Monthly Archives: January 2009

I met my pre-adoptive sister yesterday, for the first time. She was the one who initiated, about seven years ago, the first contact – by trying to locate me via grandparents. It was lovely to meet her and her kids, … Continue reading →

Does it surprise you how many terms there are for being drunk? There – I’ve already used two terms. This post was inspired by hearing somebody say they were “bungalowed”. Here follows a list, off the top-of-my-head: Pissed, wasted, trollied, … Continue reading →

Thanks Mark for tagging me! Now the idea here is to write up 7 things that people didn’t know about you. 1. My name used to be Amon, before being adopted (is that two things?). 2. I worked for a … Continue reading →

I’ve just had my first memory confirmed. I was three and fell onto a broken jam-jar, which is why I have a big scar on my right knee. I have a memory of a blue light flashing above me (taken … Continue reading →

There sure are some strange people around. Here are a few lines from my web logs: And – no, I didn’t write about them. I wrote about the actress here. Saw: buzzard, dipper (my favourite bird) and lots of robins … Continue reading →