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Another funny old week
On the plus side my post viral symptoms have definitely abated. I am almost virtually back to normal. One bizarre thing, my balance in...

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Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Over and Out to the OCA
still of Action Man disrupting the presentation I can’t quite believe my time has ended as a student at the Open College of the Arts!...

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Sep 30, 20222 min read
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Endings and shiftings
I’ve not particularly wanted to write about the Queen’s death but it’s become almost the elephant in the room now, it seems crazy to...

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Sep 15, 20222 min read
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Big news!
Big news for me at least, I’ve sent Zine 4 to the printers ready to be printed off! I knew there was only a tiny bit of tweaking to do, I...

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Aug 21, 20222 min read
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Neuro diversity in me and others
I know I have posted a bit before about neuro diversity and since that time I have thought a lot about it, done some reading up, talked...

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Aug 7, 20224 min read
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Trip to London
I got back last night from my course and today am catching up with myself and all my jobs, one of which is writing here. So did I learn...

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Jul 31, 20223 min read
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Rocks
I’m writing this ahead to time as I’ve got a very busy end of week coming up. The last few days have been filled with anxiety. Why did I...

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Jul 3, 20222 min read
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Signed up for a course!
I posted a few weeks ago about what I might do in the future and then an email dropped into my account with a newsletter from LDComics....

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Jun 24, 20223 min read
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Working in Zine 4
I’ve managed to get back to work again, (it’s just showing up in the studio, you end up working by default) and I’ve been grappling with...

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Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Head exploding time
After virtually a week off, I’m back in my studio after a busy social time, family visiting here and me visiting family. Now I’m trying...

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Jun 11, 20222 min read
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End of an era
Funny old week. I handed in my final Assignment for my degree in Visual Communications this week. It should have been a great moment of...

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Jun 3, 20222 min read
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Working on Zine 4
Quite apart from real life problems, I’ve been working on Zine 4 and it has brought up lots of pesky emotions which just get in the way!...

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May 27, 20221 min read
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Other people's responses are out of one's hands
A weird thing happened in my Yoga class last night. My teacher came up to me and in front of a few other people said, really intensely,...

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Apr 29, 20223 min read
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Making decisions....hijacked by a migraine
I’m going to attend a small comic book fair in July and need stuff for the table. I will have my zines, business cards and my tea towels...

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Apr 23, 20223 min read
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Pride
I’ve been thinking about pride a lot this week. Of course pride can be a good thing but I think I notice about myself that pride is a big...

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Mar 26, 20222 min read
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Being an artist and complex-PTSD
I had a blog post half prepared and then I met up with an artist friend and I thought I would write about that. We always cover a wide...

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Feb 19, 20222 min read
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Spillustrate Team
Since I set up my website a while ago, my work has been evolving as I continue with my coursework and I’ve been having a major rethink...

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Feb 11, 20222 min read
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I'm back, plus Fear
That was a tough week. I’m so self conscious, making an audio tape presentation to hand in for my coursework was a killer. Not to mention...

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Jan 29, 20222 min read
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Holding post
Just a very quick note....I am really struggling to get my already late Assignment ready to be handed in, trying not to be stressed (deep...

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Jan 22, 20221 min read
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Giving and Receiving
[Before I get onto the main post, my migraines follow a familiar pattern, the week after I have recurrent minor episodes of nausea and...

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Jan 13, 20223 min read
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