Welcoming delegates with plenty of grandeur and copious amounts of coffee and cake, this year’s European Women and Sport (EWS) conference was held at the 5* Grange City Hotel in London. EWS constitutes a network of individuals and organisations from 44 countries committed to achieving gender equality in sport; increasing the involvement of women at all levels and in all functions and roles.
175 delegates and guest speakers attended from all over...
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011
I've been back in Chelmsford nearly two weeks and during that time I've broken my favourite umbrella, received another whopping train fine for travelling two minutes before off-peak time begins (read previous tale here), and got two kidney infections. Not surprisingly, these events have put me in a very sour mood and today I'd quite like to be somewhere far more exotic, if a little smellier.
I haven't known how to write about Nepal. I didn't...
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
I think I'm one of the worst decision-makers of all time. Not that I think I make bad decisions, I'm yet to properly regret anything I've chosen to do, but I certainly take a long time deciding on things and whether or not to do them.
In August I decided to book a trip which I knew would be 'life-changing'. For the first time in a long while I decided to be selfish and think about what I wanted. I segmented my life into what resembled a chocolate...
Monday, 26 September 2011
If you'd asked me a year ago whether I fancied applying for 'Total Wipeout', I probably would've said yes, downloaded the form and left it sitting in my 'downloaded items' for 7 months, gathering jargon dust, swamped in amongst thousands of temporary internet files. Ok, so that did happen. However, earlier this month we received an email at work from Endemol with a desperate...
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Beach volleyballers Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin are world-class sportswomen. I don't know if Marketing Week have trademarked the term that they'll be "renting out their rears" but if you haven't heard, that's what these ladies will be doing... dutifully. Betfair will be printing QR codes on the ladies' bikini bottoms having signed an exclusive advertising deal to see...
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
1) Tuthuffers
Train approaches platform.
Commuters congregate in small huddles where train doors MAY halt at.
Train reaches platform and slows.
People suddenly decide to walk alongside the train - faster than it's moving - knocking into those standing on the edge of the platform as they try and catch up with the doors that've already passed.
Throughout this process they tut and huff. One lady actually shouted 'Come on!' at me. Come on where?...
Sunday, 7 August 2011
If you weren't aware, there are only a few things needed to constitute a good time:
A field
Some music
Some people
Corn-on-the-cob related contests
Copious competitive knee scuffing
Small bottles of Swedish cider
Field Day festival is held every year in the lush leafy Victoria Park and having attended this year's funbonanza I can confirm it definitely delivers all of...
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
...preferably in matching trainers.
I got my black&white film hand-developed today and unfortunately there were scratches along many of the negatives. Not ideal. The nice man put them onto a CD for me (for FREE - hence 'nice man') so I could tweak the close-up portraits I'd done. Grainy is good but stripey just won't do.
A couple you'll find on Flickr but the...
Monday, 1 August 2011
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Sunday, 17 July 2011
A few weeks ago I was metaphorically kicked in the balls, I received an elbow jab to the kidney and a simultaneous slap in the face. It was painful to try and comprehend things that were said to me and consume the resulting emotions I experienced. Fast-forward though, and somehow things have reverted to how they were before. I (think I) like to refer to it as 'the blip'.
Weirdly, that short period of panic and uncertainty has had a massive positive...
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Taken from my final year photography project. Click on the photos to enlarge and see blurb below. It's one year old now, so perhaps a little technologically out of date considering the invention of the Xbox Kinect. Yet, the message is still just as important to remember when you consume those ads with the virtual personal trainers in virtual training environments. Don't waste...
Saturday, 2 July 2011
It's been a year since I graduated. Wowzer.
The overpriced framed portrait is stuck on a shelf in the dining room and only gets dusted when we happen to have guests*.
It is a rubbish photo anyway; wonky hat, creased cape, forced smile and big embarrassed rosy red cheeks.
I've no idea where my degree certificate is but it's bound to be somewhere 'safe' with all...
Friday, 1 July 2011
That is Andrew Castle. Earlier he was trending on Twitter. As thousands of Wimbledon viewers hunted for the remote to hit mute during the Nadal/Murray semi-final, the twitterers that endured his commentary still found it infuriating, embarrassing, ridiculous, or a combo of all of the above. Personally, I found it quite hilarious. See highlights below:
Thinking out loud during...
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Cold hard cash; potentially £73,000 of it. A fine way to encourage excitement and publicity for the upcoming FIFA 2011 World Cup in Germany.
The WSFF has teamed up with the UK's leading bookmaker to boost the profile of women's sport at a time when England's chances of winning are at its best yet. Currently installed as joint fifth faves at 16/1 after beating Sweden and...
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Bluebell Walks are organised every Spring to raise money for Canine Partners and this year was another huge success thanks to a healthy dose of sunshine. It took place at the stunning woodland estate in Langford, Maldon and nearly 200 people turned up to walk the 2 miles with their dogs of all shapes and sizes.
As well as the walk, there was a BBQ, raffle, kids' quiz and...
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Uh oh. I’m in one of those moods...
I came across an article written for The Atlantic which focused on the United States’ creative crisis. By analysing the role of ‘play’ in our childhood upbringing, education and its role in the workplace, Laura Seargeant Richardson suggests that in order to teach the youth to innovate and succeed within a creative economy, as well as...
Friday, 6 May 2011
Oh how I would love to own the entire alphabet of these beautiful collective noun posters. You'll never win a pub quiz with the common-knowledge of a pride of lions, so how about this one to impress your easily-impressed friends:My favourite.See ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ & more at www.woopstudios....
Friday, 29 April 2011
Crowds gather for a royal wedding,
They lay their heads upon anorak bedding.
Big up Blighty! Be proud to be British!
How soon will the nation's contentment diminish?
Devil's food cake with buttercream filling. (KB ©)
French Chantilly and English lace,
Silk tulle misted across her face.
Synched in waist with a flowing train,
Eyebrows and eyeliner remained the...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
You may have noticed that the weather has been quite nice lately. I'd definitely say the wind chill has died down to a comfortable level, and the clear skies tend to create actual warmth rather than fake warmth you could probably reproduce with an eco-lightbulb.
However, like many, I'm not outside enjoying the sun. I am at work from 9-5. This post outlines the reasonable...
Monday, 11 April 2011
(You can Google the blurb too if you really want to...)
548 pages of deeply but delicately intertwined dark and twisty-ness. This page turner will not allow a single word to be left unread. Deemed a Dickens-esque historical fiction, the narrative is so well defined with complex key characters exposed through heart-breaking, powerful story-telling. Waters’ creates such...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Time for the lawnmower to come out of the shed. Oh wait, it's still half-broken from September. And the grass is really too damp to mow. And now it looks like the lawn has had a bad bad shave with a blunt scabby razor... still, smells good!
Time for birds to get frisky. All day long. This morning two pigeons actually bumped into my window as a result of flapping and flitting...
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Canine Partners assist people with disabilities to help enjoy a more independent lifestyle and improve their quality of life.
After a long day of pats and cuddles, we managed to raise £891.31 at the Chelmsford event - a fantastic result!
There are many events coming up this Spring to raise money for the charity including the Bluebell Walks which take place around...
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Apple have hurriedly patented their portable stretchy napkin-esque device: the multi-touch skin. Apparently, this technology could pave the way for...
‘a plethora of future product concepts.’
Plethora, schmethora. In this post, I’m going to point out the disadvantages and downsides to this type of invention, just because I’m in that kind of mood.
(NB. I’m hoping you’ll...
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