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Just cos I can
I’m writing this from the train home. We’re currently at Berwick, to be specific. Bit of a mare with this trip. Will share all next Tuesday, likely. Will
Shut the door, have a seat
First of all, thank you all for the notes on my last entry. My entry pic is what happens when you discover that your blue shirt hasn’t been washed enough not to run. I have my tablet back! I ...
RIP Tia
I’ve just got off the phone with my mum and she gave me bad news. Her dog Tia died in her sleep on Sunday. It’s not a huge shock, she’s not been in good health for a while. She was about 15 y...
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The Knife Angel. There was a knife amnesty and all of the knives surrendered (over 100,000) were sent to the British Ironworks Centre who, under the guidance of sculptor Alfie Bradley, turned...
Here’s a question for you to ponder
Every weekday morning, I listen to James O’Brien. I always did listen to Mystery Hour (which is also available as a podcast, which I highly recommend you listen to), but I found I was basically...
You’re a little late, I’m already shorn
So, yeah, got the hair cut. The recent heatwave just reminded me it needed done. FSM I wish I could grow long hair, but it defies gravity. The shades are because I realised I hadn’t shown the...
No so inklined
Got a phone call from the tattoo studio today. The artist doing my new ink has transport issues and, therefore, can’t get in. So, I’m not getting it done today. It’s been postponed til next S...
If you are so inklined…
You see, I had a plan. I had to go into town yesterday for an appointment. My plan was to then go to pick up my prescription, fill it then go home. And subsequently spend Monday in the house....
Welcome our new overlords…
More politics on an absurdly hot day. The new Lib Dem leader was announced yesterday. This was a bit of a boring election and, as expected, Jo Swinson won. The more interesting one was announ...
Bleh
Yesterday, I went to an art thing at the town hall. We were surrounded by screens that images were projected onto while music (well, more like discordant sounds) was being played. Despite how it...
Voluntary
I never mentioned the volunteering thang. Last time I saw the bloke from Working Links, he signed me up for voluntary work. Gardening in a cemetery. Now, it’s not the cemetery bit I object to...
We’re heading off to the punk folk show
Me and seeing Frank Turner live has a long and storied history. The first time I was supposed to see Frank live was when he played the O2 Academy in Newcastle with his sort of side project Mong...
Theme of the Week
This weeks theme is: Tell us about a positive influence you had in somebody else’s life. This is easy for me. I tend to be the person that others seek out to listen to them and offer advice/hu...
Tripping up Trump supporters
Today is a lot cooler than the past two days. This makes Will a happy bunny. Last night, I went to see Endgame and then go for a couple of pints. Happily, they had a Brewdog takeover of their...
I’m melting!
It’s too fucking hot. Seriously. I’m not designed to cope with heat, I’m a creature of cold. I’m Aberdeen born and raised, for the love of FSM. Do you know how many days of actual summer wea...
(This is the entry I had hoped to write yesterday.) I went to a special solstice screening of The Wicker man on Friday. (Original, of course.) The venue was supposed to be decorated as a fore...
About the break in
So, someone tried to break in to my flat last night. I, miracle of miracles, was actually in bed and asleep at 2:30 this morning when I was awoken by loud noises at my door. Tired, still sligh...
Yoinked from, well…
It seemed unfair to pick one 💍 Marriages: 0 💔 Divorces: 0 👶 Kids: 1 🙋♂️Brothers: 1 🙋♀️Sisters: 1 🐦 Current pets: None, sadly. My parents have one though 👩⚕️Surgeries: Teeth, hernia ✒...
Waiting for me dad
WARNING: THIS IS GOING TO END IN A RANT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, DON’T COMPLAIN AFTERWARDS. END OF WARNING. There’s a painter from Boro called Mackenzie Thorpe. And on of his paintings is call...
On leaders and elections
Yes, it’s going to be a political entry. There’s actually two leadership changes coming up in British politics. Lets start with the Tories, because there’s a lot more to unpack there. As disc...
That familiar buzzing needle sound
So, yeah, about the pic… It turns out that the shop I talked about yesterday won’t exchange the top. Purely because I paid using PayPal. I need to wait until the top is back at the depot, wai...
Frustrated
I had to wait in today. I had ordered a large Scotland Women’s World Cup home top, because I prefer the collar to the one on the normal top and it was being delivered today. Having waited in, ...
The end of May is June
I wasn’t planning on writing another political entry just yet, but the last few days have been, well, fucking bananas. It all started on Wednesday. This was when Theresa May announced the time...
Middlesbrough elects a new Pope
Just a heads up, this entry will be video heavy. So, I’ve got my next appointment with Working Links. So, we’ll see what happens with that. The new Thomas Harris arrived on Tuesday. I’ve rea...
A tale of two elections
As warned, this is a political entry. I want to start by talking about the local council elections. There are the closest we get to mid term elections and, as such, are used as a barometer for...
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