Must be getting old, I quite fancy answering this one :-P ( Read more... )

In a week where I could have really used an easy ride, things have got complicated.  Wednesday afternoon at work was quite pleasant, I pottered around, looked bemused and didn't get lost.  I even got some errands covered after making myself a little to-do list ( Read more... )

I'm at my best when I have a challenge so today I've set myself a tough target - this afternoon I'm going to work ( Read more... )

Yesterday, while pirouetting serenely around the ice rink (read: my usual wobbling around, but I don't think I'm doing too badly) I fell and hit my head ... hard.  What I've been told since is that I knocked myself out cold (no pun intended) for about 10 seconds and from then on couldn't remember much of anything ... like my whole life, who I am ( Read more... )

David Cameron hit by an egg in Cornwall

This made me feel wistful that I no longer live in a part of the country where people pelt Conservative leaders with eggs *sigh*

One line from the report really struck me:

"A 16-year-old student - who was wearing a hooded top - was arrested briefly but then released."

Is the BBC joining the Daily Fail in saying ( Read more... )

Two Americans in the MovieBuffs comm have said that after watching Avatar they threw their 3D spec in the bin rather than the recycling box ( Read more... )

First up, I'm seeing lots of photos of people suffering in Haiti.  Do the photographers help their subjects after getting their needed pics?  Are the newscasters getting their hands dirty in any way?  Or are they just profiteering from the misery of others ( Read more... )

I don't know if anyone else does, but I crave the burning sensation you get when muscles are exhausted ... a dull deep hot feeling from inside my muscles ( Read more... )

Is it me, or does the article here kinda miss the point(s)?

One thing that annoys me is "articles" which scrape the smallest-possible amount of info from something (or in this case, mis-represent the subject matter) while simultaneously insulting reader's reasoning skills.

Avatar raises an awful lot of little ponderances in regard to the wars we ( Read more... )