Female morris dancers - an angry letter to the Guardian! |
This was published in the Guardian yesterday, and it rather got my goat:http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jan/07/morris-danc
ing-folk... So I wrote a reply:I was horrified to open yesterday's G2 and...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:34:00 GMT |
An idle thought... |
There are magazines for straight people. There are magazines for gay people. I want to start making magazines for narcissists. I'd have to make a different copy for each person, of course, but I still...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:44:00 GMT |
General life update |
It's been a busy but rather good few weeks! I've been promoted to Deputy Editor at work and moved to Archway... An increased workload and moving house are not good things to hit one simultaneously, bu...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:33:00 GMT |
Tempus fugit! |
Exactly where did my week off go?I still haven't written my novel, finished my journalism course, learnt to play Asturias or painted a triptych depicting Persephone's descent into the underworld. Sigh...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT |
I find myself amused... :p |
Just called my second year tutor from university (very camp gay guy, always really got on with him) about an academic reference for my MA.Him: "Hello?"Me: "Hiya, I don't know if you remember me, but I...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:11:00 GMT |
Name the French quotation... |
My mum (who writes French courses for a living and seems to be kicking herself very hard for not remembering) is desperately trying to remember a quote that starts something like "Ni la musique, ni la...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:50:00 GMT |
Merry Season-of-Affected-Jollity, y’all! |
Play Dresden Dolls songs on your guitar, drink too much port and mope... That's what this time of year is all about!:p xxx
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:52:00 GMT |
Random witterings in the wee small hours... |
I can just coast along quite happily and then suddenly it hits me like a tonne of bricks how fast the years are racing by... I think, god, 'this' happened five years ago, and 'that' happened three yea...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:08:00 GMT |
The blonde leading the blind... |
What a bloody ridiculous day I've had.Was invited to an interview for a part-time job (to fund me while I do the journalism course) with a blindness charity this morning. I have to admit, I had reserv...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:07:00 GMT |
Amusing notice! |
Just went for a constitutional round Lewisham, incorporating a trip to the library for holiday reading matter, and spotted a police sign on the window of an offy which said: 'This shop no longer stock...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:36:00 GMT |
