In a magic far away land, there lived a King and his Queen. One day there was to be a great feast and the pair sat down to dine. The King enthusiastically siezed the opportunity to try new dishes and foodstuffs, experimenting with new delicacies and sweetmeats. The Queen, however, was reluctant to do so, instead picking at the same few foods which ( Read more... )

Being depressed means never have to say you're sorry.
Or "thank you" for that matter.

I'd give my left arm for a nice, easy life right about now.

It's a strange moment when, having introduced two ex-girlfriends to each other, you suddenly realise that they fancy each other and would prefer you out of the way so they can canoodle.

I'm not sure whether to be affronted, amused, or both. :)

I was chatting to someone a while ago about how we spent our respective weekends; they’d gone out clubbing and spent the weekend ramming the nearest pharmaceutical into the most appropriate orifice, whilst I’d dressed up as a monster in the upstairs room of a pub (I’d been clubbing to, but the contradiction in our lifestyles was clear enough ( Read more... )

I was reminded the other day of the writing of a Frenchman, Georges Bernardos, who spoke of the crushing banality of evil. On the face of it, this is a pretty odd comment, and I suppose that most people reading it will have a similar initial reaction to mine: ”Evil? Crushingly banal? What nonsense! When was the last time a good person had just ( Read more... )

Running your own business really makes you aware of just how iniquitous the tax regime in this country really is; the government sneaks it’s hand into your pocket using any pretence - except, of course, by using the word ‘tax’ directly. It can be bloody frustrating to hear the wide selection of politicians claiming just how much less you’re paying ( Read more... )

One of the most tasteless - and therefore the funniest - websites I've seen in some time.

http://badgas.co.uk/lynndie/

*Note to readers* Feel free to show this to people, but after my last piece of satire got spread about the net without crediting me, please CREDIT ME ( Read more... )

I have a number of 'intellectual' friends. You know the sort - people who think that acknowledging pop culture would make them in some way inferior, or less intelligent, or would dent their carefully honed exterior of smug one-upmanship. I mean, I don't have a problem with carefully honed exteriors of smug one-upmanship (after all, I have one ( Read more... )

I hadn't realised how much my old LJ account was weighing upon my mind for many reasons. I've been unutterably miserable all day, and so I deleted my old account and started afresh - and a tremendously liberating experience it has been, as well. I hadn't written much of any worth recently, and I realise that the pressures of juggling my circle of ( Read more... )