Dick-otomy day

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 the

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 care

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 fair

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 able

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 I

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 work

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. Needless

Get your life coaching from a jpg

Such fun !

Psst! Want to hear about my latest adventure? Then come join me in my blanket fort, bring your torch and a bag of marshmallows and I’ll tell you all about it! Ever noticed that being a grown-up isn’t quite as fun as being a ten year-old? Yeah, me too. And that is the main reason