June was an unusual month. In some ways it was a wind down after the crazy May of marking and Ireland. But in other ways it was busy because of exam boards, small projects and family visits. I had my run on Father’s Day, and later visited my family home […]
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It was my first Father’s Day since Dad passed away, so I decided to commemorate his awesomeness by raising some money for Cancer Research. Thanks to lots of excellent people, we managed to raise over £500, which I think Dad would be very proud of. Nic, Simon and Bowie came […]
This has been coming for some time but straw/camel’s back was earlier this week. My aim is to share this info without getting into a rant, but I may not manage it. Here’s why I am leaving Spotify: Bots I have complained before about inauthentic plays on Spotify. I contacted […]
This month I was busy with lots of marking, a couple of online gigs (one for National Teen Book Club, another for a conference in Cairo) and some travel. Like other recent months, it still seemed to drag a bit, despite being busy. Weather improved a bit so I got […]
Time still creeps at the moment. Perhaps Jaffa sped time up by keeping us entertained. Or work is gratingly slow. I am not enjoying it at the moment and looking forward to going part time even further in September. Whatever it is, it drags. This month Bee and I travelled […]
This month dragged a bit. I am used to time seeming to go faster as I get older, but this really seemed to drag. Perhaps it was the weather, but I don’t want to go into that again as it just becomes an Englishman’s weather blog. I will start by […]
February was spent prepping The Hobbyist for distribution and getting back into work. There was also a trip to Monkey World for my birthday and a quick trip up to Leeds to start some external work at Leeds Arts University. In between all this it rained a lot, so I […]
I finally get to release this project into the world. It was probably one of the smoothest in terms of conception and completion, and I am really proud of it. I won’t repeat the story behind the making of it, as that is all here. I will say that I’m […]
Today the news announced that Ewen MacIntosh passed away. We worked together on The Confusion of Tongues and I’d echo what others have said about him. He was kind, funny, and so professional. Knew all his lines, committed to the cause when we were shooting the film, and was a […]