August 2014

31/08/2014

In Which I Cannot Articulate So Overcompensate With Pink Font

Given that since I’m self-employed, weekends can technically happen whenever I like; there’s nothing to stop me from taking Wednesday and Thursday off, for example, then working the actual weekend. But I still quite enjoy the quietness of Sundays. Oh wait there is a thing to stop me and it’s called money. I work during Continue reading

Animals…, August 2014, Books, Complaints, Dogs, Internet, Tumblr, TV

‘Pride and Prejudice’, dog GIF, focus, in which I have a bit f a grumble, Indifferent Ignorance, irritating Internet people, self-employment, Sundays, weekends, work
29/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary

Audioblog time! I decided to commentate on each of these stories (don’t worry there are things to look at while you listen): Too bad I talked about things in the wrong order and forgot how to talk and read simultaneously. Story One, in which we should perhaps panic. Story Two, in which I haven’t heard of Continue reading

Audioblogs, August 2014, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Lists, The Six O’Clock News

‘Ashya King: Missing boy’s ‘life is in danger”, ‘Bill Kerr, ‘Judge criticises lawyer for ‘Harry Potter’ appearance’, ‘Millions of historic images posted to Flickr’, ‘Scottish independence: Jim Murphy suspends campaign tour’, ‘Shawforth man, ‘The millionaires who rescue people at sea’, ‘The odd objects looted from Washington DC in 1814’, ‘The truth about the GBBO baked Alaska, ‘UK threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Iraq and Syria conflicts’, 85, according to Diana’, Audioblog, Australian actor and radio star, BBC News, dies aged 92′, fuckin’ idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, popular stories, prank calling the terrorist hotline, suspected of driving car at 81-year-old’, The Six O’Clock News
27/08/2014

Packing – Or Not – Some Bags

I always get a bit confused after a bank holiday – the joy of long weekend is kind of negated by not knowing what day it is for the rest of the week. So to make myself feel efficient in the face of uncertanity I’ve been adapting my Society6 and Etsy shops a little bit. Etsy will Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, August 2014, Holidays, Tim Minchin, Travel

conundrums, EasyJet is stingy, Etsy, Greece, Indifferent Ignorance, my art, packing for long term trips, Society6, suitcases, Tim Minchin GIF, travel, writing equipment
22/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: What It Takes to Re-Focus the Media (sort of)

Let’s address the obvious first and foremost and take a moment to appreciate what journalists are doing in certain parts of the world at the moment. While the tabloids are going crazy over Cara Delevigne’s holiday with Selena Gomez, there are people from across the globe who are quite literally the front line of communications Continue reading

August 2014, DISCUSS., The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Daily Telegraph’, al-Qaeda, BBC, conspiracy theories, Indifferent Ignorance, Iraq, IS, James Foley, journalism, Press Freedom Barometer, Reddit, Reporters Without Borders, Syria, The Daily Mail, The Six O’Clock News, Twitter

August 2014

In Which I Cannot Articulate So Overcompensate With Pink Font

The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary

Packing – Or Not – Some Bags

The Six O’Clock News: What It Takes to Re-Focus the Media (sort of)