Having grown up on the edges of the internet generation the concept of internet friends, or online friends, is one that I have been aware of for almost all of my. Or at least since early on in secondary school when things Like MySpace, Bebo, and then Facebook was taking off. My age, the fact … More It’s Not Like They’re Real Friends, Right?
Food is one of those things that you need to survive, there’s no two ways about that. Some people simply eat just for sustenance, because they know that their body needs something in order to survive. But food is often so much more than that. I love food and I love eating, possibly a bit … More Food Is The Way To The Heart
The Christmas Card. Hannah stared at the envelope on her doormat for a few seconds in confusion. Hardly anyone ever wrote her cards or letters, in fact most of the post she got was junk mail or flyers for the local takeaways, and the handwriting on the front of the card was one that she … More An Advent Of Writing – Day 14
Christmas Can Be Lonely. Christmas is a time associated with happiness, cheer, laughter, goodwill, family. All very positive things, and for most people it is a positive season. But for some people Christmas can be intensely lonely. Not everyone has friends or family to spend the holidays with, and seeing everyone else enjoying themselves can … More An Advent Of Writing – Day 11
Last weekend I was once again in Barcelona for a convention. When I first started going to conventions I said I’d just do the one and then that would be it, it would be a once in a lifetime experience and then I’d be done. The one that I went to last weekend was convention … More A Lot Of Love At Love Fan Fest
Friendship is one of the most fundamental aspects of human nature. It’s also one of the most complex. We’re encouraged from infancy to make friends wherever we go, but despite the fact we have so much encouragement making friends isn’t always easy. In fact, sometimes it feels damn near impossible. There are whole articles, books, … More #65. Friendship
Really, she thought, she should have expected the night to devolve into something somewhat questionable. Her two best friends were terrible influences. Despite the fact they were all nearly 30, whenever they all went drinking together they all regressed to how they were in their university days. The night had started sensibly enough. They’d shared … More #36. Another Drunken Episode
Back in February I went to my very first convention for The 100 and I had an absolutely amazing time. After about a week of being home I knew there was absolutely no way I could wait another 14 months before I went to my next convention. I had definitely been bitten by the con … More A Weekend At Polaris Con
Okay so it wasn’t last night it was last weekend, and it wasn’t a DJ it was just a really cool group of people, and they didn’t save my life they just altered my perspective on it a bit, or a lot, I haven’t decided on that yet. So maybe that was a pretty shit … More Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
So I don’t really have a blog posting schedule, but after some recent encouragement from people about the stuff I write, I’ve decided to try write more regularly. I knew I wanted to get one out today on what is one of my (seemingly rare) days off from work. I actually had a post already … More Look at This Photograph
A Place of Mine 