January 2011
1 post
December 2010
1 post
“We don’t just love and leave it there, but we ask something in return; and...”
– Krishnamurti, ‘Think on These Things’
April 2010
1 post
I grew up with no mobile, no Internet and no computer. I didn’t get a computer until after I finished my degree and didn’t have a mobile until I turned 20. Today, I found myself sitting at home with 2 laptops, a desktop and an iPhone all on at the same time. How things change.
November 2009
2 posts
“A little makeup, a little curl in your hair, a little attention to your clothes...”
– Elizabeth Goodell Russell, Reading Under the Covers: An Autobiography
October 2009
82 posts
“It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do...”
– Tyler Durden in Fight Club
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I...”
– Douglas Adams
“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that...”
– Terry Pratchett Sourcery
what i learned today:
you are never too old or overqualified to stuff envelopes.
“Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting....”
– Andy Warhol
“You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how...”
– John Green Looking for Alaska
Friday, 23 October 2009
I haven’t made a list for a while. I’ve been too tired in my mind to have the energy to do it. But it’s the end of the week, and I’m ousting those pesky blues. This one is short and incredibly random.
1. It’s getting warmer! As promised, spring is finally here. Better late than never.
2. On a sad note, I would like to note the passing of a man named Tony who’s...
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
“Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for...”
– Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook, 1966
“Can’t Shake It
When we go out dancing on a Friday night
I get this funny...”
– Kate Miller-Heidke Can’t Shake It
Very possibly lyrical genius. I actually laughed out loud in on my own in public when I listened to this for the first time.
“A week in Spain on the piss is patently perfect prep for a long bike ride. So...”
– One of my friends is cycling home from Benidorm, Spain to the Midlands of England (presumably there is a boat involved somewhere along the line ;) ) over two weeks for charity - the rest of them were decidely more sensible and flew back after their week of partying. His comment the day before he set...
i have my angry face on today
i’m mad at myself, at the world, at someone.
i like being angry. it stops me from feeling sad.
it’s easier to face reality when i’m feeling punchy.
