When I was 23, I had over 20 interviews with the Oxford University Press. Every time, for Assistant Marketing Manager. Every time, a different department. Every time, I got down to the last two candidates. And it never, ever got that job. When I was last single, I tried online dating. The first guy I […]
Booze
Actual booze chat, that is about drinks, rather than just a cute alliterative way to chat about my life.
Blogmas Day 14 – Chocolate Truffle Teacups
Because NO ONE likes Christmas pudding. Today, I am sharing an old family recipe* for chocolate truffle torte. This is a fine little pudding to make for any occasion – it is at heart just chocolate and cream, so everyone likes it. My Mum always made this in a big springform cake tin, which looks […]
Blogmas Day 10 – How To Erase A Hangover With Makeup
I am so sorry, I appear to have fallen behind with Blogmas. I skipped Friday to go to Brighton and get drunk with some teachers on the last day of term, and then on Saturday I couldn’t move because no one drinks like teachers on the last day of term. They make George Best look […]
If You Care About Kanye, You Are Doing Festivals Wrong
All of this fuss about Kanye playing at Glastonbury is ridiculous. The thing is, we’re talking about a headline slot, here. That’s at about 9-10pm. Do you really expect to have your shit so firmly together at 9-10pm, on Saturday night, at Glastonbury, that you will be disappointed by a bit of Kanye? I don’t […]
The Delicate Art of Being Hungover
If you are serious about drinking, the occasional hangover is inevitable. If you wake up with one, don’t try to defeat it. You won’t succeed, only waste energy and make yourself feel worse. No. Instead, you must learn to embrace the hangover, so she will leave on her own terms. It’s like the old legends […]
Barely Bullingdon
I did a really nice gig last night. They were lovely. I’m glad I put on a dress for them. They put me on in the second half, which is a compliment and nicer to perform, and gave me a bit of cake. The most I’ve EVER been paid to perform is a glass of […]
Evidence
I found the following texts on my my phone. They were all sent from me to D between 23.35 and 02.02 last night/this morning. There was no response, because D is a real person and he was asleep. “We are crashing a college party now. Best or worst idea ever x” “Medium idea.” “They are […]