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Category Archives: TRUE STORIES
MY FAVOURITE FILMS……..AND SOME DODGY ONES TOO!
Over the years I have seen some incredible films so thought I would share some of them with you, so you can enjoy them too if you haven’t seen any of them. I will also include a few that I … Continue reading →
Posted in DRAMA, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, MELODRAMAS, MOVIE REVIEWS, POPULAR CULTURE, screenplay, THE ARTS, THRILLERS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged A PERFECT WORLD, ACTING, ACTORS, ALBERT FINNEY, ALL, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, ANTHONY MINGHELLA, BAD FILMS, BJORK, BLAME IT ON THE BELLBOY, BRITISH CINEMA, BRITISH FILM, BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, BRUCE JONES, CASABLANCA, CHARIOTS OF FIRE, CINEMA, CLINT EASTWOOD, COP LAND, CRISSY ROCK, DANCER IN THE DARK, DANCES WITH WOLVES, DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, DANNY BOYLE, DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN, DEAD MAN WALKING, DEMOLITION MAN, DUDLEY MOORE, EDUCATING RITA, entertainment, EUROPEAN CINEMA, favourite films, film, FILM CRITIC, FILM DIRECTORS, FILM REVIEW, film reviews, FILM SOUNDTRACKS, FOREIGN CINEMA, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE, FROU FROU, GARDEN STATE, GERMAN FILM, GLADIATOR, GOOD FILMS, GOODFELLAS, GREATEST FILMS OF ALL-TIME, HABLE CON ELLA, HEATH LEDGER, HUMPHREY BOGART, IMOGEN HEAP, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, ITALIAN CINEMA, JACKIE BROWN, JIM CAREY, JULIE WALTERS, KEN LOACH, KEVIN COSTNER, LA VITA E BELLA, LADYBIRD LADYBIRD, LIAM NEESON, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, MARLON BRANDO, MICHAEL CAINE, MORGAN FREEMAN, movie, MOVIE REVIEWS, MRS DOUBTFIRE, MY LEFT FOOT, ON THE WATERFRONT, OSCARS, OVERRATED FILMS, PEDRO ALMODOVAR, QUENTIN TARANTINO, QUIZ SHOW, RAINING STONES, RALPH FIENNES, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, RIDLEY SCOTT, ROBERT DE NIRO, ROBERTO BENIGNI, ROBIN WILLIAMS, SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, SCHINDLER'S LIST, SEAN PENN, SPANISH FILM, SYLVESTER STALLONE, TALK TO HER, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, THE FULL MONTY, THE LIVES OF OTHERS, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE TRUMAN SHOW, TIM ROBBINS, TITANTIC, TODO SOMBRE MI MADRE, TRAINSPOTTING, UNDERRATED FILMS, UNFORGIVEN, V FOR VENDETTA, WORLD CINEMA, ZACH BRAFF
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A DEPRESSED STEVE MCDONALD SHOULD BE PRAISED, NOT SCORNED AT!
“I don’t agree about the Steve storyline. Bad idea to make a funny character depressing. Boring when soaps get all worthy…” The idea of this blog originally came from me receiving the above reply, a week or two ago on … Continue reading →
Posted in DEPRESSION, DRAMA, ITV1, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, POPULAR CULTURE, SOAP OPERA, STEVE MCDONALD, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRUE STORIES, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized
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Tagged anxiety, COMEDY, CORONATION STREET, coronation street review, CORRIE, DEPRESSION, embarrassment, itv, MENS HEALTH, mental health, mental health public awareness, mental illness, OCD, SOAP OPERA, social stigma, steve McDonald, stigma, tv review
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I ACCIDENTALLY ATE SOME PIG YESTERDAY…AND IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT WALKERS CRISPS..ARGH…KIND OF! ;D
As a man who has just recently turned the tender age of thirty eight ha ha, I first became a vegetarian around the age of seventeen. At seventeen I had this female Sociology A-level teacher who was an ardent veggie … Continue reading →
Posted in COMEDY, FOOD, RANT, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized, VEGETARIANISM
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Tagged COMEDY, comedy writing, crisps, EATING MEAT BY MISTAKE, food, FUNNY, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOGRAM, MEAT CRISPS, moaning, PARODY, POLO MINTS, rant, THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY, vegan, vegetarian, VEGETARIAN CRISPS, vegetarianism, veggie, WALKERS CRISPS
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THE AMAZING POWER OF A COMPLIMENT!
