Blanche Slagharens’s Creepy Cat Tales
As the North Wind whistles down my chimney and my pumpkins swell up a size, I look forward to the Halloween season. Now I’m a cheerful sort of ol’ gal – ask Rodriguez the pool boy, he’ll tell you I make him smile most mornings – but I digress. I am rosy by nature and sunny in temperament, but come Halloween, well hitch my drawers and call Nancy, I do love a good ghost story. Now there are the usual creepy tales as told by grey haired old ladies high on the smelling salts... Read More
How To Take The HORROR Out Of Halloween (outfits…)
Fake blood, white face and big hair… your sorted, well your face is. Now for the tricky bit… the outfit. Possibly the biggest outfit decision of the winter- and perhaps even more stressful than finding the perfect summer bikini. Thinking of (and finding) the perfect Halloween outfit is frightening from the get go. However with this helpful guide we will take you from a drab Dracula to this year’s talk of the party. The outfit which is actually scary. Yes, yes, we... Read More
The Secret Dairy of a Northern Monkey
8:00am: Rise and shine. I can’t wait to get into the kitchen to make myself a lovely pot of Yorkshire Tea- there may be no time for breakfast, but there is always time for a cuppa. Before I leave I am sure to kiss my Cheryl and Ant and Dec posters goodbye. My new friends seem to think this is weird, but what is so strange about showing your family members some love? 9:00am: Lecture in the computer room. Once again I am sat on my own- Don’t get me wrong I have tried to make... Read More
Hello Again
Hello Beautiful Studenty Types, So reading week is upon us and the weather is definitely taking a turn for the worse. Its not all bad news though lovlies; Halloween, Bonfire Night and lots of knitwear are guaranteed to cheer us up! And our fabulous writers have a few silly bits to keep you entertained when essays and Facebook fail to retain your wandering attention. Check out the Day in the Life of a Northern Monkey and Mr. Regan’s musings on the Eve of all Hallows. Wrap... Read More
Eve of all Hallows
It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, or your mum’s birthday but Halloween. It’s a time where people either get dressed up and enthusiastically knock on doors where they’ll be greeted by happy faces and cheeky smiles, where they get dressed up to go out to clubs and get totally smashed in celebration of getting dressed looking like the toilet roll mummy and the stereotypical Dracula, or where those of us that are of a more delicate disposition will sit at home... Read More
Political Activity? Joy.
Politicians. What a dirty word. So dirty it’s almost something you would likely hear in a cheap porno alongside phrases such as “ohhhhh you’re so BIG” or “I’m here to check the plumbing” (bow chica bow wow etc). Say that word, and I immediately think of corrupt, secretary-shagging wankers who are only out for themselves, totally ignoring the people they are supposed to be standing up for. You can tell political activity is not high on my list of priorities. It’s... Read More
Mr Hudson Interview
I was fortunate enough last week to find myself chatting to ex Oxford student Mr.Hudson. Known as Ben to some, Mr.Husdon graced the decks downstairs in Clems Nightclub. Believe it or not, he admitted that this was one of his very few Djing experiences to date, but managed to woo the crowd with a whole variety of material, but with clear fondness for Dubstep. Suspecting that my acquaintance might all too frequently find himself answering questions about his hip hop friends, or... Read More
