We were watching the film Waitress the other week and both had an overwhelming urge to make pie. And to keep saying the word “pie”. Go on, say it. “Pie”. It is just such a lovely, round, tasty sounding word.
While Cas is busy saying the word “pie” over and over with a dreamy look [...]

I am having a disturbingly intense desire to get inked again. I kid you not - some days, the desire to get another tattoo is overwhelming to the point I am reaching for my coat and front door keys. So far, what is left of my sanity has always stepped up to the plate just [...]

This weeks roast is brought to you in a race against the Monaco Grand Prix. I started writing just as they started off the grid. Why race the Grand Prix? Writing roasts can take a while and I have a tendency to get all grumpy half way through and go “why bother”, then womble round [...]

You never know where an innocent link is going to land you. In my case it has landed me with a glow of self importance and a bruised hip, the latter being more related to the former than you might at first glance expect.
I woke up late this morning to a slightly buggy Twitter [...]

It is not often you can claim that a blog post is written because of an IKEA mattress, but every now and again circumstances conspire. Yes, this blog post was written because of an IKEA mattress. Intrigued? I invite you to read on a bit more .
I make no secret of the fact that [...]

What is it about my brain chemistry that means as soon as the going gets tough, my brain packs up and decides to take a vacation in the Bahamas without me? Here’s hoping that it at least sends me a nice postcard or something.
Yes, my good friend depression is back. Yes, I have been pretending [...]

Oy! but this has been a long and weird week. Bright Meadow was down again for most of it hence no updates or ability to comment if you had so desired. You’ll be pleased to hear that I have finally kicked Fasthosts into touch and am now residing happily on MediaTemple’s servers. Why did I [...]

Hello again people. I hope you are enjoying the sunshine as much as I am right now. Ah, the joys of spending the evening sitting in a beer garden, or the afternoon at the marina having a BBQ - which, by the way, was where I was last week, hence no Roast.
Which gives us oodles [...]