So, it seems that despite him being a red-blooded male and straight, my boyfriend is a way better shopper than I. Such conviction! Such commitment! Such speed! Such lack of guilt! What makes me mention this you may ask? Only the rememberance of my spectacularly appalling trip into Marble Archs' own cheap shoe mecca that is New Look. Armed ( Read more... )

Sitting on the train this morning, laughing out loud because I've started a new book - Everything is Illuminated - and already it's brilliant and I think I want to adopt that way of speaking right now, immediately & forever. The lady in front of me with the New Look flats and the chemists hairband is showing an unusual measure of comfort in ( Read more... )

Recently my life has been focused around ( Read more... )

~R.I.P Steve Irwin - A man of genuine enthusiasm and vigour who was a joy to watch ( Read more... )

last day at work,
spent far from productivity like
most of last week
chocolates for those i like and those
i'd rather forget
scratching
scratching
scratching my arse
waiting for drinks tonight.
Who knows?
Maybe I'll get 
drunk
enough
to tell them all 
exactly what i think of them

Real Adventures in iPod Shuffle, #44

Halfway To a Threesome - Jim O'Rourke      followed by      Does Your Mother Know? - Abba

Having a Bath, On a Sunday

Having woken up unforgiveably early on Sunday morning, I thought I'd make myself useful and do some of that 'chores' malarkey that us ladies are so well known for:  did some holiday washing, washed the last nights dishes and thoroughly cleaned out Hank's poo-box.  In reward smoked myself a nasty-ass hash number and ( Read more... )

Who Are Ya?  Who Are Ya?

Friday, me and the second born spent some down-time together whilst the parents are away.  We made popcorn as is bygone days, with a pot, oil, salt and popping corn.  I am impressed how even the simplest kitchen tasks confound me completely.  After 4 failed batches and much head scratching we strike gold with a New Method I' ( Read more... )

As I recently found out, handing in your resignation is a lot of fun, especially when you hate your job.

Almost immedately after having done it however, my mind was flooded with misgivings.  Having fervently despised my job for about 70% of the time I've been doing it, this came as a surprise.  Knowing myself and my complete inability to make a ( Read more... )

 
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