before it has begun, we've already won

the epitome of my mood today

after news of a miscarriage and the horrific sight of a dying cyclist mown down on my way home from work, it's hard to find the silver linings of today. maybe it's because i'm eternally exhausted but i feel torn apart - sorry that my giveaway day is tainted by such sad news but i pride myself on portraying a realistic persona through social media. my life isn't any better or worse than yours, it's just different and that's what people need to understand. okay, let's combat all this horror with some niceties, eh?

genuinely sorry that was such a sad intro but here we go. "what the fuck are you giving away?"

we covered this a few weeks back but this time around you lucky winners can choose anything up to the value of £10! it could be something you've seen on the blog and like the look of or it could be something you've had your eye on for yonks but never got around to buying. either way, i'm keen to buy you something lovely as a massive thank you for taking an interest in the rude words i write about my life. of course i'll be handwriting a little thank you letter alongside it just because that doesn't happen enough in 2014.

what else did you expect?

"what the fuck are you on about?"

last time, the "random number generator" website was reliable but really fucking dull so this time around i'm taking it back to basics and writing all your names down on some paper and whacking it into a wee box, jiggling it around and then pulling two names out. take that technology!


so, let's have at it then shall we? i'm quite honestly excited over here. i just hope you are too.

ahhh, celeb blogger!

AAAAAH everything is folded (there's more of you in here than i thought, thanks guys) and i've given the box a good shake. maybe too good a shake considering this is primark's finest. regardless, i'm pulling out a name as we speak and our first winner is ashlyn howie! (sidenote: she has a stunning/award winning blog over here)

WHAT A MOMENT let's try that again. 

forever my work baby 

alice byrne step forward! you've beaten out the rest of the competition to win something wonderful and spectacular. i think i prefer the box method over the internet; there's something a lot more personal about it and that's what i'm all about here at "oh, mitch please!". well done to the two dreamboats that won today, i'll be in touch real soon regarding addresses and wishlists etc



at the time of writing this, the blog has just hit 3000 views which astounds me. i had never intended for this sort of thing to actually gain any momentum let alone take off and get people's attention. even if you didn't win something tonight, rest well in the knowledge that a) the next giveaway will be really fucking easy to enter and b) you are making such a difference to this angry homo's life. so thank you. again and again xo

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here's a secret little "oh fucking hell, it's emo hour" for you dedicated readers. today's been really tough, i won't lie (there's not need to) and i'm feeling raw. after hearing about the miscarriage this morning and having a sickening moment where i was 90% sure the cyclist was in fact my own dad, i'm very aware of the dark and final concept of mortality. we take a lot for granted almost every day and it's important to be aware of just how lucky we are. there's so much we unconsciously ignore and i want you to take this time to really think about everything wonderful in your life. make a list, call someone, listen to music and reminisce. do whatever. just be grateful. sometimes it mightn't feel like it but things could be a lot worse xo