Nope Nah No Way Matt Wood: Big guy, big heart Indulge me for a moment. Imagine receiving some unbelievable news. Think for a moment about how you might feel if one of your relatives won the jackpot on the lottery; or you were at the cash machine and (insert famous person’s name) was next to you.ContinueContinue reading “Live Shit Binge and Purge: Memories of Matt”
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JDS Insights: December 2012
And there I was. Looking back and another year passed. It started so optimistically. And ended…well not un-optimistically. Just tired. Commitment ended. And space began to emerge. No doubt something will fill it. I also got to experience some live music – on a local level – at a venue I played when I wasContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: December 2012”
JDS Insights: November 2012
This month there was death. And it was difficult to deal with. In the way that any death is. It was also Ten Years of YLGS. That made me think a lot. How much things have moved on. It’s not about the person who starts it – it’s more about whether the idea keeps going.ContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: November 2012”
JDS Insights: October 2012
Holiday…can you tell? This month I was another year older. My ambivalence towards ageing increases with each year that passes. But the holiday was a chance to relax and drink in another perspective. And also forget. So I did. Read the block of text below and have a think about what emerges. ——- Onward toContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: October 2012”
JDS Insights: September 2012
What if he was *my* chemistry teacher? September: the days draw in, darkness descends and we return to school. Summer is over. The longer I’ve taught, the more attuned I’ve become to the rhythm and routine of the year. September is a month that really marks the beginning of the cycle; another year begins. ThisContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: September 2012”
JDS Insights: August 2012
This year’s summer holiday was not really any different to others. I read, I explored my writing a bit more, I shopped, I spent time in coffee shops…the usual. As well as that – we celebrated ten years of being together and five years of marriage. I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly. It didContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: August 2012”
JDS Insights: July 2012
Hilariously twisted, maniacally funny and disturbingly lucid. That was then. This is now. It’s December. It’s nearly Christmas and here I am writing about July. Sometimes I wonder is it better never than late? July was a memorable month for the country. Who could forget Olympics? The Olympic Ceremonies represented London and this country: horriblyContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: July 2012”
JDS Insights: June 2012
No screens! Following on from the wonders of exams, June is full of report-writing for teachers. Most of mine had been done a little earlier because the pupils I teach tend to go on exam leave before the rest of the school. It *should* have felt more like the summer was approaching, winding down timeContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: June 2012”
Untrilogies
Each uniquely similar and similarly unique. I enjoy films a lot. I love the escapism, the reality, the hyper-reality. I love the story made (almost) real. I feel personal relationships with some characters in films. They are part of me. For my generation, films provide an easy talking topic. A joint point of reference. PopularContinueContinue reading “Untrilogies”
How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?
How much do you know about yourself? In the film Fight Club Tyler Durden poses the question, “How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?” By that measure I knew very little about myself. I knew nothing of what it actually meant to have someone ‘front me up’ orContinueContinue reading “How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?”
James D'Souza 