Tag Archive: humour
November 18, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
There I was pawing through the pages of Wednesday’s Evening Standard, crammed on the tube, when I came across this delightful critique on ‘The Bear & the Hare’ John Lewis ad by ES raver Richard Godwin. And by delightful I mean absolutely DEVASTATING. Basically Godwin poaches the advert in a bloodbath of SADNESS and CYNICISM. Why don’t we just cancel Christmas... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Rant Yazmin Joy
November 3, 2013 - Written by: Lauren Williams
So, last week I went for a swim at my local leisure centre. It’s too dark for running in my small village in the middle of Cornish UNESCO country after work unless I’m out at a reasonable hour. And quite frankly – it’s bloody cold. Anyway, I digress. The worst happened. The thing every girl in a string-tie bikini always... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor
October 21, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
… And I was back in the city meandering unfamiliar streets. Earlier this year I spent roughly 6 months in a windowless room in a dodgy part of West London desperately trying not to be mugged (again). After a Summer spent back home in Cornwall I was back, this time residing in North London. My earlier experience got me pondering: If... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland London's Hidden Gems Yazmin Joy
September 13, 2013 - Written by: Emma Farley
(Photo via) Yay! It’s the first official feel-good film post! I’m so excited to be able to share some of the most heart-warming, inspiring and hilarious films with you. My fellow aliljoy writers have voted for the first title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. My mum raised me on rom-coms, so it’s no surprise that I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
September 2, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
I spotted her heading my way towards the bar with all the determination of a Salmon fish swimming upstream. I tried to look for an escape but it was too late. I was cornered and she was moving in like a hungry mantis to the place I (ironically) had come to drown my sorrows and forget. But no sooner had... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Yazmin Joy
August 27, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
‘I kid you not, my mate from Canada sent me this one and it’s about as big as my arm.’ said Jake. Passing over a his phone to Dom who was the other side of me. We were at work and I was standing between my two male colleagues who were showing each other pictures of shit. No, not hypothetical... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
August 20, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Can you believe it’s almost September already? The summer season is almost over! And many of us are already feeling bitter sweet about it! But this week I got to thinking about seasons we encounter in our lives? Many of you are embarking on a new season. Just finished uni? Starting a new job? Some of us are still in... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
August 5, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
1. Go through your work emails at the dinner table. The smell of crackling bacon and maple syrup wafted through the air in one of the London’s most infamous breakfast joints. A couple, who were seriously diggin’ one another sat in the window seat fully engrossed in conversation. I looked back at my own date and the dream was shattered…... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships
July 9, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
It was the last day of an internship with a prestigious up and coming film production company, and I had rapped on my boss’ door to say my goodbyes. ‘Yaz is it really your last day today?’ He said with what I like to assume was disappointment. ‘So what are you up to next?’ I have to say I was... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
July 2, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
1. Unruly children in tightly confined spaces. Walking around the city in the heat of summer break is probably the best contraceptive you can get. I was on the tube and this kid was in the middle of a Pomm Bear massacre. As I sat down there was a *crunch*. I shuffle. Yup – definitely got Pomm Bear stuck to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Rant