Sometimes I think I need a reminder. A constant, good natured and hopefully undamaging kick upside the head. A little touch of "It could always be worse" without the oft-accompanying jinx.

Seriously thinking of buying myself this to that end. I also rather like the flat rate shipping (and free over US$150, which may or may not be a good thing for ( Read more... )

Meh. Hair is getting long. It's the annoying stage where it's long enough to look lank and get in the way of everything, but not long enough to tie back. And due to the style being a very choppy, layered thing, I can't use an Alice band or some such thing to push it back. I'd get lots of short bits sticking straight up. I'm using some giant ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago I sadly had the chance to resolve something that had been a source of tension for months. I'd heard way too much from too many people, most of it overwrought and emotional. Things were said that could only be explainable in the depths of emotional stress (explainable, not excusable). And through it all I tried to stay if not ( Read more... )

So it's my day off, and I'm still squeeing over a delicious dinner of rock lobster, Chardonnay and truffled pate the night before with TigerEyes. I got changed into gym clothes and gave Housemate a lift into work, before swinging by the bank on the way to the gym.

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To be nobody-but-yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

- ee cummings

..I committed myself to this war a long time ago. I think I was almost seven years old, then. And still all I can say to this is "

Six Seven more things you may or may not know about me.
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Just want to say a very big and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped me through the bucketloads of troubles I've been going through recently ( Read more... )

Heh ( Read more... )