Like many folk up and down the country no doubt, yesterday I went for my Christmas Day haircut….no I’m not twelve, I’m a grown man ha ha. I had to book two weeks in advance so I know I’m not … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, COMPLIMENT, EMOTION, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, OCD, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged blog, christmas, COMEDY, compliments, DEPRESSION, everyday life, hairdresser blog, hairdressers, Health, humour, manners, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, positivity
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OCD FLARE UP, NO BLOODY HEATING………….BUT LEAST MY SCAN DATE IS SOONER THAN EXPECTED!
What a diabolical week. Had a massive contamination O.C.D flare-up last Monday and was just starting to get over it when the bloody boiler brakes down and so for two days now we’ve had no heating or hot water. This … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ANXIETIES, anxiety, boiler break, british gas, cold weather, DEPRESSION, fed up, freezing, heating, living with OCD, LYMPHOEDEMA, LYMPHOGRAM, mental health, O.C.D, OCD, scans
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I SEEM TO BE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK AT THE MO….FEEL LIKE THROWING THE TOWEL IN AT TIMES!
MY QUEST TO GET A FULFILLING LIFE ONCE AGAIN CONTINUES TO BE THWARTED BY MY RECENT DIAGNOSIS OF LYMPHOEDEMA! I am a bundle of utter frustration at the moment, it’s a long story that has seen much anguish and many … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ANXIETIES, anxiety, CELLULITIS, FEARS, FRUSTRATED, FRUSTRATIONS, Health, health and beauty, health worries, HOPE, LIFE, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, lymphedema, LYMPHOEDEMA, LYMPHOGRAM, MALE HEALTH, manual lymphatic drainage, mental health, NHS, OCD, physiotherapy, skincare, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, VASCULAR, VASCULAR ASSESSMENT
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CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME, JOKERS TO THE RIGHT, HERE I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH………….LYMPHOEDEMA!
A further update of me being recently diagnosed with Lymphoedema. Not got that much to say really although as the Waffle King whenever I say that, I then go on and write a mini book ha ha. No, just thought … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged acidity, anxiety, blog, CELLULITIS, DOPPLER SCAN, GPS, Health, health and beauty, health worries, LIFE STORIES, lymph, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, NHS, resevoir dogs, skincare, SWOLLEN LEGS
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LARRY LYMPHOEDEMA IS STILL GIVING ME A GOOD KICKING AT THE MO!
A FOLLOW-UP BLOG TO ME RECENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOEDEMA! Bit bored and haven’t blogged for a few weeks so thought I would give an update to how things are. Nothing major has happened since my last blog and learning … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ANTIBIOTICS, anxiety, CELLULITIS, CLINDAMYCIN, GPS, Health, health and beauty, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, NHS, OCD, SKIN INFECTION, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, water overload
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FED UP, FED UP, FED UP AND FED UP AGAIN!
My ongoing battle with cellulitis has seemingly taken a turn for the worst! Readers of my last blog will have seen me try to do an attempted funny take on me then suffering with a nasty health condition called cellulitis. … Continue reading →
Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized
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Tagged ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT, anxiety, CELLULITIS, DOCTORS, DOPPLER SCAN, DVT, FLUID RETENTION, GPS, Health, HEART SCAN, HOSPITALS, LEG RASH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, MENS HEALTH, NHS, OCD, POISONING, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, WATER BUILD UP, WORRIES
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Andy 'Scarfman' Lloyd's Blog 
DON’T PEDAL ON THE PAVEMENTS, RIDE ON THE RUDDY ROADS!
A SHORT BLOG ABOUT HOW ADULTS CYCLING ON THE PAVEMENT REALLY GETS ON MY GOAT! So what things in life annoy the hell out of me. People who don’t pick up their dog’s poo is a big one. That is … Continue reading →