Sometimes – often – my day job isn’t the most mentally stimulating or lighthearted. It frequently involves spreadsheets, social media scheduling apps and twelve tabs, one of which is my bank account. On these occasions I find my own entertainment in the form of podcasts, YouTube playlists and throwing pencils.
Sometimes the entertainment finds me.
I came across this while researching the British Museum for a blog.
And now we’ve all learnt something. You’re welcome.
Let’s put the noise of the rest of the internet to one side for a moment. In fact, you should close all tabs that aren’t this one.
When I began this blog in 2009, I was still at school. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I’m not going to pretend I wasn’t an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teenager, but if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.
What will you find here now?
This blog has evolved with me and will continue to do so. Generally, some of my favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also really interested in digital minimalism, environmental issues and how we can solve them and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea and look at the sky than it is to shout at people you disagree with.
Think we might get along?
Cool. Stick around, leave a comment on posts to continue the conversation and tell me your favourite MCR song! Oh, and while you’re here: this is a no-gen-AI household. You may not put any of my posts through an LLM. If you’re going to email me or write a comment, do it yourself.
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