It's a little funny how I got into journalism. It hadn't been my first choice of a career, though at a young age I always loved reading magazines and the such. But in university,I'd actually studied cinema and radio production. Coming out into the real world when I'd graduated, I quickly realized that neither was going to be a viable option.

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i am insanely in love, and it's not with my husband.


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i wonder if it's a combination of all the things happening in my life, or just the fact that i'm getting older but i've started thinking about what i want to do with my life, and in particular, all the places that i want to travel to ( Read more... )

one of the things i love doing most is watching movies. of course it's been a while since i was able to do that because of little miss (in fact i think i can count on one hand how many movies i've watched since she was born, and that's almost three years ( Read more... )

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there's been a number of things happening in my life lately - i won't go into too much detail - but what i do know is that since then, the universe has been sending me some pretty strong signs. i've always believed in fate, in that cosmic entity that everything happens for a reason ( Read more... )

one of my ex colleagues posted something on her twitter, and it touched me so much that i wanted to put it here so it wouldn't easily be forgotten.

it's from a website called letters of note.

this letter in particular, is entitled I love my wife. my wife is dead.In June of 1945, Arline Feynman - high-school sweetheart and wife of the hugely ( Read more... )

i've recently discovered how wonderful e.e cummings' poems are, and this one ranks as my favourite ( Read more... )

music has always been a very big part of my life - i eschewed the traditional piano (though i can tinker around with it a little) and went for the violin. in fact, i learnt for more than 10 years and attribute the fact that i enjoyed most of it to the fact that my mother never pressured me to go for any music exams (thanks, ma!). if it hadn't been ( Read more... )

i love jewellery - not necessarily the super bling type, but i love all sorts of accessories, from earrings to rings to bracelets to necklaces and pendants. i think it's because i dress fairly simply. i'm not into bright colours and complex designs, so i use accessories to really jazz up my outfits.

i also love etsy. etsy is evil. i spend too much ( Read more... )