Be Gone

I’ve booked an appointment with my GP on Monday to discuss the possibility of some sort of surgery on my scars. Wish me luck! The most nerve-wracking part of will be showing my arms. I might go in with my bum out to soften the blow. Although I have scars on my bum, too, due [...]

Stand Up

I want to do more stand up!  I’m quite sad the shenanigans with Company Paridiso have ended. As nervewracking as I find it, and as much as I bite my fist when I see the photos, I really enjoy it.  I like jumping around and making people laugh.  It’s especially nice to make them laugh [...]

Life In a Scar Suit

I always wear long sleeves, whatever the weather, so I don’t see my own skin a lot. But I just looked down at my arms and reeled in shock. They are at their least shocking ever, because I haven’t self harmed (apart from a few tiny-calm-down scratches during the summer’s high that didn’t even leave [...]

Spending review

I can’t stay away long when there’s a spending review, can I? Even Harry Hill is playing kick the poor these days. I’ll write about this properly when I feel less livid and thus can be more reasonable, but for now, here’s Zoe Williams at the Guardian talking utter sense about the benefits system and [...]

What Has Happened to Welfare

Go and read this, it’s the most eloquent and well-organised, well-researched deconstruction of the welfare state, the real cost of benefit fraud and “why Britain hates the sick”.

The Biggest, “Too Much Information” post I will ever make

Thanks for your advice on Previous, chaps!  I have made it private now, mostly because it would be the same advice from a lot of people and because I found the post a bit embarrassing to make.  I’m now slightly delirious from lack of sleep. Now I’m going to write a post specifically to squick [...]

I voted Lib Dem

And I wish I hadn’t. I hate this government. And here’s a lovely piece of propaganda, from the BBC, of all people.  Saints and Scroungers.  About benefit claimants. Yep.

Photos from Warning: May Contain Nuts

I said I’d post some if I found them, so there’s some excellent photos here! (I know people always insure themselves with the pre-requisite self deprecating, “Oh, I look awful!”  In my case, I genuinely do and it’s part of the reason I was so nervous. So, er, keep the boot out!) Anyway, have a [...]

Show in Brighton contained nuts

I’ve resorted to wearing cheap false nails in order to break my nail biting habit so if there are random letters all over the place, it’s because I can barely type! Thus ends one of the busiest weeks of my life.  I am ill and haven’t got enough money to eat for the next few [...]

Don’t wait to be hunted to hide- that’s always been my motto.

Oh lord, I feel like utter shite.  I spent my class this afternoon trying not to put my head into my hands and whimper softly.  Someone asked me if I had a hangover because I looked, “awful” (charming) but alas, I was in bed by midnight last night.  Which was tempered by my not sleeping [...]

Me bibbling in the Guardian today about Warning: May Contain Nuts and comedy

You’re going to kill me- it’s another plug! And it’s sponsored by Pepsi Max. Maximum taste, maximum chlorine. There is an article about Warning: May Contain Nuts in G2 today, which is online. It is here!  It talks a bit about mental illness and comedy and the show in Brighton on Sunday.  I conducted the [...]

Little Ease by White Witches

Another plugging post here, many apologies, but it is my blog, after all! White Witches are an excellent band, and my boyfriend is excellent at being a total eejit.  So here are their powers combined, with White Witches, “Little Ease” and Robert Wolfgang Moneypenny, revolutionary hero of South London. In the last five seconds, you [...]

Warning: May Contain Nuts in Brighton, 10th October at 4pm

To mark World Mental Health Day… Should you wish to come along! I shall be in my dignity pants once more.

@Nadine Dorries

Lots of people have come up with more eloquent responses to this: I will post my article in Iain Dale’s book shortly, with his permission. In the article, in which I very clearly define the reasons why MPs should not blog or Twitter (yes, I know ) I mention someone who has posted 22,000 tweets [...]