life

sob monkey from MonkeyPie 2 days old

Oh my god, I've become a total sop. X-factor makes me cry: Daryl and Rozelle for example Plus the engagement scene in love actually last night. Total ...

Scuba Monkey from MonkeyPie 24 days old

ZOMG I can't believe I never did this sooner!!! Scuba diving is amazing. I took to it like a fish to er well, you catch my drift(wood). Ok ok I'll ...

Ups and downs from MonkeyPie 31 days old

[ ... ] life in the old banger yet. Must say, he looked much better post hospital and the nurses were all very nice. His Dr (a pretty young lady) ...

Some holiday from MonkeyPie 43 days old

A phonecall. I make my first tentative steps up the clean stairs, smelling disinfectant and the rubbery smell of immobile skin. The door opens to the ...

Now where were we.. from MonkeyPie 80 days old

ah yes. I was breaking yet another resolution that I wasn't going to ignore my personal therapy of writing here in order to not let the words crush ...

The artful (jammie) dodger from MonkeyPie 101 days old

To help time fly during my exile, I have decided to take art back up in a major way. So, I contacted the local art college and they do, apparently, do ...

The pain of new friends from MonkeyPie 108 days old

I've decided to chum up with the student shere who are part of the drinking club international association I was sheperding in Edinburgh. So, yesterday ...

Things I learnt in Turkey from MonkeyPie 112 days old

1. Women aren't allowed to park cars. We (me, Mufasa and my GBF and host) were driven around Turkey, very generously, by my host's aunt. Who is a very ...

Reports of Monkey Sightings... from MonkeyPie 116 days old

Ah, the economic recession. An apt and well timed excuse for Monkeypie to return to Cyprus. I've not really thrown myself into the job application thing ...

Back from the dead from MonkeyPie 196 days old

What is the cost of a masters' thesis done in 6 months ? a) 1 stone gain in weight b) inexplicable bad skin when it's generally clear c) headaches d) ...