voice and almost always in the third person. The narrator hasn’t always been the kindest, in fact it has sometimes been quite nasty.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. January was long. And busy. And sober.
Work has been getting busier and so I’ve fallen into a trap of putting something on in the background in the evening and barely paying attention. Gigs are back in Feb though, got some good ones in the diary.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Distract yourself, of course! You need to. But then disconnect, and reconnect with other humans! Touch skin, touch grass, touch the off button.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. A stunning musical performance, great art, why Bitcoin is the worst, how AI could lead to creative/local software, and something to waste some time with on the toilet. The full set.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
This post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, V.H. Belvadi is hosting this initiative for January.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. It’s a new year, but I continue to scour the internet to find gems in the ever increasing slop of shite.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
I’ve decided to go through 2025 with a theme in mind. In 2024 I focused on doing well at work, keeping the job I recently got, learning quickly, and becoming a valued member of the team. I think I achieved that pretty well. My finances that were lacking in 2023, have improved and given me a bit of breathing room. I have the opportunity to build on this in 2025. But work isn’t my priority this year.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. After November’s hectic gig schedule, this month was rather quieter with the festive holidays in mind. As we got closer to the winter solstice and it got dark and cold from 2pm, staying in and watching TV or a film became my preferred choice.
I hope you had a wonderful and peaceful Christmas break and you’re looking forward with hope into 2025.