So, like last year, I’d like to just recap the year. But this year, there’s the first half covered now and the second half tomorrow, so there’s always something to read. I’m calling this little segment Raconteur in Retrospect because it kind of is, but also because it sounded cool.
So what happened on my blog [...]
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Raconteur in Retrospect: January – June
Poole’s Christmas Cone
Been to Poole recently? I have, because I kind of live there. But have you been to the Dolphin Centre in Poole in the past two weeks? If you have, you’ve probably seen that it’s been lovingly decorated for Christmas with the usual tinsel, garlands and a… huge bloody cone on the high street.
Today [...]
5 Other Things I Didn’t Know Last Week
1. It’s Bates’ birthday today.
2. Packing isn’t my thing.
3. There is a lesbian detector on Facebook.
4. …and I’m the second top stalker of Jordan.
5. Last week was the World Sumo Suit Athletics championships.
7 Things Review – July
Ahh, July. Home of Independence Day and… well… that’s about it, to be fair. We don’t even celebrate Independence Day. Fail. But it is the birthday month of choice for Jordan, V, Helen and Bates. Okay, then a few things happened. But how are my 7 Things shaping up?
My posture
Well, here’s one that’s going in [...]
My 18th Birthday
So after being alive for 6575 days, it finally arrived, my 18th birthday. I’m sure it’s different in whatever other country you come from, but here in England, becoming 18 is pretty much the start of adulthood. I mean, you can drink, gamble and enter competitions on This Morning. I mean, what else do you [...]


