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Rich, rich; dirty, dirty; rich, rich
There is something inherently grubby about arguing about money. Maybe it's just me (a Catholic upbringing which recommends getting rid of your material possessions to benefit the poor; having enough that 'worry' is the wrong word to use when talking about how I feel about my finances; having strong feelings about what is worth spending money on, ( Read more... ) -
Go Team!
These days, I seem to collect team names like I used to collect pencil leads (true story ( Read more... ) -
Phrasing
What you say: "I hope you get better soon."
What you mean: "I hope you get better." -
National Poetry Day
At first I thought this poem was sweet. Then I realised it was sad ( Read more... ) -
Blast from the Past
Digging through my old LJ to find when I moved to Edinburgh, found this from my 20th birthday post: 'everything feels so much closer - marriage, kids, death, anything you care to mention'.
nomie, aged 20, living in Australia, going out with alan, chatting to your friends on MSN messenger: you have no idea what the future holds. Bless. Aged 28, ( Read more... ) -
Bleu
This evening, I've just watched the first in the three colours trilogy, Bleu. It was beautiful, and sad. I was bored; now I am contented ( Read more... ) -
This is War
Things I bought today ( Read more... ) -
Three days for the price of two
The last two nights together, I have had eight hours of sleep. Three on Friday night/Saturday morning, five last night/this morning. As a result, I feel like i've had a reaaaallly long weekend. I am going to go and collapse now though. But know this - I am exhausted, hungover, covered in ceilidh bruises, full of cake, tea, coffee and the glow that ( Read more... ) -
Fragile
I always find my good moods are very fragile - they shatter as soon as something bad happening, like realising I missed the poetry event of a fucking lifetime ( Read more... ) -
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I forgot to go to my poetry thing. I am SO FUCKING UPSET.