I’m married to a wealthy stockbroker, my darling Kyle, who is my love and life. His well paying job also means that I can spend my days relaxing, rather than work all the time like most people are forced to do. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not a slacker. I ...
How I overcame the nightmare at my feet
A structural problem to my toes that developed when I was a 23 year old flared and fluctuated through the years. In my early thirties, this became unbearable. I found out through visiting a specialist that I had a condition, in which my toes were subject ...
Lighting. It Was All in the Lighting!
Obviously I can't have lost an actual chess game all by myself. It wasn't legit. The other guy cheated, thus meaning my perfect record of chess victories in unsullied, and I have nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing at all. Norwegian champion? More like t ...
‘Row, Anna’ is A New Classic For Sure
Biz-Ney have knocked it out of the park again, as they so often do. What IS it with their catchy tunes and heartwarming moral stories?? They have me singing for days and days afterwards. Anyway, I'm a little bit late to the party on this one, but I man ...
Removing a Tree, With Ki
Ugh, I had to have another one of THOSE conversations today. You know, the ones I get from total plebeians who don't understand the true beauty of anime. They think I should be watching reality TV and sport instead. As if that's better; how am I going to ...
Indoor cricket saves the day
Nothing quite like playing sport in the rain. Everyone else thinks I'm crazy, but I personally believe that THEY are the crazy ones. Playing in the rain just means that you get to be the best, because you become so good at playing in those conditions that ...
Pirates, for Fun I Guess
Probably the worst thing about working at the docks are the pirates. No, not actual, criminal pirates...I'm talking about the cosplayers. I don't really know how they have so much time on their hands- must be arts students or something- but anyway, the ...
My retiring parents are putting clean energy first
“Mum, seriously, the smartest thing you can do if we are going to talk about energy bills is to get solar panels up there. As in, yesterday.” Mum looks at me like I’ve caught mixo. For someone who used to be a bit of an environmental mover and shaker, ...