Hajimemashite! Greetings from Japan!!! Last Monday, the 5th of April, I and three other University of Winchester students, Tom, James and Anna, embarked on the exchange trip to Japan, where we will be learning to teach English as a foreign language. With weeks of concern and worry about the earthquake behind us, tearful goodbyes and … Continue reading
Having been to several open mic nights, it has become apparent that there is a perception of comedy that it is simply getting up on stage and talking for a bit. It is, in the same way as saying you get a pig and then sausages happen. If comedy is just talking, then art is … Continue reading
Yes, where do you get it from? People who ask this question should, along with lying politicians and nuclear attack bears, be shot. It’s like asking Picasso why he put that ear there. It’s irritating, impossible and downright infuriating some times. The problem is when you’re at my level (i.e. nowhere) the people who ask … Continue reading
As Mourinho so delicately suggested after last month’s draw, one can almost sniff the trophy once reaching the quarter final stage. Well he, Fergie, Guardiola and Schalke’s Ralf Rangnick must now be salivating over the famous Big Ears and all their exuding glory, as a European showdown at Wembley beckons for their four teams. After … Continue reading
My brain thumped numbly against my skull, threatening to break through completely. It felt as though all of my impulses were softened by cotton wool, barely touching my skin. I awoke and opened my eyes… Except that they wouldn’t open. Everything was dark and black; I was suffocated in a parallel medium of dusk. … Continue reading
