Today it’s stay-off-Twitter-to-protest-against-rapey-bastards day. There may be a shorter catchier name for it, but you get the drift. It all started when a lady got rape threats for saying that a woman should be on banknote. Controversial stuff, right? Yeah, right. So I figured that maybe I could help contribute to world peace on theContinue reading “Dick-otomy day”
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Sorry Mulder…
I want to believe that people are not dicks. I want to believe that a promise is worth something. I want to believe that everyone else cares about doing things right as much as I do. I want to believe in human decency. I want to believe that the people I care about also careContinue reading “Sorry Mulder…”
Penny for my thoughts
This is my godmother Penny, and she passed away a few days ago. This picture was taken back in 1985, so I would have been about 7 years old. I have so many memories of playing with her younger sons Chris and Will, running around the house, playing games indoors or swinging from ropes inContinue reading “Penny for my thoughts”
Rant: pass the parcel
Due to unforeseen circumstances I have been handling customer service on top of my own full-time job for the last 18 months. (Seriously, who could possibly have predicted that opening an English-language e-commerce site would lead to a need for an English-speaking customer service???) This means dealing with a lot of irate customers for a fairContinue reading “Rant: pass the parcel”
In love with Blighty
At last, I have the answer to the eternal question “why is it always rainy and grey in England?” Forget gulf streams and atmospheric pressure fronts, the real reason is that if it was sunny in England more often, it would be so totally awesomely wonderful that the rest of the world wouldn’t be ableContinue reading “In love with Blighty”
Smoothie operation
Can someone please tell me why smoothie salesplaces insist on selling their smoothies with those stupid spoonstraws? You can’t scoop anything up with them, and the spoon end stops you from sucking up the last dregs of your smoothie. Seriously, just stop it!
Pigtails for humanity
It’s Friday. It may not be by the time you read this, but right now, it’s Friday. It’s been a long week, my back is killing me, I’m knackered, there’s a lot to do at work and less time to do it in. This is a job for Piggytails. I can’t quite remember when IContinue reading “Pigtails for humanity”
Old new year’s resolutions
Okay, so it’s March, a tad late for talking about new year stuff, and of course, you only have my word that I’ve actually been doing this since January. But hey, you also only have my word that I’m not a 6 foot trucker named Bob. I guess it’s taken me a while to workContinue reading “Old new year’s resolutions”
The unfairness of invisible ailments
Long story short, yesterday, I had to go for my DTP vaccine renewal. It was only about 15 years overdue… I remember when I had it as a kid, they chose my right shoulder and it swelled up to a huge lump and I couldn’t carry my school bag on my shoulder for weeks. NeedlessContinue reading “The unfairness of invisible ailments”
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