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Ayn Rand's Anthem. Short, but impactful. Hopefully not spoiling it here, but her line 'I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction' honestly changed my whole opinion of myself and my… Read More

Peaky Blinders!

My full moon and new moon - for all the Goddesses and badass menstruating women out there. Worn on my 'sleeve' everyday.

Wusthoff Chef's Knife (and sharpener). We'd bought my dad a full set for his 50th birthday and I loved using them so much I realised I couldn't wait 'til 50 to have my own. So, I bought one for myself for my 22nd birthday and have not looked backed since. I even traveled across the… Read More

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Just sheer genius. Fiction, but in such a detailed, considered world and with such real-life themes and concepts that it leaves you shook. Equal parts absurdist and heart breakingly real.

My mom had always labled our presents from Santa using her nondominant hand (to disguise the writing), and I guess one year she just got over it and used her normal handwriting. She has pretty distinctive handwriting. That's how I knew. Also, Santa would leave footprints in baby… Read More

When I was 6 I had my tonsils out (and missed our Christmas carols pageant as a result). I was at the mall with my mom the day my scabs starting coming off (the worst part of healing) and was crying and miserable and some random stranger bought me a little cat soft toy to make me… Read More

So these pictures do require some explanation. A theatre where I live put on a PHENOMENAL live staging of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that ran for ages and encouraged the full audience participation from newspapers and confetti to, as you guessed it, dressing up. I'm quite self-conscious… Read More

Unfortunately I never got to say a proper goodbye to my cat, Button, who I'd had for 17 years. She was living with my parents while I was at University (2 hours from them). She started having regular seisures and my mom phoned me while I was working in a computer lab during exams… Read More

A pill that makes you poop before you leave for your run