It's been another twelve months of pandemic life but, hey, you know what always cheers me up at this time of year? Giving thanks and announcing my Super Humans! Every year since 2011, I have shared a list of the people who have had positive impact on my life in the previous 12 months and... Continue Reading →
Back in 2003, when my blog looked very different to how it does today, I posted some very short musings pondering the joys of meeting people you don't know off of the internet. The comments thread then played host to the beginnings of a small Manchester blogmeet. That was when I first met Lyle and... Continue Reading →
On Saturday 13th July 2013, I attended my first ever Chap Olympiad. Celebrating "sporting ineptitude and sartorial prowess", this annual event from those splendid fellows over at The Chap magazine has been on my radar for quite some time but, sadly, I have always managed to have something else in my diary on the weekend... Continue Reading →
For years, I thought I didn't like gin. The taste was nice but the after effects were dreadful. I'd nearly always end up depressed and in tears, with a nasty hangover the day after. Turns out, it's only Gordon's gin which does this to me. As soon as I sampled another gin, I realised I... Continue Reading →
Getting stuck in traffic sucks. When a journey time doubles and the sat nav keeps sending you to more road closures, sometimes you just have to give in and sit it out. Passing the time in a car used to be a speciality of mine as a child, but waving at strangers isn't quite as... Continue Reading →
On Saturday I was thrilled to be able to attend the first 'Coquette' at Kettner's in Soho on behalf of BitchBuzz, so a review will be winging its way towards the internet some time this week. If you can't wait that long, I suggest you check out fabulous photographer Rosie Reed Gold's blog for a... Continue Reading →
Most people I know fall into one of two camps when it comes to Christmas - the 'meh' camp is made up of people who don't really care about anything other than the time off work it grants them, whereas the 'squee' camp get excited about any and all aspects of the holiday season. Usually... Continue Reading →
I signed up for clothes-swapping website Big Wardrobe a while back in the hope of exchanging some of my rarely worn items for something I would actually use, and had varying degrees of success. Everyone seemed friendly enough and all of the users I encountered were completely genuine, however, I did have trouble actually finding... Continue Reading →
First posted on 1st February 2004. Most of the time, I choose to drive rather than drink. This choice stems from a time when I was the only one of my friends who could drive so I would collect them, take us all to the pub and drop them off at the end of the... Continue Reading →