A few years ago I had just finished shooting a documentary at an HIVAIDS hospice outside of Lusaka where my father was volunteering as a medical supervisor The hospice was on the grounds of a catholic convent run by a […]
National Novel Writing Month
This morning I walked into a fist of bureaucracy kindly supplied by the Department of Work and Pensions. Not only does it ensure I remain in penury for several more months if not longer but it also emotionally knocked me […]
Pink Ball Blues
I bought a pink pilates ball. I blew it up and put it in front of the TV. The idea is that when I am watching endless amounts of mind numbing, soul zapping ,flab spreading, wibbling, rubbish; honing the shortness […]
Uphill
Yesterday I found myself striding over a grassy ridge with the wind in my hair and the sweat trickling down my back. I was finding it all a bit hard going as every time I paused for breath I was […]
Not particularly mellow fruitfulness.
The world is in a very bad way. Proof? OK. Waitrose, the Glamorous Supermarket, has a new advert out. Carefully lit portrait shots of humps of bloody meat turning into Sunday roasts, fireplaces and hot pototoes, squally rain and cosy […]
getting out of my head.
I apologise. Have been out of sorts this week..scratchy and irritable due to the fact I have been slightly more blinded (complications happen…they pass) and I am still waiting to hear on the job from 17th . As I didn’t […]
Pole…ish.
The woman on the make shift podium has got stuck half way through her ‘body ripple’. She has over intellectualised the move and stuck out her bum AND her breasts at the same time so setting up what should have […]
Po tree in times of high alert.
In Case Of Emergency In case of emergencyBreak my glassI will salve, protect, smashcrash, bash, abolish… But Have you ever put backWhat youBroke out? Bugger isn’t it? (In Case Of Emergency: T. Bush (c) 2001)
No Joke.
I follow my young friend up the stairs and to the reception. My friend is a kind person, full of energy and enthusiasm and she has invited me to try out her boxercise class at the central gym but when […]