Work

Hard In The Face

11th
May

A couple of nights ago I started singing a new song so sweetly it might almost have been described as saccharine – but the ticced lyrics were anything but.

“I’m having sex with animals again,
I’m having sex with… read more

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What Else, Alan?

30th
March

Well, it’s been over a week and my potentially problematic ‘Alan fucks buses’ tic is showing no sign of letting up. In fact, it’s expanding. I now have a long list of other accusations of what else… read more

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Sawdust is Exciting - Discuss

22nd
March

For several months at work my colleagues and I have been debating where to put a new swing and finally, a few weeks ago we all agreed on a location in the heart of our adventure playground. Then all we… read more

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All Aboard!

17th
March

At the end of last year I found myself ticcing about ‘Brian’ so often that we decided to hold a surprise party in his honour. Fortunately I don’t actually know any ‘Brians’ so the tic didn’t create any confusion.… read more

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Ahead of the Class

26th
February

Fran, Leftwing Idiot and I have just been at a training day on safeguarding disabled children. Part of it involved simulating a conversation with a child who has limited verbal communication.

The group was split into pairs, one person taking… read more

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Allergic Reaction

9th
February

My tics rarely embarrass me, but yesterday one did. I caught myself by surprise during a normal day at work. Here’s how:

I was in the office – everyone was busy so the atmosphere was quiet and concentrated. My regular… read more

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Ode to a Sheepdog

15th
December
2012

Last night we had our work Christmas party at and it was utterly lovely! We had an amazing meal cooked in the kitchen of our new building and nearly all 39 of the staff team sat down and ate together… read more

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And In The Wild Wood There Was…

31st
October
2012

It’s Halloween and half-term, and that means it’s been a long but lovely day at work. In the afternoon at our Adventure Playground, the children gathered in a circle for juice and biscuits. I led a spooky game which was… read more

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Click Clunk

21st
August
2012

I had a ‘ticcing fit’ at work when everything was being shut up at the end of the day. My colleagues came to help me get inside to somewhere safe. The main way into the nearest building was up… read more

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Ocean Scatter!

10th
August
2012

Every Friday during summer playscheme the children at the adventure playground choose a theme for the day. Today’s was ‘Water.’ It’s been a stunningly hot day so this went down very well with everybody.

I got involved… read more

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