Tommy 2.0

...wasn't all that difficult to write, truth be told. Whether or not it makes sense, or can pass the 'Why the hell have I just read that?' test, is another matter. It's the story of a man (me) who was forced to play uncle to two little girls (my nieces) by their mother (my sister) and her father (also my father). The backdrop for this story is the city of Coventry , and the names of those two little girls? Gareth and Rosalita (pictured).* Gareth, named after the brilliant legal mind  Gareth Peirce , herself a  woman , is somewhere between the ages of 2 1/2 and 3, whilst Rosalita, named after a singer maybe, can be aged somewhere between 0 and 1. My dad and I were simply there on a weekly visit, helping out where we could. The day passed without any major incident which I, and probably only I, put down to myself. We spent the morning at the park before having lunch at Coffee Tots . On returning home we attempted to play Elefun Snackin' Safari: The Silly Spri

...but only one until my birthday. I'm going to be turning 27 in just under 9 hours. It's a relatively cool age to be and puts me in such esteemed company as Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. The majority of the day will be spent sat in my mum and dad's house, thinking about  anything other than  looking for a new job. I might even crack open the Scholl Pedicure Foot Spa, including 9 piece nail care set, that I was bought as part of my leaving gift two weeks ago from my first job after university. If my next blog post isn't a review of said foot spa, then my  mum  probably stopped me from using it for fear of getting water on the carpet. Until recently I'd been an Account Manager for the digital creative agency  Nonsense , based in London. After 3 years in various roles at the company, the foot spa came about because I said I wanted one for Christmas to my brother, also at Nonsense, and I think our office ma