My Easter present to myself? Is apparently a totalled car, a trip to the hospital, and a whole lot of bruises ( Read more... )

So I was reading a news article online that discussed, quite thoughtfully, the childfree lifestyle, and how childfree folk tend to be happier than some would think.
There was a veritable explosion of comments. Some of them opted to be truly obnoxious about it.
In 'The Case Against Having Kids', various reasons were given ( Read more... )

Okay. I reluctantly tolerate the banner ads etc all over my internet browsing. (Before you give me 'helpful' advice, no, I'm not switching browsers, yes this applies also to, say, the Uni computers that I cannot switch things on, and yes, this is a rant, so it's far more to vent than to go looking for advice ( Read more... )

Got the buggers!

There were a couple of large flies in my room. They exasperated me. I'm not so good at direct kills on account of the ick factor. But I was getting really, really annoyed.

So I brought in the vacuum cleaner, extended its wand, removed the attachment on the end...

...and hunted the bastards down in midair. Settling anywhere ( Read more... )

This is a rant. It will be angry. It will be heated. It will be written rapidly just to get this out so I can vent what I feel right now. With that warning in place, let's press on!

Right now?
I really, really detest my father. He's an ignorant, closed-minded, patronising piece of crap. Oh yes, how could I possibly know what I'm talking about, for ( Read more... )

My internet time just got a lot more limited, because my laptop has decided to stop connecting. I want to try and get it fixed as soon as possible, but until then, only the main computer works...albeit slowly, and that's the shared computer. So... *sigh* I will be somewhat more absent ( Read more... )

Disclaimer: The following rant contains swearing, naive and idealistic wishes about the way the world should be, rage, and attempts to explore a whole host of issues, from one distinctly limited perspective. You have been warned. ;)

( Long rant, regarding lots of issues )

So. You will be enlightened to know that I cannot bear drinking coffee. My latest attempt was fruitless.

( Learn why, dear friends, and pity me my lack. )

So, my parents brought home some things from storage, from people who dumped their stuff and didn't want it anymore. Among these were some tastes-like-diabetes cutesy-poo fairy figurines, and a dragon on a crystal ball ( Read more... )

It's bloody cold here at the moment, to the point that I wear socks when I sleep so that my feet don't freeze. This, however, raises the question:

Why are my socks never on my feet when I wake up in the morning?
Do I kick them off while still asleep? How do I not feel it? Especially when it's long socks. If they reach nearly to my knees, one would ( Read more... )