Thinking out loud

My brother and I just had a skype conversation about a radio program he heard in the car recently- a Triple J discussion about sexting. Rest assured, I have no intention whatsoever to talk about sexting. But it was interesting to hear- and then read- his description of the program.  There was no debate.

I’ve [...]

Amusing cake incident

It’s my birthday today.  Yesterday, I had a little party.  Given my fondness for baking cakes, I decided to make myself a rather elaborate Castle cake.  It was a bit kiddish, but fun.  I don’t have a picture of what it was supposed to look like, but it turned out like this (though it had been [...]

They Care for my Health

Photo by Flickr user littlephil

Last week, I contracted gastro.  It wasn’t fun.  My digestive system decided it hated me, and staged a coup.  I’ll spare you any of the more vivid details, because they really aren’t pleasant.

So, after being sent home from work on Tuesday and not improving through the night, I called my local [...]

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Photo by Flickr user petit_hiboux

Up until a few years ago, I was always a fiction-only reader. For fun, that is. I’d read the paper, sure, and bits and pieces in magazines, but I didn’t really read non-fiction books.

Looking at things I’ve bought and read recently, that has definitely changed. While I doubt [...]

A Musical Interlude

It’s probably time to retire Sufjan Love of the Week, since Sufjan seems to be producing little- if any- new content, and I’ve exhausted what’s currently on Youtube.

I will, however, share a song with with I am currently completely and utterly in love.

“And the seasons
Will change us new
Be the best I’ve known
and you know me
I could [...]