I am good at many things, but one thing I am really not good at is failure. Over the years I have gotten better at it --
"Never mind..."
"Always look on the bright side of life"
"Tomorrow is another day!"
-- but I'm still not good at it.

Yes, I know, it happens to everyone. Yes, I know I shouldn't take it personally. But I was attached to ( Read more... )

Well, hello 2011, where did you come from all of a sudden? I suppose, seeing as you're here, I had better bring you up to date with recent events ( Read more... )

I am in... an airport ( Read more... )

"How are you?"

I get asked this question a lot. So do we all, I'm sure.

What I'd like the honest answer to be:

• Happy
• Energised
• Fulfilled
• Enthused by the possibilities of life
• Inspired by ideas both at work and elsewhere

This week? Is officially Better Than Last Week ( Read more... )

Definition of Work-Life Balance: when life kicks you in the teeth, there's always work to fall back on. (And far too much of it, as usual. I am all excited about upcoming research project on gender medicine and ethics, but have some other things I must do first...)

foxe is currently experiencing Total Motivation Fail ( Read more... )

Situations Vacant:

Still-Young-At-Heart female, apparently needs would quite like to have someone to watch over her, especially with respect to ( Read more... )

I was supposed to be going to a party tonight, but then I was still at work at 11pm, which wouldn't necessarily have precluded me from going but then things got difficult and stressful and it was all too hard (because I would have had to worry about packing and taking all my dive gear with me as well as where I need my bike to be in two days time ( Read more... )

It's nearly 9pm, I haven't finished the teaching material I was supposed to get done today, let alone started research for the paper I need to write by Tuesday, and I'm going on a three-day long weekend diving trip tomorrow. (During which I will, assuming I get all the research material gathered in time to take it with me, be either underwater or ( Read more... )