Most people have at least one song that means something, right? That on hearing will transport them back in time, to a moment in their memory that’s so clear and sharp you may as well be back there for real. One of my such songs is Mr Brightside. A classic, iconic, feel good song. OneContinue reading “Mr Brightside”
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A year in moments – the end
2020 has gone which also means my Year in moments project has come to an end. Safe to say this one wasn’t as successful as Year in people, with only 23 posts published compared to the 99 I’d done in 2019. Why? Mainly, COVID. Doesn’t really need much more explanation than that eh? Tales fromContinue reading “A year in moments – the end”
A year in moments #17 – The Peak and the Ultrarunners
I sat on a bench at the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong in the dark. I was in shorts and a singlet, because it was still hot and humid as fuck, even at night. I was waiting for two people I’d never met before. I was in Hong Kong for a week, andContinue reading “A year in moments #17 – The Peak and the Ultrarunners”
Mountaintop moments
I sit on the rock and think about all the times I’ve been here, at the top of Mount John, but I’ve lost count. I think back to the first time; March 2014. I wore my green walking trousers and a black t-shirt that was a size bigger than I’d usually buy, the result ofContinue reading “Mountaintop moments”
A year in people #84 – Dyl
It was the first day of secondary school, and I looked around the room to see if I recognised anyone in my class who went on the same school bus as me. Mainly to have someone else to help with figuring out how the whole bus thing worked. As an 11 year old who wasContinue reading “A year in people #84 – Dyl”
A year in people #70 – my first boyfriend
I was 15 and had gone to a friend of a friend’s (let’s call her A) house for the weekend. They had a swimming pool and it was summer so HELL YES. A’s Dad was a plumber, and had a young lad working for him (who also happened to live just down the road) whoContinue reading “A year in people #70 – my first boyfriend”
A bit of random nostalgia – Cheltenham
I’ve found living abroad means I can get a bit nostalgic about the UK and my life there. I’m guessing this is pretty normal for expats, but it can be really random. Both the nostalgia, and the random events that trigger it. For example, this evening I was buttering a ciabatta roll for dinner andContinue reading “A bit of random nostalgia – Cheltenham”
Jonny Marine: Part 6
Continued from Part Five… It was kinda perfect, and not really a surprise. I mean, going on holiday with your ex who you split up with because of timing and not lack of feelings? Probably not going to stay platonic. But he was adamant he hadn’t expected this. Insistent he hadn’t come over with anyContinue reading “Jonny Marine: Part 6”
A year in people #16 – the boy with no name
(because I can’t remember it) I was 14 years old, on holiday in Tunisia. It was exotic, my second ever holiday abroad and I was allowed to take a friend. Of course, at that age, we thought we were So Grown Up. Just the age where we’d started to notice boys, we’d hang around theContinue reading “A year in people #16 – the boy with no name”
The Paps Life 