Inverse Proportion

This seems to have been affecting me a lot lately.

It always seems that when things are going well with all the creative stuff, I end up in really shite situations with the Paid Job. Last week, following Margins, I went back to work and was faced with a police incident. Now, the day after Cargo vs Chemikal, I got dragged in for a pointless training shift then not given a break even though I ended up there for nearly 10 hours. Fuck. My. Life. :(

However...

This month is March, and I hope to be having a great time :)

And finally...Words Per Minute

So yeah, that's three blogs in a row. I'm catching up good and proper. Tumblr rocks, but it's not as good for big updates methinks.

Anywomb...

Given that it's now Facebook official, I can tell you that I will be reading at Words Per Minute on March 13th at the Arches.

The event will run from 4-7pm (the last hour of this is a DJ set). I'll have a ten minute slot reading a story in Shetland dialect I wrote for uni - I don't know what point I'll be on at, having just had it properly confirmed that I'll be on, but I hope you'll all pop down to see me. Entry is a fiver. I promise I'll make it worth your while. :)

Let's Get Lyrical

So yeah, I've been somewhat absent from the blogosphere in recent weeks. But anyway...

Let's Get Lyrical's closing night shall be held at the Caves in Edinburgh from 6-9pm this Sunday (27th). It's a lyrical death match between Cargo Publishing and Chemikal Underground records. The event is being refereed by AL Kennedy. In the Cargo corner, we have Alan Bissett, Rodge Glass, Doug Johnstone, Ryan Van Winkle and Kirstin Innes, and Chemikal are represented by Emma Pollock (formerly of the Delgados) and Lord Cut Glass. Tickets are £13 / £9 on the door.

Creamola Foam

Yes, that's right. I'm writing you a blog about confectionery. Ish.

So yeah, you talk to most Scottish folk over the age of about twenty and most of them should have fond memories of Creamola Foam.



I remember this. My mam hated it, but my brother and I used to get it when we went to see our paternal granny at weekends. It was available in two flavours, raspberry and orange, and raspberry was undoubtedly my favourite one. Alas, when I was about ten or eleven it went off the market.

However, one morning I was walking down Merkland St (near Partick underground / train / bus station) when I passed the sweet shop there, I saw this pinned to the door:



So yeah, not Creamola Foam, but an exact replica.

The following day I bought two tubs - one raspberry, one orange - and went on my merry way to work. On my break I tried glasses of both. Indeed, it was pretty good. Exactly as I remembered.

Then came the flat bit at the bottom of the glass after all the foam has gone. I have to say, I'd forgotten what a disappointment it was. A little too authentic an experience, perhaps.

Maybe somewhat pointless, this one, but I needed to let it out :) Normal, more sensible service shall resume shortly.

The Margins Festival

So...I'm taking a brief moment before I lace up my sexy new DMs and head out to work at The Paid Job (boo) to tell you about The Margins Festival, which is being brought to you by Cargo Publishing.

It's basically a wee four-day book and music festival running from 17th-20th of this month at Stereo on Renfield Lane, Glasgow. We have a range of writers and musicians performing at each event, and the cost of each event is £1. Bargain! Go and check out the above link for more info :)

Sorry blog

So, it's been a wee while since I got an update in. Think this is following joining Tumblr - it's addictive. But that one was originally begun as a supplement to this one, so this one I need to focus on more.

What have I done since then? Mostly worked, sadly. And discovered the genius that is The Nostalgia Critic :)