Review – RENT

This afternoon I got given the chance to check out the second to last viewing of the 20th anniversary of RENT done by bird house productions. 

If you havnt seen RENT where the hell have you been. I hate, hate the theatre and musicals but I still know the back story of it. Go Google what it is if you don’t actually know what it is. Bottom line people living with AIDS loosing their home that’s also a performance venue. 

So how did I find it. Well apart from trying to not murder the theatre kids next to us, I enjoyed it so much. Please don’t bring your children to piece people pay for when all they are going to do is misbehave. I know that’s going to give me a load of hate but when theatre tickets are not cheep it does ruin it for people. 

Criticism. I really didn’t get on with the performer that played Angel. I don’t know if they were having an off day or what but I didn’t feel that much energy coming from them. Something that Angel has loads of. Also at the start I felt that Mimi was a little flat but then got better towards the end. 

All the other cast and crew were just amazing. And managed to pull it off just beautifully. I am so glad that I managed to get out the house and see it whilst I could do. Thank you Charlie for getting us to come with you

Final note. Gavin we were so fucking proud of you and you did amazing as Rodger.It was difficult to not actually cry. ❤ 

Another Trip To The Basement

Excuse my squished up face, but as promised here is my latest tattoo from the wonderful basement tattoo studio. I’m at the stage now where I’m needing filler tattoos before my sleeve(e) gets completed. I decided that I needed to get a pocket watch and Glynn suggested that I should get a pokeball pocket watch. 

So here it is. The latest edition to my body. I also got more colour put into my finger tattoos this week. Thank you Shaun from nine lives for doing that. 

By the end of the year I should have my leg cover up started as well as a few other bits done. So watch this space. 

Self Made

I wanted a tattoo to recognise my transition and to praise myself for how far I’ve gone, so today I got what I wanted and got “self made” on my fingers.
This was done by Sean from Nine Lives in Hove and I would like to thank him for such wonderful work
The first two images are where he drew the design out, the second two are the outline tattooed on and the last one is the finished piece.

Review – Wolfie’s Of Hove

Have you ever had one food place you have fallen in love with? You know that one place that you walk into that feels like home. Well that is Wolfie’s.
They are the only chip shop that wins awards for being one of the best take outs around.
For starters, the staff are amazing. They are the most funniest fuckers I’ve ever come across in a food place. Secondly, as well as serving God tier fish, they have specials to die for. They also are experimental with their food. Tonight I had a cheese and spring onion fish cake with dorrito batter. I swear to God they are the best fucking things I have eaten in a long time. Seriously you need to check out their special menus they have. Also ASK FOR THE CHILLI VINEGAR.
Thirdly as well as them being committed to sustainable fishing, they will offer gluten free alternatives as well as locally sourced produce.
Finally, the portion size!!! I could by dinner for under £5 and be so full. If you have a chance, get your arse to Wolfies. They are one of the greatest places to eat. Whether you are needing a fast food fix, or you are hung. They will cure you of all your food needs.

Why I Love Brighton

I moved to Brighton 12 years ago this month and through out all of my ups and downs, I adore living here. There are reasons why Brighton can be a shit place to live, its super busy, the roads are terrible, and you have to sell a kidney to pay for rent in a reasonably good area. But the positives out way the negatives.

Photo of the beach taken by moi

For starters, we have a fucking great beach. This picture is a typical sunset you will see. Yes, the stones will end up in your underwear and you will get cramp pretty quickly. But look at it. Its beautiful. In the summer the water looks amazing, and you can see some amazing views. The downside of this is that everyone who visits Brighton, knows this, and the beach gets filled up pretty quickly in the summer time.

Photo of beach taken by moi

Then you have the beautiful scenery. There are lots of places that you will come across that look amazing. There is everything from modern buildings, to sculptures and buildings that are hundreds of years old. There are museums and of course The Pavilion that attracts not only tourists but small animals in the gardens.
There are many hidden (and well known) gardens and patches of grass that have flowers and squirrels around. Watch out though for the odd occasional dog poo and needle. Though we do love pur scenery, we also have a huge problem with drugs.

Photo of old steine gardens, taken by moi

There is the nightlife. I could list off a million places you could get drunk at bit that would be shameless advertising. There is a wide variety of places, ranging from wetherspoons to dungeon bars, and everything in between. If you are on a budget, there is always a bar open with some drinks deals in them or not. A few of the bars and clubs even have some amazing views. Always remember to drink responsibly though, we get frustrated with tourists trashing some of our venues. Also we are a gay city, and homophobia do not get treated well here, there are many gay venues (I say gay because as yet, there are not many trans friendly or bi inclusive ones, sorry) and they are always monitored by staff and security

Outside legends bar, photo by moi

As well as the views, the night life and some of the greatest coffee shops, there is one other thing. THE PEOPLE. I have met some wonderful friends during my life in Brighton, some that I will treasure their friendships for a life time.
There are also lots of social and support groups here, and so many hardworking volunteers are in Brighton, and they keep groups running. What ever your looking for, whether its an lgbt group, a geek society or a book club, we have it. I would urge to go to community base on queens road, and they can tell you where places are and there are many places online that will tell you what’s going on, on what day.

FTMB committee at pride, photo taken by Kai

Eventually I would like to leave Brighton, start a new chapter in my life, but right now, I’m staying, and I couldn’t be much happier with the place.