So despite everyone's advice, for which thanks, I arranged to meet the old boyfriend. He seemed very civilised and pleasant on the phone and I had thought a lot about what I thought I was doing and in the end we arranged lunch today ( Read more... )

This might be an unwise thing to do, asking for your opinions, but I think it's an interesting question in the abstract, even though it's a real situation. Here's the story ( Read more... )

It's been busy again - All sorts of stuff going on ( Read more... )

It’s been a while but I’ve had a bit of a busy time recently, so I tend to swing by and read some entries and then go back to my real life which is a wee bit too challenging at times ( Read more... )

What is it with some words? Some words can communicate so many subtle nuances, with just the same small group of sounds. I’ve been thinking about the word Lady. There’s been some debate recently about whether female people should be referred to as girls or women, and that got me thinking about lady ( Read more... )

I am a regular visitor to this site ( Read more... )

I’m feeling better now - the alcohol thing always works doesn’t it. Or at least it makes you feel as though it’s working. I hate that “Lost Weekend” feeling you get when you’ve been ill in bed, even for a short time. I want to ring up all my friends and ask if anyone has had a baby or got divorced. - but that would be stupid because I was only ( Read more... )

That's just it! I've got a sore throat, a cough and my head feels like my brain has been removed and the space refilled with high pressure snot! Man it hurts. I want to take my eyes out and stamp on them. My teeth are itching and my ears sound fluffy ( Read more... )

So...it's midnight and I couldn't sleep because I've just got back from the pub ( Read more... )

I don't have a proper job - as in paid employment. When people ask me if I work I reply "Yes, I work very hard, but I'm not in paid employment, if that's what you mean". So what I do is what is starting to be called Portfolio voluntary work, which sounds pretty posh I think ( Read more... )