Excuse or apology?

Somehow I've ended up being driven to write another BBC article related blog (because apparently that's what I do now). This particular grumble was sparked by a piece about a footballer who, between 2011 and 2012, made some homophobic comments via his twitter account. Not really "news" and, if I'm honest, not much of a …

Thoughts on marriage

Apparently visiting news websites is highly likely to get me ranting; who knew? This particular slice of annoyance was sparked by an article titled "Should it be easier to get a divorce in England and Wales?" The article opens by giving a summary of an on-going case in which a woman who felt unhappy and unfulfilled in her marriage …

I’m not “admitting” to anything

I don't know whether I've just been paying more attention but it feels like there has been a marked increase in discussion about mental health over the last few years. It also feels like more of those conversations have been positive. I'm very aware that there is still a lot of really awful stuff written about …

Is it Thursday yet?

Since I've now been silent since March 22nd I suppose I ought to start by apologising for my rather extended absence. I've been dealing with a pretty hefty dose of mental health related apathy and haven't felt able to do anything creative (or at times anything at all). I've felt even more awful because that depressive slump has …

Choosing books

Something popped up on one of my social media feeds the other day which got me thinking about books; about what I read and what I enjoy, and about what goes through my mind when deciding what book to pick up next. I'm not sure where I saw the post; I've been scrolling mindlessly through …

Diversity in film

I don't have much to say about the Oscars but there is one thing I saw this morning that filled me with a mixture of sadness and anger. If you haven't looked at any lists of Oscars and their winners here's one from the BBC website. Scroll down a little way and you'll find that …

Cluedupp Brighton – a review

I'm sorry I haven't been keeping to three posts a week. It's not so much that I've been busy, I've just been quietly wallowing in a pit of zero motivation. Every time I've sat down to try and write it has been a struggle to get the words out and my stomach has knotted up …

Mmmm… baking

After what felt like an incredibly long week, Saturday represented a chance for a much needed rest day. Glimmer was visiting but their week had been about as tiring as mine and neither of us felt like going on any grand adventures. We slept late and I let still more of the day go by …

“Only” a tribute band

On Friday I went to my first gig of 2018... I think. I may have forgotten one but there's definitely nothing in my calendar. It was at Concorde 2, a Brighton venue which I've been to many times over the years and which I'm always quietly aware might close at any second due to a …

Health concerns & helpful doctors

I've just had what feels like quite a successful appointment with a doctor and one element of it seemed worth discussing. As I've mentioned elsewhere, there are a few aspects of my health which are... concerning. There's the mental health stuff which I'm usually quite good at staying on top of (ignoring the times I forget …