Monthly Archives: March 2004
Promenade putain
The weather has that summery feeling again, the wind is warm and full of aromatic smells. There was a whole street near Grimaldi that smelled like someone cooking curry. Aaaah. I was out running errands earlier and I could smell the sea two streets back from the seafront, so as it had me by the [...]
The B student whine
I’m tired of being a B student. I am not a B student inside. I bulldozed through an IQ test a couple of weeks ago and got 133, but I felt I could have done better with a little revision beforehand. My GCSE results were erratic – As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Es, depending on whether [...]
The plot unravels
You know, you put a plot together, and then you have an idea for a twist, and then another idea for a twist, and all of these beautiful dramatic scenes you want to fit in, and you mould it and shape it and it almost fits together, except for this one thread. So you pick [...]
Niflheim
I used to live somewhere in the outer regions of Niflheim, otherwise known to its residents as Nottingham, or, if you’re one of the many American tourists who come on a pilgrimage to find Robin Hood, “Nawtinghayme.” Contrary to popular belief, Nawtinghayme is not surrounded by Sherwood Forest. Sherwood Forest (a Disney plantation of ten [...]
à Nice
This year I’m living in Nice. Why? If you had a choice between living on the French Riviera or in Sheffield, which would you choose? Nice has its own particular characteristics, namely: dogs, terrible parking, and terrible driving. The French have a relaxed attitude towards things like smoking and personal safety. Crossing a road in [...]
Sheffield
For several years on and off I have lived in Sheffield. Sheffield has lots of hills. I don’t like that. Sheffield is famous for lots of things: The Full Monty Stainless Steel. Sheffield is also famous for a shopping centre called Meadowhell. Meadowhell is a scenic stop for dead souls on route to the eternal [...]
