Author Archives: Getgood

Fiesta Fun!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Getgood

Tomorrow is my 35th birthday. I’m not angling for birthday wishes, to be honest when people say, “It’s your birthday tomorrow!” it serves more as a sharp reminder rather than to build-up excitement. I’m celebrating this Saturday in Birmigham with … Continue reading →

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52 weeks, photo #1: busted brollies

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Getgood

I’m keen to record what happens whilst I’m settling into Cardiff life so joining in The Guardian’s 52 weeks photography project (‘join our photo project to share your 2012 in pictures’) seemed like the perfect way of doing it. A photo … Continue reading →

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My new neighbourhood has a new hyperlocal website: Pontcanna Hub

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Getgood

Pontcanna saw the new year in with a new hyperlocal website – PontcannaHub.com was launched on 1st January by the Pontcanna Pine/Dairy Team. As well as ‘an information website for people who like, live, visit & work in Pontcanna’ it also … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Getgood

I love finding discarded notes and lists, like the ones above I found on the streets of Caerphilly, which tell me I really ought to get my skates on with my Christmas shopping. But it’s hard to feel festive whilst … Continue reading →

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Cardiff calling

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Getgood

As anyone following on me on twitter will be aware, the last month has been an eventful one for Carl and I. It started off with Carl getting a fantastic new job at Cardiff University. We’d taken the decision to … Continue reading →

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Home and Away

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Getgood

At the end of October, Carl and I went on our second halloween holiday to a decidedly goth-filled Whitby (#holigoth) whilst Midge kindly looked after our flat and cat Samson (#cityliving2). Here are the results… View the story “#holigoth” on … Continue reading →

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101 ways to communicate with your council

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Getgood

At the beginning of the month Simon Whitehouse asked me lead a session at the last Birmingham Brewcamp, where people ‘drink tea, eat cake, learn stuff’, by outlining what I’d like from Birmingham City Council that I felt was currently lacking. … Continue reading →

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Shit My Boyfriend Says

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Getgood

I discovered the Shit My Dad Says twitter account very late in the day, when the book was recently released. When I finally found out about it I’d just moved in with my boyfriend Carl. Living together’s a funny thing, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Abandonment at the Goat Milk Festival in Bulgaria

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Getgood

In late May, Carl and I went to the Goat Milk Festival in the small, shrinking village of Bela Rechka, Bulgaria. It was my second time there but Carl’s first. I was very glad Carl could come this year – … Continue reading →

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StoryCamp is happening!

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Getgood

I’ve been very vocal about this on twitter, so it will be news to no-one. From initial  StoryCamp musings came a twitter conversation, some further discussion on a specially created Posterous Group (which is a darned good tool that’s worth … Continue reading →

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