i was 19, it was the year after i finished high school and before i started uni. i was doing alot of theatre work, mainly as backstage crew, the experience of which can be summed up in one word: waiting. … Continue reading →

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for mechanical things, being more into Meccano than Barbie when younger. I had scooters then motorbikes long before I thought about having a car. So I was approaching my 21st birthday … Continue reading →

At the age of eleven I was living on an RAF base in Germany. Normally I enjoyed the relocation to a new country every three years or so, but the move from England a couple of months earlier had been … Continue reading →

in my family, my father is the risk-taker, the gambling man. but my mother is is the one with the luck. she has something of a reputation for it. there must be something funny with the wiring in the big … Continue reading →

Betts and I were discussing what next to write about. The problem is that by the end of the week my brain has all but switched off, and the part that is responsible for “amusing insights” has gone on sabbatical. … Continue reading →

To the guy who stole my bagel and proclaimed “he was there first” when I tried to explain it was my order – You weren’t. Knobber. To the obvious out of towners/foreigners who were all standing on the left hand … Continue reading →

It appears some schmuck pretended to be me last night and posted some drunken depressing ramble. I have no idea who this ‘pretender’ may be, but I can assure it it’s not me. I would never lower the tone of … Continue reading →

I never really dreamt of being a lawyer. I’ve told this story a million times, but I landed up being in law because of a poor choice on my degree application form. I got into architecture at 2 universities, and … Continue reading →