I am the first to admit that I am not a brilliant cook. However, what I lack in skill I make up for in enthusiasm. Tonight ladies and gentlemen, I give you butternut squash, sweet potato and chickpea curry, served with warm flatbread. It might look a bit brown in colour but I promise it [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Long day, easy dinner
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Haircuts for nothing
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I really object to paying a lot of money for a haircut. That might seem ridiculous, as you often get what you pay for, but the thought of shelling out 40 pounds for a cut that will last six weeks seems ludicrous. So, I took the plunge and booked an appointment with the lovely Lucy, [...]
Work experience, the oldest trade?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Further to yesterday’s post which generated a – perhaps unsurprisingly – huge amount of debate and conversation, I give you work experience: the new prostitution. Perhaps that’s a bit over-emotive; bear with me. My most recent work experience exploits were at a national paper; a placement which brought sounds of admiration from my also-unemployed journo [...]
Interns as slaves, discuss.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Work experience. How those two words strike fear into the heart of recent graduates. As the recession bites, hard, on the arse of the unemployed from Exeter to Edinburgh, pimping yourself out to ungrateful employers is, quite frankly, the only way forward. According to some recent research into youth unemployment, Londoners are most like to [...]
