Blog - Chris Sefton-Hearn

Details: Published: 08 July 2023

ghosts

This is something that comes as a surprise to some of my friends - I believe in ghosts. I'm not a religious person; I don't believe in a god, heaven, hell, or anything like that, I'm a man of science, yet I believe that hauntings happen.

I have done from a young age and, as I've got older, that belief hasn't gone away.

The final panel from an Unshelved comic strip. Two characters are looking out of a window having seen a bird crash in to something. One says "Twitter's down", the other replies "Not the first time."

Details: Published: 01 July 2023

It's sad to see the direction Twitter has taken under its Elon Musk ownership.

I've had a Twitter account since November 2008, when it was about 2½ years old, was all about sharing your moment with short messages and just community building. I loved Twitter. Loved.

A graphic showing a Bitmoji of Chris and the text "It's ChrisQuiz time!"

Details: Published: 17 May 2023

In 2023 I became one of Hwb Narberth's pub quiz host team. At least once a month you'll find me behind the mic testing the knowledge of Narberth!

Read more: Hwb Narberth Quiz Nights

A montage image of other images from the article. A London bombing map is the background, with a photo of a hotel in the 1960s, and the space where the hotel used to be, taken in the late 2010s.

Details: Published: 25 March 2023

I recently posted about how finding a photo from about 30 years ago triggered a search of Google Street View trying to locate a hotel I stayed at a couple of times on school trips to the Isle of Wight. Well, after having success with that, I remembered another little mystery I had from my family tree.

A photograph taken from a hotel bedroom window. In the immediate foreground is the edge of a flat roof. Beyond that, the garden of a neighbouring house with For Sale signs. Next to that, a two-storey house, painted white, with a distinctive decorative line feature. On the other side of the road in the middle distance is a short, flat-roofed, two-storey building.

Details: Published: 12 March 2023

Whilst going through some childhood photographs, I came across some from a primary school trip to the Isle of Wight. Alongside a visit to the beach and Arreton Manor were a few taken in the hotel lounge, one of the bedrooms, and out of a bedroom window.

Three depictions of the Borg in Star Trek, including Borq Q and Borg Picard.

Details: Published: 20 November 2022

Before I continue, may I just get something out there now? I. Hate. Fancy. Dress.

I rarely see the point of it. Does anyone actually care what or who you come to a party as? Do I really have to spend time and money finding a suitable costume, either by scrabbling things together, buying new, or even renting?