Books, TV, Movies & Music

My Top 5 Songs By Cheesy ’00s Boybands

"Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead." ~ Lady Gaga I'm thirty this year. Which means that I don't have to try… Continue reading My Top 5 Songs By Cheesy ’00s Boybands

Art, Action & Inspiration

51 Things to Do If You’re Bored

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." ~ Thomas Carlyle I once shared a house with a very peculiar young man named Andy. He was peculiar in lots of ways, but one of the most annoying was the fact that he was always banging on about how Britain was a… Continue reading 51 Things to Do If You’re Bored

Books, TV, Movies & Music

Night of the Lepus

"Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help! " ~ Officer Lopez, Night of the Lepus Director: William F. Claxton Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Inadvertently Hilarious Comedy Running Time: 88 mins Rating: PG Release Date: 4th October 1972 (US) ***** You need to have… Continue reading Night of the Lepus

Books, TV, Movies & Music

The Lydia Bennet Diaries

I've spent the last hour or so catching up on the Lydia Bennet Diaries. They're a companion to the web series the Lizzie Bennet Diaries, which retells the Pride & Prejudice story through the medium of a video blog which is presented by twenty-four year old media grad student Lizzie Bennet (Ashley Clements), and edited… Continue reading The Lydia Bennet Diaries

Books, TV, Movies & Music

Ondine

I don't know whether it's the stress, depression, or fear of all the things that are going to be happening over the next few weeks, but I find myself with very little to say for myself this week. So instead of trying to think of some opinion, or insight, or experience to share with you,… Continue reading Ondine

Art, Action & Inspiration

One Night In Bangkok

The WordPress Daily Prompts are always suggesting that we should mix it up a bit in terms of the things we write and take the opportunity to try things new. So, while I'm none too keen on the idea of writing my obituary as suggested in today's prompt, I thought I'd give the broader suggestion… Continue reading One Night In Bangkok

Blogging & Online, Mental health, Mental Health & Wellbeing

I Wrote This…

Just in case any of you wanted to read another post from me, to make up for the dearth of writing on here recently, I wrote this post for Black Dog tribe.

Art, Action & Inspiration, Life, Places I've Been

Weekend Review – The London Edition

So sometime in the middle of last week my friend was looking for someone to go for Sunday lunch in Barnes as she knows a place that does a fantastic roast. As that's only a hundred and odd miles from where I live, naturally I said that I would love to come along and check… Continue reading Weekend Review – The London Edition

Art, Action & Inspiration

Weekend Review

First of all, my apologies for not having been around the internet and keeping up with you all for the last few days. It's been a bit of a roller coaster, and I've barely had time to keep up with myself, much less any one else. Annoyingly I have lots of things that I want… Continue reading Weekend Review

Art, Action & Inspiration, Working

Somebody Has To Play For Manchester United

(Image Credit) "Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be." ~ Karen Ravn So, after announcing my intention to get fit and then taking an almost immediate hiatus… Continue reading Somebody Has To Play For Manchester United