Bound to the house by necessary restrictions to protect vulnerable people and the NHS wasn’t without its dramas. The lockdown that started the year certainly felt more “down” than “locked” and I’m fortunate that I didn’t have to spend it alone. They got me through my working days with great coffee, delicious bagels and sweet treats. They supported me through my unemployment and let me write Instagram captions for them, too.īrentwood Beigels is run by another bunch of lovely people. Best of all are the staff who work there, all of whom are super lovely people. I can never resist their heavenly red velvet cake. Their lattes, whether hot or iced, are consistently perfect, and their selection of pastries and cakes are unrivalled. Woodland has been a haven for me since I moved back to Brentwood back in 2019. Woodland Coffee Shop and Brentwood Beigels. I might try taking that challenge more seriously in 2022, just as I’m going to attempt to write poetry every day. Piggybacking on the Escapril challenge when the fancy took me was the motivation I needed to return to poetry after a long hiatus. This was the year I also started sharing my poetry online again.
My current relationship with music (aka why I didn’t share my Spotify Wrapped).From Zhōngguó and Sierra Leone to the village of Assington: How do places get their name?.For Flux sake! - My review of Doctor Who: Flux.Posts I particularly enjoyed writing this year: But this year I finally committed to blogging again - and I am so glad I did! Blogging through our descent into a deeper circle of Hell felt silly at the time. Restarting the blog and getting comfortable with sharing my work again.Īfter starting a new blog in 2020, I quickly abandoned it shortly after the first lockdown began. So here’s my Top 21 things (in no particular order) that got me through Plague Year Two… 1. Originally this post had close to 80 things, but I decided to distil it down to fit inside 21 sections. There was a lot of shit this year, on a personal level and a societal level and obviously a global level, but there was a lot of good that got me through it. It’s the last day of 2021 and what a long year it has been! Thanks for the memories ’21, but you won’t be missed. As he stated mere hours ago on his Twitter account: “Me brain be boo.Saying goodbye to the year in my journal and discovering my bubble writing hasn’t improved since I was a child. It seems that Hbomberguy, despite his incredible achievement, will need some time to recover from the near 60-hour session.
“I’d like to do my bit to help support the people who do the hard work of contributing to people’s thinking on an important issue.” “As a person living in Britain, I find the media discussion about this issue in this country, especially in its tabloids, to be woefully misinformed,” said Brewis of his choice of charity.
STRUGGLE SESSION HBOMBERGUY PROFESSIONAL
Formed in 1995, the group lobbies for better recognition of gender dysphoria among young people, striving for professional services and support for trans and non-binary youth and their families. Mermaids is a British organisation that campaigns to raise awareness of trans rights among the young. This included Doom creator John Romero, actress Mara Wilson, trans activist Chelsea Manning, Donkey Kong’s voice actor Grant Kirkhope, gaming critic Jim Sterling and even congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By the time Brewis flicked the off switch (some 57 hours after the start of his run) and all of the late donations were tabulated, the total raised stands at an incredible $340,000 USD.Ī selection of famous names dropped in over the course of the DK 64 marathon to lend encouragement and support. With initial hopes of hitting the $3,000 USD mark, Hbomberguy proceeded to pull in over $200,000 within the first 40 hours. Streaming his endeavours on Twitch, Hbomberguy (real name Harry Brewis) got off to an incredible start.
With the help of activist CaseyExplosion and huge support from the LGBTQ community, the stream was an astounding success. Firstly, to reach 101% completion – a feat which had eluded him since childhood – and secondly, to raise money for trans youth rights group Mermaids. This past weekend, British YouTuber Hbomberguy sat down in front of Rare’s 1999 Nintendo 64 release Donkey Kong 64 with two goals. Staggering figure raised during 101% run attempt
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