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Fun Loving Criminals

Today I met up with my friend Bekah and my friend David.  I had lunch with the former whilst simultaneously giving bad directions to the pub to the latter.  The former had to go before dessert could be ordered and so, in a way that one could not undertake deliberately, we left with impeccable timing; [...]

White Easter

Happy Easter to you all.
I got back from Belgium last night and woke up this morning to open my curtains to a scene that in most minds would be more typical of Christmas. A think layer of snow covering the world. Not entirely unexpected given the weather forecasts, but surprising anyway [...]

Being a child

There is something incredibly, beautifully magical about many things in life.  Too often though we rush past them so quickly that we are not properly aware of our adult ignorance, much like we are oblivious to beggars in doorways and tube entrances around London.
Occasionally there is the opportunity to bring some of the childhood wonder [...]

Take that

I watched Stardust a second time tonight.
How lovely is that film. First off I have to admit that I’ve always had a liking for Claire Danes (Yvaine) ever since I fell in love with her Angela on My So Called Life. She does however really shine in this film (literally in fact) and [...]

Contrasts

Today I have read two blog posts which were equally amazing for two entirely different reasons.
Firstly, following the recent budget and it’s associated metres of newspaper over-reaction and drivel I point you towards this post inviting you to imagine the future.
Secondly - Jen had a post that linked to this beautiful waste of time. [...]