#40 Completed – Finally, I know what dogger means
This one is an ambition that has grown throughout many years. Having studied Geography for at least 12 years of my life I think it is criminal that I have completely avoided comprehension of that...
View Article#1 and #44 Completed – How to have a 31 hour holiday
Before we get started on my grandest blogging work, here is a little context for these things: Last year I graduated from studying Geography with the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus. Absolutely...
View Article#5 Completed – Amped
Here’s irony for you. I love snowboarding though I had never been in my life. How is this possible? Well, obviously, being a child of my generation, it looks pretty sweet. I used to play all the games...
View Article#7 Completed – Up the Junction
Find somewhere to live in London. This thing was the one I had the most preoccupations about. But with a population that increases by roughly 1000 people each day, lots seem to do it. So what do I...
View Article#15 Completed – Al Sauce
I’m a big fan of sauce. Rarely is a meal or snack complete without a healthy dash of ketchup, mayonnaise, hollandaise, wholegrain mustard, gravy, crabapple jelly, jus, or whatever other liquid I can...
View Article#24 Completed – The murky side of Surrey
I was walking back from my daily commuter train – the 17.15 from London Bridge to East Grinstead. From leaving at the rear door of the 3rd carriage (the closest door to the stairs at Upper Warlingham...
View Article#7 Completed – My nowhere near marathon run
There is nothing more inspiring than the London Marathon. I absolutely love watching it, often almost bringing me to tears watching some of the runners supreme efforts. Every year, I always think...
View Article#11 Completed – Nigel the wingman
Dating. What a horrible word. I really don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to dating. Do people even go on dates? I think I’ve been on dates before. Definitely one, I couldn’t find the restaurant...
View Article#18 Completed – Learning to surf
Since returning from university 10 months ago, there has been one very troubling thing in my parents house… The internet connection is rubbish. It’s real sad that so much of life does revolve around...
View Article#54 Completed – emergency training
I was once walking back to my brother’s flat in Clifton, Bristol when we noticed a girl perched in a very precarious position above a long pavement staircase. We decided to check to see if she was...
View Article#34 Completed – Who let the dogs out
This one came from my good friend Dom. In discussing booking the opera for #12, he mentioned that Wimbledon Stadium was calling to him from his young, professional pad, just round the corner. Greyhound...
View Article#45 Completed – Nie rozumiem
Language is like a bascule bridge. Great for connecting with people but a complete barrier if the bridge is up and you don’t share a language. Now, being a native English speaker, I rarely encounter...
View Article#47 Completed – owed by the oed
I needed to invent my own word. So, after many commutes to work and time spent lying in bed waiting to lose a bit of consciousness, here it is: to cobo verb making the most of the opportunities...
View Article#41 Completed – Kinda sketchy
I wish I took time to learn to draw. I used to do cartoons when I was younger but nothing more adept than a few squiggles. Several years ago I was at the London Graphics Centre and saw a special offer...
View Article#4 Completed – I do not like hills
Here are a selection of the equipment I used this morning. Arising at an unweekendly 7am, I found myself preparing for a triathlon for the first time. I should probably have sorted preparing some time...
View Article#53 Completed – coincidence
I’m a big fan of Marcus Brigstocke. Growing up and still living in a house dominated by the voices of Radio 4, I have enjoyed his contributions on Just a Minute and occasionally The Now Show. Would...
View Article#17 Completed – reminiscences
Make a scrap book of all my memories of my time at university. I have actually made a slight amendment to this one. Instead of finishing absolutely everything off, I’ve decided to complete the book...
View Article#8 Completed – Naturelle
Okay, so the naked one is actually a thing I completed ages ago, and completely neglected to upload… Well, I’ll be honest, I was a bit tentative with this one. Many weeks of umming and ahhhing over...
View Article#12 Completed – sophistication
The Opera. One of those things I have always fancied saying I’m into but secretly would endure having to watch. But, what is one actually like? I got Giacomo Puccini to help me out. It was a message...
View Article#13 Completed – the generation game
Teaching somebody something. Quite vague this one. Originally I was thinking I would end up teaching someone to juggle as this is relatively common occurance. But this doesn’t really do too much good....
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