Celebrity culture is quite odd. The media sell the world on celebrities being better than the rest of us (they are worth chasing down the street or screaming your head off when they arrive) but also make a massive deal about it when they make mistakes. It's like falsely portraying them as gods and then … Continue reading Celebrity humans →

Twyglet Twycroft never got his hopes up about winning the Lotto.He knew the odds and he had never won despite playing weekly.Then one day, the barcode reader blipped and he won half a million euro.Screaming with delight, he drove off to the Lotto headquarters to claim his prize.And the car ride over was magnificent!Oh the … Continue reading Twyglet’s loss →

The setting is a pop-up market. Some stalls are busier than others. When I walk past the stall with no visitors I try to determine the offering from afar because I feel the vulnerability and desperate desire for visitors emanating off the artist behind the table. I quickly glance up to see they are trying … Continue reading Vulnerable stall →

I think there are benefits to asking why someone is behaving like they are. But the exploration is limited. Through deduction and digging into their past you may well discover the root of all their problematic behaviour but you still have to deal with them now and you're most likely not a psychologist. So, while … Continue reading Limits to the why →

A24 appear to be in the business of weird and unique movies and I think they're doing creativity right. The films don't feel formulaic, they each feel refreshingly original and that comes with a risk. I haven't loved all of them but they've all left a mark on me.

You know you are in the worrying elite when you sense the thought, 'i haven't worried in a while', cross your mind, and anxiety blossoms from it rather than joy.

Since watching Ted Lasso, I've always wondered why there isn't a Ted Lasso in real life. Ted doesn't care about winning and losing. He only cares about getting the best out of his players. Reality doesn't seem to be like that. The coaches seem to be the most competitive in the dressing room and on … Continue reading Real Ted Lasso →

I remember back in primary school, I used to sit next to this guy, we'll call him Jimothy Belvedere. We had been in the same year for a couple of years but never got to talking before being placed together in that class. What I found interesting was that he opened a whole new category … Continue reading Jimothy Belvedere →

The local community are putting on a Strictly Come Dancing night.The amateur levels are blatantly obvious.The mic keeps getting muffled, the timing of the music is too slow every time, the dancing is basic and slow with lots of obvious mistakes, and the audience keep clogging the aisle hindering the dancers entering and there's many … Continue reading Strictly local →

What's a great piece of art?Despite the fact that the lyrics were written 60 years ago and despite the song being performed by a tribute band, it still has the ability to transform a grumpy old codger into an emotionally fragile cry baby.