I've been dogsitting a couple of whippets for the last few days. It's an ideal scenario; I get a house to myself, a fridge full of food, and the company of dogs. (and as an unexpected bonus, a couple of corn snakes) There has been a lot of tension one way or another in my current house, so having a chance to break free of it all and have a change ( Read more... )

The way my massage diploma works is, I get 2 stand alone certificates from the APNT one in anatomy/physiology and one in swedish massage. Then I add in some case study work (finally finished and handed in on friday) and get an overal diploma ( Read more... )

Somehow,in the wee hours of the morning on 21st June I found myself dancing in the centre of Stonehenge. Dancing to drums and didgeredoos, even though I could barely move for the squash of people, looking up every so often at the immensity of the stones as if to remind myself where I actually was ( Read more... )

A remarkably amusing way to procrastinate ( Read more... )

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one ( Read more... )

On sunday, I was sitting in a suburb of Reading, bawling my eyes out and looking so pathetic that a woman came over to me, tapped me gently on the shoulder and said "whatever it is that is making you upset, God loves you". This actually made me cry even more ( Read more... )

This just kind of came out in an email ( Read more... )

I've been ordering local organic food boxes for well over a year now, and all in all they've been good fun and great value. One amazing realisation is that there is more to vegetables than peas, carrots, and potatoes. The day a Romanesco cabbage the size of my head arrived I was in awe of the fractalness of nature. Artichokes are ok but a pain in ( Read more... )

The best thing about cutting out caffeine and clearing your system out is what happens when you DO drink some coffee. As this afternoon has been set aside for writing pigeon-peck programs (when do we get on with the squirrels, that's what I want to know) I decided to treat myself to a REAL latte ( Read more... )

I watched the new Doctor Who episode about cybermen on saturday. And had nightmare-ish dreams ever since ( Read more... )