I’ve been feeling fed up about my tics over the last few days so I’ve decided to remind myself about why they make me a Superhero by choosing my personal favourites.

Reading through them was enjoyable and I found it hard to pick the best ones because so many are entwined with particular times, places or people.…

I had a great evening out last night. I caught up with friends I hadn’t seen for a while and met lots of new people. Sometimes I worry that it seems as if it’s not me but just a bunch of wild tics that have come out, and that I’m lost under them.…

Left Wing Idiot, Poppy and I travelled east this evening to Club Philos, a night organised by a friend of ours. We used the new East London Line, which opened this summer. The trains are clean, spacious and perfect for drunk gymnastics.…

When I was younger my mum often used to sing Amazing Grace but I don’t think the lyrics she sang were quite the same as those I ticced tonight:

“Amazing Grace, how dare you be a bitch?”
“Amazing Grace, I paired off with Michael Jackson’s mum.”…

Fat Sister has flown the nest as part of the annual NHS shift around. This is when all junior doctors have to change jobs simultaneously. She’s moved to a hospital too far away to commute to, so she’s temporarily moved out.…

On my way home from work we drove past a small fire on the edge of a park. I asked the cab driver to stop at the police station next door so I could tell them about it, but it was shut.…

Now I get a cab to and from work I don’t get the bus very often so I’m a bit out of practice at dealing with reactions to my tics from other passengers.

I went to Laura’s this evening and to get there I had to take two buses.…

Earlier on I was trying to have a conversation with Leftwing Idiot. I kept interrupting myself by saying, “I’m a baby”. I turned to him in frustration and said, “I’ve probably said that more times than anyone else in the world.…

“When do you want to go to Christ’s house in Devon?”

I went to a party in Clapham tonight for Laura’s birthday. I travelled home with my friend Emma in a black cab. We dropped her off first and headed for the lair. As we pulled up, the driver said, “Exorcism would cure you.”…