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Live the life you love

Jenny laughs, when I ask her how lockdown is going. ‘Well, I’m quite enjoying it, I have to say, although it’s been a real emotional journey, from absolute, acute, ridiculous, over the top oh-my-god-I’m-going-to-die-tomorrow kind of anxiety at the start, with me making out my will and all sorts.’ That anxiety went away a bitContinue reading “Live the life you love”

Race against the moving clock

It’s been two and a half years since I last saw Charlie, when we ran across the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan together. I’d forgotten how calm and collected she is, and how soothing her voice is to listen to. “I would probably say our lockdown has been better than some other people have foundContinue reading “Race against the moving clock”

School dayz

“Do you know what,” Kim says, coming closer to the screen like she’s telling me a secret, “lockdown hasn’t really changed any element of my life whatsoever. I was already antisocial,” she says with a smirk, “it’s just now I’m doing it on someone else’s terms, so, you know, it’s just like ‘yay, I don’tContinue reading “School dayz”

A year in moments #12 – first date with The Poet

Continued from Meeting The Poet… It was 3 months exactly since we first met, this time Friday 13th December. There were only two Fri 13ths in 2019, and we’d met on both, neither of which were planned. We were supposed to have met the Wednesday before, but I’d pushed it back to Friday because IContinue reading “A year in moments #12 – first date with The Poet”

A year in people #98 – Andy

Andy and I clicked the first time we met. Well, we must have done, as we met on a Saturday and didn’t stop talking for days, in a field somewhere in Surrey in October 2015. He was so interested in me, my life and my thoughts. When someone is so genuinely, actually interested in theContinue reading “A year in people #98 – Andy”

A year in people #76 – future me

I’m taking requests of people to write about in September and one of my friends asked if I’d write a post about myself. Hmmmm that’s not really the point, but I guess I did put it out there. I asked him in what context. “Not sure really. A bit of self reflection… How you seeContinue reading “A year in people #76 – future me”

A year in people #75 – Nate

Every day Nate laughs and shakes his head at me. Mainly because every day I generally ask him the same things (how was your evening) and say the same stuff (isn’t today a GREAT day?) in a very enthusiastic manner. I’m sure he finds me mildly annoying. Every new starter is given a tongue-in-cheek-but-is-it-really NateContinue reading “A year in people #75 – Nate”

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”