"But then, I had always known the truth. The truth is that I love smoking. Hence the failure of all my attempts to give it up, because every method I used was predicated on the assumption that a desire could be eliminated once it was seen to be absurd."

- Clive James, Smoking, my lost love
An ex-smoker who admits the truth that dare not speak it's ( Read more... )

You know, in order to just about squeak into the "normal weight" BMI category for my height I apparently still need to lose another 2 stone ( Read more... )

I was buying lunch in Sainsbury's today and I reckon that the woman I was behind in the queue was actually a size zero. I could have literally put my hands around her waist ( Read more... )

I was coming out of the gym last night certain in the knowledge that I'd worked hard and am well on my way to being the shape I want to be (nowhere near there yet but confident that I can get there), but then a car comes screeching round the corner filled with 20-something lads - let's call them ignorant immature cunts - and one of them leans out ( Read more... )

A small rant because everywhere I go lately I seem to find this incorrect, ignorant assumption ( Read more... )

This morning I am wearing the most outrageous skirt. It's very long and very floaty. It's got a black under layer and an upper layer that's also black but with big white patterns and a fair amount of tiny silver sequins. It's not really appropriate for work but I have what I think is a good reason for wearing it ( Read more... )