Reading A Little Life: a very long book but not bad.

I don’t regret any of my piercings, even though most have been retired now. I love stretched ears, but wouldn’t get them as I may come to regret them as I get older.

I don’t have any as I can’t commit to the permanence, but if I did, I would like something large rather than a token little tattoo. I’d probably go for full sleeves, and like the idea of all my favourite […]

I only have one now, my tongue, but have had various others over the years – both nipples, eyebrow, septum, labret, lip, smiley. I want to get my septum re-done.

I’ve had my tongue pierced for over 11 years. I’ve had various other piercings, all retired now, and my career means can only really have piercings that can be hidden. In the past have had my labret, lip, and […]

I’m reading the fourth of Maya Angelou’s autobiographical books, The Heart of a Woman – really recommend her books as they give a great insight into her fascinating life.

I’ve just started ’Bring up the Bodies’, by Hilary Mantel which won the 2012 Booker Prize. Not really enjoying it, don’t like her writing style particularly.

That’s an interesting debate topic with so many different takes on it. Is there a specific proposition or question to debate? Fallacies lie at the heart of a lot of assumptions widely held, and that is how I tend […]

You will probably think that I am weird, but recently I made a chronological list of my CDs. I decided that I would try and re-listen to my entire collection. I began in 1961 and now am up to 1972. I will be […]

I have a wide taste in music. I listen to a lot of folk/singer-songwriter/country these days, but also like a lot of rock (Springsteen, R.E.M, etc) and occasionally a bit of pop. I like stuff with a political or deep edge.

I strangely find that listening to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, or Mazzy Star can really cheer me up. They just seem to ’get it’ and therefore I don’t feel so alone or unusual.

I like reading on the train or bus. I usually read sat in my chair at home, but find that when travelling there are no distractions so it is often the most productive reading time I get.