Ahem ( Read more... )

Aw nuts, found another grammatical niggle over which I can get frustrated and smug ( Read more... )

Last night we went to see Nick Cave at The Apollo. The third time I've seen him this year! Gosh! There was Grinderman at Werchter and that unforgettable gig in Dublin ( Read more... )

Oh this is so exciting ( Read more... )

I'm in the library! You know what that means, don't you? It means that I've finally got a student ID card! It says "PDGT" on it and I no longer look like a cheeky scouse car thief. Now I look like a smug dick ( Read more... )

Something's happened to Liverpool. Usually when I come home for the first time after a spell of prolonged absence I feel instantly threatened or intimidated by some sort of sneering mass of logoclad scouse chav. Not this time! This time, I as alighted from the bus ("Nude" playing on personal CD player) the city felt quiet, safe and welcoming. I saw ( Read more... )

10 things you wish you could say to ten different people right now ( Read more... )

I don't think I'd wish death upon anyone. Except Richard Littlejohn. Can anybody justify his existence? I had the misfortune of reading one of his articles earlier and it's turned me into a right hateful spanner. I keep finding things to hate. Like coriander! I don't hate coriander, the name is delicious, but the taste of it just makes me shudder. ( Read more... )

It's back again! The insatiable urge to go to as many gigs as possible, and there's a lot in the pipeline ( Read more... )

For the first time in a long time I have one of those debilitating colds! It's to be expected at about this time of year, what with the onset of the cold and wet and all those freshers who are, let's face it, a breeding ground for bacteria. Be that as it may, this year I've also been working at the airport and, as such, have been spending five days ( Read more... )