And welcome. Who am I? Well, as you can probably guess from the blog’s title, I’m originally from Somerset, now living on the fringes and working deep in the heartland. I cross three counties/unitary authorities on a daily basis. I’m very proud of my West Country origins – after all, this is the county that has given the world cheddar cheese, cider, the Wurzels and Glastonbury Festival. I don’t have a Somerset accent though, so if you’re reading this and trying to get an authorial voice, don’t give me one that sounds like a feminine version of Justin Lee Collins. And I definitely don’t have a beard.
I live in a large city with my boyfriend (who, to preserve his anonymity, will be referred to as “S”). My job is in the arts, and in a five year “career” (and I do use that term loosely), I’ve racked up working for three theatres, a concert hall and a circus school. What it’s left me with is a deep appreciation of not having to work in finance or insurance, a dislike of Arts Council statistical returns and a belief in the transformative power of the arts. Also a love of hanging upside down, as even though I quit working for the circus, I still take trapeze classes there on a weekly basis.
Things I love… books, coffee, red wine, sleeping, Chinese food, dancing, Frasier and soppy films. Punctuation is important to me - yes, I am one of those people who will judge you for putting an apostrophe in the wrong place, or not knowing the difference between “your” and “you’re”. This anal behaviour, however, earns me some extra cash as a freelance proofreader for magazines.
People.com is one of my guilty pleasures. Please don’t judge me.
