I'm a struggling writer, struggling being the operative word, because I have an as-yet unpublished novel (which I'm not going to go into, so don't ask) and another one which is flagging. I also have sixty copies of the Radio and TV Times, nearly twenty copies of Jackie Magazine and more books than I know what to do with. The things I don't have (but I want) are a girlfriend, a car and a paid job, although I'm closer to getting the latter. Since I last updated my profile info, I've been told I won't be getting paid after all for the job I'm doing, which is a major kick in the nuts.

There's also been another addition to my photo-taking arsenal - a Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS. Because of its image stabiliser, this comes in handy for whenever I'm in museums or if I don't want to use the flash (so long as I hold the thing absolutely fucking still). But that reminds me, I've got a film-based camera that's getting a bit neglected, so I'll have to make more use of that! Although I took my first photograph way back in 1977 (that'll be coming up soon) it was when I turned fifteen that I really started snapping away, because that's when I got my first camera, so it's not really surprising that one of my VSUs (vocational support workers) called me 'David Bailey'!

The only drawback of taking so many photos is that you have to upload them if you're using digicams. As for analogue photography, well, I'll have to look for those films I used up two years ago and start getting them developed - I've got more printed shots than know how to fucking store them! Oh yeah, one final thing, I tend to swear a lot when writing descriptions for my photos (which can take fucking ages), so if you're one of these "sensitive" types (he says rocking his head and making inverted comma gestures with his fingers) then make sure the only comment you make is about the photographs and not my use of expressive language otherwise your comment will disappear quicker than David Cameron after the EU Referendum!

Since this was last updated, I've had to replace the Canon with a Panasonic Lumix which not only takes photos but you can shoot videos on it as well!