Archives for: "September 2019"
House music
Me and Hayley went out dancing the other night. We got back at about five, whispering so as not to provoke the angry lump in the next room. We got into bed and she plugged herself into some house music while I attempted some pre-school sleep. There was… more »
Dinner ladies
Yesterday I went to see a room in a house. I was on the verge of cancelling the viewing several times because of its distance from town. I like the unpredictability of living in central Bristol. I like walking home in the small hours, with all its… more »
Ain't nothing going on but the rent
Knackered. No time to write. Working seven days this week, as a dinner lady in a private school from ten till half two, then at the pot wash in the bowels of a central Bristol hotel (revealing photos to follow). This weekend I will see the sky during my… more »
All Nigerians are thieves
Up at 5am, walking an hour to work, in the rain, without a coat, in shoes that leak, to work at the dishwasher for eight hours, with a soggy sock blotting my foot. A man prone to self-pity would be inclined to broadcast these facts in a public forum. I… more »
I get jealous
Apologies for the site being down for a week or so; this was a fault at my hosting company. Roll on getting out of this place. I was shouted at by Unhinged Landlady -- through the door, whilst I was talking on the phone call at 9.40am yesterday. That… more »