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There’s Snot in My Hair, and You Really Needed to Know That.
My body’s 21st birthday present to itself was to catch a cold, so I’m interspersing work with those violent sneezes where you projectile snot over your hair/clothes/arm/phone. I watched that Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs programme yesterday, which was also the first time I’ve taken more than one paracetamol at a time for months, so I’m… Continue reading
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A Take on the Grammar School Debate, by Someone Who Actually Went to One
The new school year is upon the nation’s sproglets and there’s a new-ish argument in Parliament and the media about grammar schools. Am I glad to be back home. I want to add my two cents to the great grammar school debate, because I actually attended one – after 1974, which as far as I can tell is when… Continue reading
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Getting Way Too Philosophical in a Filler Post (Francesca is Tired: A Novel)
I AM STILL ON HOLIDAY. But I have posted this, snowflakes, because I want to. And given that a year ago I wasn’t sure if I wanted to blog any more, it’s enough for me just to write that sentence. Until last Tuesday, I hadn’t taken more than a day off at a time in over… Continue reading
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Moving Image Appreciation Post #10
I hate the name of this series but I can’t think what to rename it, so here we go. (Yes I am on holiday right now. I did some magic. I am on a beach and probably asleep.) Why isn’t my youth like that. Where are the denim jackets? The masses of people? The bowling… Continue reading
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