A week or so back at Mildred's Cafe in Soho, their vegan burgers are amazing, as are the vegan dumplings and deep fried vegan Gyoza.


I seem to be puloing faces in phtos quite a lot recently, dunno why

This was the view at 0530 this morning as I got to work


A good day, the highlight being these char-grilled Seitan vegan ribs in a sticky straight edge Jack Daniels BBQ glaze.

Really happy with how the development of this dish has progressed.

A little me and the bestie on the way home from a gig last night, apparently it's duck season.


Beautiful weather, a great view from my kitchen, it's gonna be a mental weekend.



Stay strong and never surrender.

I've been terrible at updating.

I've been sick, terribly sick, and let me tell you it's not easy having a cold when you're Straight Edge and everything contains psuedo-ephedrine... EVERYTHING.

So I fought it the old fashioned way, plenty of water and a little rest. I did manage one sick day, I still went to work, made sure everything was in place and I had sufficient staff and took the rest of the day off. Only my fourth sick day in twelve years.

Other than gigs I've been going to, drum lessons and a new tattoo booked, it's all quiet with my world

I bought a flat cap and a new t-shirt, plus I got a wicked vegan zombie hoodie (not pictured)


Really digging the new Bring me the Horizon album, specially this track


Stay strong and never surrender.

Dead Swans farewell gig at The Garage on Saturday night... Fucking brutal, I got kicked in the face and Nicholas Worthington (On ze right), the lead singer of Dead Swans got punched in the face.


It was fucking awesome

Edit: Here's the whole set, at 40:41 you see Nick get punched in the face and you'll spot my bald bearded self at the front from about half way through

Went to the SGUK meet last night and whilst not a fan of the venue or its music, I managed to enjoy myself speak to a few people. It wasn't as daunting as I imagined it would be

I even dressed for the occasion, although the mirror could use a clean


Started writing this blog about an hour ago but had to take a walk to calm down a bit.
Unreliable flaky people are starting to wreck my calm

Stay strong and never surrender

Could only sit another two hours before I had to call it a day. I'm such a wuss



Six and a half hours in wit the amazing Edgar Ivanov at Old London Road Tattoos, abut another hour and a half of background and tightening up.

So stoked this far

Stay strong and never surrender

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these and to be honest, not very much has happened.
I’ve since moved into a studio flat with my best friend, she’s a bit mental but we love her all the same, the flat is seriously cool and we’re saving serious money. Waiting for BT to come move my Fibre Optic broadband, cause limited internet fucking sucks donkey balls
I hit my noggin rather sharpish a week back, slight concussion but nothing to damage, my laptop however is not doing so well, slightly overheated and damaged the heat sink and fans, fixed for £65 but she’s still not right.

Continue work on my day of the dead medusa on Thursday, been aching for ink and there’s so much more I want but can’t afford just yet.
Speaking of which, I will have cleared my loan by the next month, then just clear my overdraft and credit card and I’m debt free, the overdraft and credit card total about £2k but without the loan repayments it will be a shit load easier to sort out.

My best friend and I are going to America in September, a road trip of 18 days, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles and then back to San Francisco… All kinds of epic. Any suggestions for a Vegan Straight Edge straight male and a Vegetarian Straight Edge Lesbian, would be most welcome.

After that I will be joining my mom, dad and two sisters for a roadtrip across Northern Italy, in October. This one is kinda weird, I found out about the trip on Facebook when my youngest sister posted something. I stated that it sucked to find out about stuff like this on Facebook, to which I was treated with a sermon on how I haven’t made the effort to visit my parents, and how I should feel bad for being a bad son. So I’ve been guilted into taking an all-expenses paid trip with the family. Score.

Here's some shots of the Putney Asylum


And a shot of me in my street hockey skates with a frickin lightsaber


Stay strong and never surrender

Sometimes you just want to say fuck this shit and get the fuck out... Cause that's how I feel right this moment.


Obligatory gents mirror shot taken on xmas day at The Green Park Hilton

First two gigs of the year booked, Viza at Borderline and Dead Swans last ever gig at The Garage.
Hopefully work won't screw me over and I'll make em

Moving in with my best friend to save money... Sharing a tiny studio flat with a lesbian will present some challenges but must keep focused on the goal

I had a day off on Tuesday and spent it in bed ill... First time I've been ill in over a year I think.

My next day off is on the 27th ... I'll be cooking for my best friends family...

Must keep telling myself this is all worth it somehow.

Stay strong out there and never surrender