I feel so seen

My boyfriend filming me busking on the piano at Stratford International yesterday.

These five things will fix your relationship, guaranteed. Okay, there are no guarantees in life, but these ideas will help. arianesherine.substack.com/p/how-we-fix...

It's fair to say I'm not a shy woman, so here is a story about how I found a suspicious mole on my front bottom. arianesherine.substack.com/p/the-entert...

Proof that not all heroes wear gas masks

Had a work meeting recently Girl: How old are you? Me: 45 Girl: Wow, I'd never have imagined you were that OLD! Me: Er, thank you, I think

"I asked myself: what would I gain by getting angry and working myself up into a jealous rage? I know how defensive and sad I feel when he gets jealous for no reason, so why inflict that upon him?" arianesherine.substack.com/p/how-im-dea...

Talking about social media with 14yo 14yo: I’m on Insta and Snap Me: I love Bluesky. It’s got all the best people Silence 14yo: All the best OLD people? Me: Er… yeah? 14yo (unconvinced): Hmm!

Should I get fillers? Well, this is the bottom line: open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...

Poor Jens-Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of Greenland, who suddenly finds himself in the middle of a geopolitical storm. He probably thought his job would be chill (geddit?)

This man emailed me in response to this photo caption in today’s Substack, but frankly I think he’s chatting shit

My boyfriend joked that he's going to stop talking, but he won't. He *is* an extrovert, but not the annoying kind. We all know them: loud, brash and convinced of their own self-importance, for absolutely no reason. A couple of world leaders spring to mind. arianesherine.substack.com/p/im-going-t...

'You're only allowed two allergies - if you have three, we kill you!'

The Tesco virgins are wearing chastity belts

Every time I take a photo in this black jacket with hood, I feel like a traitor.

I have nothing to add except 'ow ow OWWW!' arianesherine.substack.com/p/what-pop-m...

Kudos to archaeologist Alison Beach for her excellent t-shirt on #DiggingForBritain

Weirdly, atheism turns you guys off and what you seem to want is TMI about my sex life and romantic problems. Well, I am nothing if not an oversharer, so here's my brand new blog theme! (Free to read.) arianesherine.substack.com/p/behold-my-...

Our bus went past Penge Road earlier and I remembered my last boss telling me he lived in Penge. To which I responded cheerily, ‘PENGE is the perfect amalgam of PENIS and MINGE!’ It’s a wonder I never got promoted.

After her last interview in @theguardian.com just last week, it's immensely sad to announce the death of Diane Munday at 94. Patron of @humanists.uk (first joining 70 years ago!), friend and mentor. Her exemplary life as an activist will be a permanent inspiration. humanists.uk/2026/01/11/h...

Gotta say, guys: Bluesky is honestly the best platform full of the most intelligent, liberal people (as opposed to Twitter, which is full of the worst people in existence). Threads is full of bots, while Facebook is a totally different medium and isn't suited to discovering cool new people at all.

Hard at work today filming a music video. I worked the graveyard shift.

what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?

Bought a new phone today from Computer Exchange, aka CEX. Asked to use the WiFi and the guy said with a straight face that it had no password and was called… Unprotected CEX.

Me: I have a gorgeous man who loves me. What more could I want? Boyfriend: I'm not going to offer you a list of suggestions in case you take me up on them!

"Firstly, I would have to be convinced that whatever I was seeing or hearing wasn’t me hallucinating or hearing voices. Scientifically speaking, there is zero evidence of God and a lot of evidence that people develop mental health problems." arianesherine.substack.com/p/what-would...

Remembering when my daughter was four and Grandad gave her this fish. She took it home to her dad’s and he made her bring it back!

“Welcome to this service to… London Euston. We will be calling at… London Euston. The next stop is… London Euston.” Well, thank you for clearing that up!

Where does London begin and end? Some say you're in London if you're within the M25, others say London ends at Zone 2. These arbitrary lines are too simple. My Londometer uses data to create a much more complicated %. I'm sure this will settle things and not enrage anyone. london.abscond.org

Ever wished you could go back in time and have a do-over of life? Here's why it's a bad idea. arianesherine.substack.com/p/why-regret...

If you haven’t read this, all I can ask is why not? 👇

Being good at your job is low key sexy as fuck. I bet your work crush is good at their job, no one ever fancied someone who is an incompetent fuckwit.

It's the 17th anniversary of the Atheist Bus Campaign today, and a kid who was born on its launch date of 6th January 2009 would be nearly an adult now. The campaign is all but forgotten, but it really pissed a lot of people off at the time, and here's why. arianesherine.substack.com/p/6-its-the-...

If my body and mind were still in good nick and I were able to live independently, I would happily live to 200, or even 500, if that were possible. But living for eternity sounds like hell - life would become like Groundhog Day. arianesherine.substack.com/p/5-why-livi...

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

I think the worst was the man who asked if he could buy one of my number twos. (It was anonymous but it was definitely a man!)

Sam Harris says we don’t have free will and have no control over our actions, so must accept that we would have acted the same way as criminals had we been in their shoes. It is, ironically, a kind of ‘there but for the grace of God go I’ argument. arianesherine.substack.com/p/4-do-we-ha...

So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.

Free to read: “With such a short time on this planet, there’s no time to waste. No time to waste on people you don’t like, a job you hate, relatives who run you down. No time to waste on delaying your dreams.” arianesherine.substack.com/p/you-only-g...

Aww, thank you, what a lovely message! Am pleased you like my writing but am sorry the theme isn’t for you. I’ve got another week of atheist blogs written but after that I think I’ll change it to a fun daily diary, a bit like Richard Herring’s Warming Up.

1) and 2) There are far worse things than the man you love wanting to marry you. 3) Forgive me, but I believe I have other qualities a man could want me for. 4) Yes, everyone has issues in relationships, from us to Barack and Michelle Obama. The key is working through them.

#statelessness in South Africa : 'You're invisible, you don't exist' - life without a birth certificate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Haha. I switched up blog theme because the relationship is back on track. You know what I love most about him? He’s the same guy as when I first met him 18 months ago, aside from the odd bit of jealousy/controllingness - sweet, funny and kind. Most people hide who they are and only reveal it later.

You’re actually correct, which is a bit of a shame because Atheist Thought for the Day is a great idea. I currently earn less than £10 per blog, so will have to stop it if more people don’t subscribe (it’s only £3.80 a month for 30 blogs). Today’s is free: arianesherine.substack.com/p/the-proble...

The milk proves itself, which all the Gods refuse to do. A very entertaining read! 👇

Did you know that for just £1 a month, you can get FOUR secret Patreon emails from me all about my exciting adventures and journey to pop stardom? 'No Ariane, I did not know that. What's the link?' Oh okay, since you've asked! It's here: www.patreon.com/c/arianexmusic

My second entertaining free-to-read Atheist Thought for the Day is about the thorny problem of God's existence and atheists' inability to prove a negative - and also about how you won't want to come round to my house. arianesherine.substack.com/p/the-proble...

On phone Me: What are your New Year's resolutions? 14yo: Exercise more, cut down screen time, eat less sugar Me: Eat less sugar? So when I meet you at Starbucks on Saturday shall I not order you your usual caramel frappé and almond croissant? 14yo (hastily): Um, well I mean it's not that strict!

Happy New Year! In case you missed it, I posted my first Atheist Thought for the Day. It's free to read, and in it I ask: what if we all knew the world was ending a year from now? How would you choose to spend the last 12 months of your life? arianesherine.substack.com/p/1-dont-for...