January 2011
18 posts
Day 5: A Time You Thought About Ending Your Own...
As someone who has clinical depression, before it was treated, I admit I had considered suicide. But the thought of people having to clean up after me - and really, death is a very messy thing - made me reconsider. It was more that I was desperate to disappear and stop messing things up for everyone else than a desire to actually die.
Its a funny thing, depression. Desire diminishes to a point...
Things That Have Ceased Working As Intended As It...
This is my first US winter, and as such, it is highly evident I need to man the flipping heck up. It was FREEZING today. Yes, literally, ZERO DEGREES CELSIUS. So it has become apparent I am not so great at dealing with these kinds of temperatures. I have compiled a list of small but irritating items which are not helping with this issue.
1 - Chuck Taylors. These are not suitable winter shoes. I...
Day 4: Your Views On Religion
I’m an agnostic, daughter of anglicans of varying dedication, girlfriend of an atheist. As outlined in my previous post, I’m also a firm believer that people should do whatever they want, in moderation, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. In short, my views on religion adhere to that: whilst I don’t follow a dogma myself, I am open to the possibility of a larger and more...
Another Slightly Late New Year's Resolution.
Give or take a week on the resolutions, eh? Christmas was hectic, with four Aussies crashing in my seventy square metre pad. Not horrible, but six people, three of which you don’t know, a hyper puppy and lots of rain makes for just a little forced nicety.
I need to be more creative. It has finally clicked in my brain that the times when I’m most content are those when I’m doing...
Day 3: Your Views On Drugs And Alcohol (a belated...
I’m a strong advocate for everything in moderation. And if its not harming anyone else, then go for it.
If you are the kind of person with an addictive personality, of course, then perhaps ‘everything’ should be, well, a little moderated. I also believe that as members of a society, we have an obligation to an open forum as to when ‘moderation’ is appropriate. For...
Craigslist Find Of The Day: Cool Old Metal... →
Oh wow. I’d love this to put all my crafty knicknacks in. Its brilliant. The patina is aged, it has label slots and cute handles! WANT.
Day 2: Where You'd Like To Be In Ten Years
Wow, that’s a hard one. I used to think I wanted to be a paediatrician, because that would be noble and save the world. Along that vein, I’m still considering going back to uni and doing nursing. Since I’ve spent the last two years on a bit of a self-searching adventure, and moved around the world, I’ve realised that I need to be a little more selfish, and that spending...
Day 1: Your Current Relationship
I’ve decided to do the thirty day blogging challenge. I’m excited by this, and challenged, which is good as it is a challenge by definition. Thus, I’m sitting here watching the news with the laptop, bleating out my inner monologue and watching the dog dismember a plastic foot.
My relationship. I live with my partner, my lover, my copilot. Which seems all lovey dovey really, but...