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Thank you Sesame Street!
Sesame Street was first aired in November 1969. At the end of the hippy 60's and launching into the 70's where millions of kids wearing hand knitted turtle necks and flared corduroy trousers were brought into a colourful world full of learning, friends, crazy puppets and catchy tunes. Seeing a re-run…
Look how far we’ve come….
It’s been all over social media recently about Ricky Gervais using the word mong in his tweets. It actually really infuriates me. It’s a word; and yes, it has been used as a negative term, but i'm pretty sure it wasn't his intent in this instance, although not his wisest move. It was a stupid…
Panic…
I travel frequently in and out of the city on the train. The panic the average commuter exudes every time they embark or get off the train is astonishing. The nervous energy of them all could be harnessed for something much more useful and powerful. What’s frightening is that I…
The power of guilt……
Most movies are somehow based on a love story. Good and bad, crazed, unrequited lovers, affairs, tragedy and good old fashioned, sugar coated, manufactured popsicle hollywood romance. The story is the same whether its humans, aliens, werewolves or vampires. I watched The Reader (based on the book of the same name…
Something I remembered….
In a little trinket shop in Malacca, Malaysia I bought a cheap little pendant. On it in black ink were scribbled chinese characters with the below proverb on it. Its been years since I have travelled and the pendant was lost in the lining of my backpack, but I remembered what…
The rise of the proles….
Everyone has an opinion on what is happening in the UK. Watching the riots unfold, the burning homes, and the thugs bullying and stealing from peaceful innocents. Adrenalin pumped, faceless hoodies, following each other in and out of stores looting TV’s because “F*ck It, if he’s getting one why can’t…
An exquisite piece of writing…
This example of perfect writing was posted on twitter by Russell Brand in memory of Amy Winehouse. Love him or hate him, it's a great piece of work. 'When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call.…
Things I have learnt this week…….
That being overworked and underpaid has to stop and the only person that can do that is me. That I hate the sinking feeling that lingers in the pit of your stomach when you realise you really don't know what you have until its gone. That God wasnt ready to…
Another small win for Duffy….
Another small win for me happened last week. I have been asked to write regular blog posts for a great little start up agency called The Creative Foundry. I have added a link to their website in my blogroll. With regular work beginning to build so is my confidence as…
The blog that broke the camels back…
Last week I began to feel under pressure, real pressure. Stress levels were high. I have a 9-5 job which is actually working out to be a 7am to 9pm gig at the moment. On top of that I had 15 freelance work projects to get through let alone work…