Click on the month to see ... well, if I survived the month or not     "Brummie" relates to a person who lives in Birmingham (UK, that's the squiggly blob next to Europe for those who are geographically challenged).  I am such a person; a city dweller, knackered, chronically time poor but still plodding along, eyes blank, expression vacant, going through the motions but still not quite sure why. If you want to know about secretary meltdown, girly lunches, the daily assault course of working in a huge metropolis, you're in the right place.  If you want to know about the sheer agony of travelling for two hours or more every single day on PUBLIC TRANSPORT (argh!), this is so where you want to be.
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Did you know that Birmingham (UK) has more miles of canals than Venice and more parks and green stuff than any other European city?  More fascinating facts here and here.  Famous Brummies here.  Basically its a pretty nifty city containing some seriously gorgeous, funny, intelligent, friendly people. S'great!

Brum’s best – 10 other facts you may not know about Birmingham

• It has more canals than Venice – explore the canals by foot or bike and you’ll find a quiet, rural counterpoint to the lively city.
• It is home to more than 50,000 students and the multicultural nature of the city was highlighted when it won the title of EthniCity 2004.
• It has more trees than inhabitants and more acres of parks and open spaces than any other European city
• Birmingham has one of the largest St Patrick’s Day parades in the world
• The city is home to Sutton Park – Europe’s largest nature reserve
• The Bullring is the largest city centre shopping centre in Europe – and you’d be hard pressed to find a more eye-catching store than the Bullring’s aluminium-clad Selfridges store
• Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Pre-Raphaelite art.
• Birmingham was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and home to many pioneering engineers, including James Watt and Matthew Boulton.
• Birmingham Pride is the biggest free Gay and Lesbian Festival in the UK
• In 1998 the G8 Summit was held in Birmingham, during the Summit the then US President Bill Clinton had a pint in Brindley Place and later said of Birmingham: “I was bowled over when I was there. It is quite wonderful.”