buzz, buzz That's Ron's phone vibrating, it's just received a message. Ron shouldn't read it right now but how long can he resist? One minute? Two minutes? Ron speculates whether he could get away with a subtle rapid glance but it's too risky. His thoughts turn to the borderline insane as he tries to distinguish … Continue reading Ron’s messages →

At the end of ‘Yesterday’ (the beatles movie) …  Spoiler alert! … There’s a great montage of Jack and Ellie’s ‘Today’. In the montage whilst ‘Ob la di Ob la da’ is playing, you see Jack and Ellie as teachers, you see them playing with their kids and they look very happy together.  The images … Continue reading Yesterday ending →

Greg is just about to make his international debut and he’s nervous. He’s known for a week he’ll be starting and it’s haunted him all week.  He’s scared because what if he’s not good enough to play at this level? He’s played well for his club, enough to warrant international selection, but this is a … Continue reading Greg’s reality →

Watching ‘the usual suspects’ knowing who keyser soze is takes away the majority of the fun. Don’t get me wrong it’s still a great movie and worth watching back once you know who he is but all the excitement is in the first viewing.  That’s why spoilers are so annoying. They rob all the tension … Continue reading Excitement of not knowing →

Hugh is describing his problems to Henry. Henry is listening intently. Finally Hugh finishes his moan and awaits Henry’s response. Henry blurts: “Oh my god you should read this book it’s great for exactly what your talking about” Hugh is not a big reader and he feels a bit miffed. He was looking for advice … Continue reading Hugh and Henry →

Recently I came to a great revelation. It took probing questions from another for me to get there but I was the one that said it. It came out of my mouth. Which means, deep down, perhaps in my subconscious I must've known this the whole time. Which I find amazingly profound. Had it actually … Continue reading I said it →

Moneyball is a great movie. It's great because it shows a man committed to a philosophy and willing to be criticised for it. It's a brave act to expose oneself to criticism but if done alone and repeatedly it can bog one down.   Had Billy Beane tried to do this on his own he … Continue reading Surrounding oneself →

The build-up for Christmas day was unbearable as a kid. Dreaming about what Santa was going to bring created so much positive tension I would count down the days to Christmas day. I was dying to find out, dying to know what I got and dying for resolution. The more tension a scenario has the … Continue reading Tension and resolution →

Some people think nothing of going on reality TV. They think it’ll be fun and it could prove to be a shortcut to becoming a ‘somebody’. I think that some people approach it with a careless attitude and fail to recognise the nature of the beast. The TV producers are selling your emotions. They’re selling … Continue reading Reality TV →

The road trip DJ is a role people are hesitant to claim.  It’s not because they don’t know any music. Everyone knows and likes music. Put on the spot everyone could rattle off the names of a few of their favourites.  So it’s not an issue of not knowing it’s an issue of being open … Continue reading Road Trip DJ →