Jul
12
2010
Dear God I am a catholic. But you already know that. People don’t believe me when I tell them about my religion. They think I’m making it up. My religion doesn’t define me but I do go to mass and I do pray. Sure, I might not pray every day (if my Nanny Bridget is [...]
Apr
22
2010
This blog is part of Sleep Is For The Weak’s Writing Workshop and I’ve chosen prompt four. I have four brothers. Sorry. I had four brothers. I lost my baby brother on Friday 23rd November 2007. He was 25. He had bright blue eyes. He had short blonde hair. He was a drug addict. I [...]
Apr
14
2010
This is me and the hot geek. It is without a doubt my favourite photo of us. I have it in my wallet. It sits in a frame on my desk. And what I like most about it… we weren’t even a couple at the time, but I just knew I loved him. I felt [...]
Apr
09
2010
For The Hot Geek: History dictated no happiness for me History dictated that I’d never be happy History provided men with no spirit and no heart Alone in emotional bleakness, where was I to start? A man with loving in his eyes Through the wilderness I did see Beauty shone from all around Was [...]
Apr
08
2010
I say ‘just’ but I mean about 6 hours ago. And I don’t mean the ‘hey mum, I’m gay’ kind of coming out either. And before anyone accuses me of being homophobe – I’m not. My brother is gay. Deal with it. I meant the I-told-my-friends-about-my-blog way. I have been writing as Miss Cherry Red [...]
Apr
04
2010
The Hot Geek has one simple task. Put the dishwasher on. Here are some examples of what I class as (fucking impossible) difficult tasks: Explain quantum physics to Keira. Explain binary to me Build a rocket ship and fly it to the moon Put his foot in his mouth So, is everyone clear on the [...]
Jan
12
2010
Oh my gosh! In 4 days time, J and I will be in Paris, child free, enjoying a weekend away together for the first time in over 2 years. Two years. Bloody hell. Note to self: make more time for your boyfriend. Second note to self: buy new underwear for your trip.
Jan
11
2010
I know, I know, I’m a bit late with the whole new years resolution post but I have a 3 year old so please give me a break! I think it’s fair to say that the latter part of 2009 pretty much sucked for me. Actually wait, no. It didn’t suck in its entirety, just [...]
Jan
06
2010
I finally admitted defeat at 12:30am. I just couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer, I was starting to fidget on the sofa and I could see J was getting equally tired. I walked over, took his hand and said ‘come to bed and give me a cuddle…..’ It was in my most sultry, soft [...]