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The Ex Factor

February 14, 2011
The Ex Factor

If there’s one rule in the dating game I think we all agree should be abolished, it would have to be the concept of ‘the ex’. Be it your high school sweetheart, the ‘someone’ you met at a club and grabbed a few drinks with, or just that obligatory best friend who at some...

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Penknives & Poetry

January 27, 2011
Penknives & Poetry

Penknives & Poetry “It must be exhausting having your mind.” - The only person to ever describe me accurately. Elliott Smith – King’s Crossing (essential listening while reading this) When Elliott Smith’s girlfriend found him standing in their house with a kitchen knife in his chest, making no attempt to save himself and leaving...

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Dizzee Rarscoo

November 23, 2010
Dizzee Rarscoo

There are many things I dislike. One of them is MC Dizzee Rascal, an “English rapper, songwriter and record producer whose music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with extremely eclectic samples and more exotic styles” (according to Wikipedia).  A modern-day poet, you’ve probably heard the works...

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DON’T DEAD, OPEN INSIDE

November 23, 2010
DON’T DEAD, OPEN INSIDE

DON’T DEAD, OPEN INSIDE: Rules For Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse I’ve just watched the pilot episode of The Walking Dead.  My first impression was “28 Days Later with a Hollywood budget, made into a TV series” (which certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing) but a number of things annoyed me.  These are things which...

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Smooth

November 14, 2010

Oh hey, it’s my boss!  Fancy us being in the same pub together.  I should go over and say hi. She’s looking the other way.  I have a menu in my hand; I’ll tap her on the shoulder with it to get her attention. As the menu is about to make contact she turns,...

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