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A few days ago I was looking through online January sales for DVDs, and I wondered about how much more happy and fulfilled I feel when I add more material things to my life. Not much, if at all. And this reminded me of Robert Llewellyn buying nothing for a […]

Buy Nothing New for a Year

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I last did a post about resolutions. And FYI, the last lot didn’t go that well, apart from getting a Distinction in my Masters. So this year’s resolutions are: Clear the fields: I’m getting really fed up of all the mess taking […]

Resolutions 2016

168 hours in a week. 56 hours sleeping. 10 hours commuting. 43 hours in work. 14 hours walking dogs. 10 hours bathing, showering, doing hair, make up. 12 hours eating. 3 hours checking horses. Leaving 20 hours. I’ll admit, I thought I had more time left. But still, what do I do […]
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Ok, so I’ve missed a few weeks… But to be honest, I’ve probably listened to the same guilty pleasures over and over in that time. I can’t wait until I get a new job: I’ll spend so much money on new music, it’ll be like the HMV sale on student […]

Playlist of the Week #5: Coachella – The Music

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In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “In the Summertime.” If it’s autumn or winter where you live, what are you most looking forward to doing next summer? If it’s spring or summer where you are, what has been the highlight of the season so far for you? Summer officially started 9 days […]

In the British Summertime

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This week: a Glastonbury inspired playlist. I still have plenty to watch on the BBC website, but these are some of my favourites so far. I haven’t uploaded videos from the festival, but full sets can all be watched via the BBC link. Catfish & The Bottlemen – Kathleen I […]

Playlist of the Week #4: Inspired by Glastonbury

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I haven’t listened to a whole lot of music this week, something I really should make a point of doing since I decided to start this regular post series! With that in mind, this week’s playlist is a rather diverse mix… Annie (Official Soundtrack) – It’s a Hard Knock Life […]

Playlist of the Week #3: As Seen on TV (and a Guilty Pleasure)

I’ve just rushed through the final series of Buffy and some of the episodes in the final series of Angel, because they leave Amazon Prime in a few days. I’m reminded about how much I liked the final series of Buffy, despite popular opinion. Yes the potential slayers were mostly […]

Angel and Buffy

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I found something I actually wanted to watch on BBC4 this week! A documentary that wasn’t about religion or art: Punk Britannia. OK, so the programme is 3 years old, but I missed it first time around, so it was like it was new. Anyway, it was the second of […]

Playlist of the Week #2: Punk History (and a bit of Rock & Roll)

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After looking back on an old post about music, I’ve decided to start a regular weekly post: my Playlist of the Week. I’ll post videos of 3 songs that have been in my head in the last week for one reason or another. Coolio – Rolling with the Homies Clueless […]

Playlist of the Week #1

Now that I’m unemployed again, I have found time to read and watch stuff that interests me. I think it really started with Freddie Gray. I wasn’t sleeping well during the protests, so I’d wake up around 4am and read Twitter updates and articles they linked to. I learnt a lot […]

Microaggressions

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OK, OK, so I’m late to the party. But what a freaking awesome show! Seasons 1-5 leave Amazon Prime in 14 days. I started watching when there was 21 days left. I’m already on Season 5, and I’ve had to force myself to stop watching several times! I’m so glad I decided […]

Community: the TV Show

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My most recent job ended on 31 March, as funding for our project came to an end. I had applied for a couple of jobs before finishing, and got two interviews. I was only able to attend one, and that went pretty badly, partly down to my lack of preparation. […]

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

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I moved house recently and, as part of the move, I brought the diaries/journals I have been writing for 20 years. They’re currently taking up a fair bit of space in a drawer in the spare room, and I started to wonder why I was hanging on to them. They’re […]

How helpful is the past?

It’s been a hard morning. I had a message which set me off in a bad mood and on a bit of a rant about Dad and the mess he left me with. Because why be angry with situations that can actually be changed, when you can be angry with […]

Burdens