Well, I have now turned 26 and it is beginning to hit home that one of these days I will actually turn 30. Which is quite scary. I had a nice day on my birthday, I got lots of books and CDs and, astoundingly, a pair of diamond earrings from Dave! (Burglars please note that [...]

Today I had to go to Casualty! And not the ropey BBC TV programme, either. I managed to hack off the top of my thumb (NB: this may be a slight exaggeration employed for dramatic effect) while opening a parcel with a pair of scissors. At first I was too embarrassed to go to A&E [...]