A few things:

Weight LossI got so used to taking in roughly 1200 calories a day and exercising on a regular basis that I lost more weight than I'd aimed for without me even realising it. This morning, I checked out the size of the gap between my thighs in the mirror and I was alarmed to see a pretty substantial gap. I noticed while looking at my ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I wish the mere state of intellectually understanding something would be the absolute end of a matter. More specifically, I wish I didn't have the ability to feel. Even more to the point, I wish that I were a fortress, impenetrable and indomitable. I am conceited enough to believe, at times, that I have enough pride and self-esteem to ( Read more... )

I just had a phone interview with Cambridge's language centre; it was part of my English language assessment. The purpose of the phone call was solely to examine my speaking skills and the interviewer made it clear that I wasn't assessed on content. I took that as a carte blanche to be really informal and to say whatever came to my mind, such that ( Read more... )