almost witty

Pink Hat - Cardiff

Originally uploaded by © Maciej Dakowicz

Maybe this is where my slight fear of Saturday nights started, after I spent five years living in Cardiff City Centre and seeing sights like this most Saturday nights. And Friday nights. And Wednesday nights, for that [...]

Somehow, I’ve managed to be the winner of the Best Media Blog and the Best Eclectic Blog in the Welsh Blog Awards.
However, given I only got 22 votes in the first category and 8 votes in the second category, I won’t be quitting my day job *just* yet.
But *sob sob* thank you all for voting. [...]

I didn’t even know there was a Welsh Blog Awards, and I didn’t even know I was in the nominations - and yet, somehow, you can theoretically vote for me as:

- Best Media Blog
- Best Specialist Blog
- Best Eclectic Blog
- Best Looking Blog (They have *got* to be kidding!!!)
Like Woody Allen, my funny days are [...]

There’s an election today, to elect members to what is effectively the government of Wales. And finally, after 20-odd years of following politics and voting, I happen to live in a marginal constituency “with bells on” (along with Rhys), where the votes actually count.
I’ve always imagined that during election times, marginal constituencies become a [...]

Ahhh, dear reader. I have a bit of a quandary - whether to run along the North Wales coast to see a big-screen screening of the premiere episode of new Doctor Who with David Tennant and Freema Agyeman seven hours before the rest of the UK - or to stay in bed and have a [...]