This week, I’ve been gripped by another Netflix special; Marvel’s Jessica Jones. Jessica is a tortured, messed-up, alcoholic private investigator who has a secret – she’s also a superhero. She developed the gift of super strength after surviving a car accident which killed her whole family. She’s now mostly alone in the world, trying to…
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When you’re not invited to the party.
Recently, I found myself sitting on the edge of a clique I wasn’t part of. The large group of friends was huddled together, laughing, sharing funny in-jokes, and probably (hopefully) unaware that someone was sitting on the edge, feeling like they weren’t invited to the party. I always used to think that only kids…
Read MoreJesus comes to London…
So, apparently Jesus has arrived in London. Ok, to be fair, it’s a guy who looks a bit like Jesus. He’s well known in LA, has his own TV show, rides public transport, turns up to bars and gigs and gets selfies with celebrities. There’s a tumblr about him and Californians of all religions and none, queue up to…
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A story about the perfect dress
For a few weeks now I’ve been earnestly searching for ‘the perfect dress’ for a special event; right style, right colour, right budget. It’s been a bit of a palaver (yeah, First World problems, I know). I had my eye on one in a department store but it was pretty expensive, so I bookmarked the…
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