Leftwing Idiot and I were hanging out at his flat this evening. The window next to us was open to allow what little breeze there was into the room. I suddenly found myself trying to post my phone out of the window.…

The organisation I work for runs a Go-Kart track, and this morning many of the Touretteshero team came together to give karting a try. Leftwing Idiot and King Russell had been keen to go for a drive and their enthusiasm and competitiveness escalated as soon as they got into their karts.…

I watched the sun go down from the roof of a car park in Peckham this evening. Frank’s Bar is a temporary venue on the top of a multi-storey car park next to the cinema. The view from there is amazing.…

I met Laura for dinner this evening. She told me more about how the young people she teaches were getting on with the Touretteshero project. Her students are producing artwork in response to my tics as part of their GCSE art course.…

Here’s my version of I’d do Anything from the musical Oliver. It came from nowhere this evening and is presented here (almost) verbatim:

“I’d do anything for fucking mums, bitches and dog poo tits.

I’d do anything for a caged monkey in Peru.…

What was one black eye last night had turned into two by the time I woke up this morning. This means that I’m faced with the re-emergence of an old dilemma: how and when do I explain my injuries to others?…

As I was leaving work tonight I noticed a horizontal scratch on my cheek that hadn’t been there at lunch time. I’ve discovered several other mystery marks over the last few months in exactly the same place, but I have no idea how they’re getting there.…

Fact: I hit my head with the Hoover.

Fiction: “I have a mains supply to my head.”

My friend Laura is an art teacher at a secondary school in Sutton. She’s been working with a new group of GCSE students who are producing creative responses to my tics. Tonight she sent me an example of her students’ work.…

Following an invitation from Tourettes Action I went to photograph their second ever research meeting for professionals working on Tourettes. While I took the pictures I listened to the speakers presenting their latest findings that fell into three areas of research that were: neurosurgery, behavioural treatments, and whether or not Streptococcus infections cause Tourettes.…