Today, for the first time in my life, I have successfully given blood. I am tremendously proud and also extremely tired.

My plans for Infest this time 6 months ago, and the grim reality right now...

Plan: Combine running with frequent gym visits to become as buff as humanly possible. Use Olympian buffness to intimidate skinny Young People.
Reality: Niggling knee problem has halted running (though I bet Paula Radcliffe would have carried on). The gym instructors greet ( Read more... )

Arsebiscuits. My computer has chosen to take its own life rather than remain with me one second longer. While I can respect the courage it must have taken to make this decision, it leaves me rather inconveniently without email or internet access for the next week or so. If anyone needs to contact me, text is probably the best option ( Read more... )

Thank you to all who responded to The Most Boring Post Ever. Popular opinion seemed to favour the Stain Devil so I purchased one of the little chaps at lunchtime. I've followed the instructions carefully, heeding the truly terrifying safety warnings*, and I can now report that my trousers appear to be de-gummed. Assuming my fingers don't dissolve ( Read more... )

Does anyone know how to remove chewing gum stains from clothing? Actually know from experience I mean, not just from Google. Because that business about putting your clothes in the freezer to harden the gum is just nonsense and has only resulted in very cold trousers ( Read more... )

The Lib Dems are at a dead loss
Cos they're losing their wee ginger boss
They'll now have to choose
Between Opik and Hughes
No more Charlie for them or Kate Moss

As I get older I grow fearful of becoming predictable, so I thought I’d do something completely out of character and put an entry on livejournal ( Read more... )

Clothes, clothes, clothes, and a few thoughts about the Wendyhouse experience in general.
( it’s a bit of a ramble and don’t expect anything about the music )

...and I have a train to catch in the morning, so I'll keep this brief ( Read more... )

(  Warning: may be distressing to those of a sensitive disposition )