I stayed at Leftwing Idiot’s flat last night. I settled down in the familiar surroundings of his spare room and looked out of the window as I usually do. But a layer of thick cloud meant I didn’t get to see my old friend cartoon star.…
Last summer my tics suddenly took against Leftwing Idiot’s geranium for no apparent reason.
This season they have a different target and my night time routine goes something like this:
Brush my teeth, take my melatonin, get into bed, start verbally abusing the lamp-post:
“Lamp-post, stop glowing ostentatiously.”…
“Biscuit” has been one of my regular tics for many years. I don’t know exactly when it started, but by early 2011 I was very biscuity! I once worked out that I tic “biscuit” about 16,000 times a day, so unsurprisingly it’s a word that lots of people strongly associate with me.…
After several weeks of nail-biting uncertainty, we found out this morning that our bid to become an Arts Council England NPO was successful!
The process of applying was long and complicated and we had to work hard to make sure our access requirements were met along the way – so the announcement today comes as a huge relief for us all.…
In the early days of Touretteshero I met a well-known actress who was researching Tourettes for a role in a film. We met in a pub near where I live. At the time it amused me that we were both accompanied by our personal assistants (PAs).…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve used drawing to help me explore my surroundings and make sense of the world. When I struggled to learn things in primary school I was encouraged to draw instead of write, and when I don’t understand something it’s to drawing I still always turn.…
Every year since Touretteshero began, we’ve created a Christmas card inspired by a festive tic. We’ve had some amazing guest artists including Jim’ll Paint It, Amber Anderson, Ben Connors and Richard Phoenix.
We usually do a big mail-out and send cards to our partners, collaborators, friends, and allies, but this year we’re doing things differently.…
Welcome to November – one of my favourite times of year! I love the smells of Autumn, the warm jumpers and the cold air. I’ve been enjoying scooting about through the fallen leaves, not even worrying too much about how they hide the potholes and kerbs.…
It’s the Conservative Party conference this week and it’s been all over the news.
This afternoon Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech about ‘levelling up’. I’m not sure what this means for the country and I’m fairly sure Boris doesn’t either, but I do know what it means for my tics:
“Boris Johnson levelling up with stilts made of shit.”…
Leftwing Idiot loves Kombucha. I do not.
Kombucha is a non-alcoholic fermented drink that’s popular in North America, which is where he discovered it. It’s been growing in popularity in the UK too, although it’s still quite niche and very expensive!…
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