I miss you.

You know how most times you're in retail and you're working for punkass dickhead managers who are barely out of high school (chronologically) and barely out of diapers (psychologically ( Read more... )

I asked my coworker, as we were painstakingly checking the dates on box after box after effing box of biscuits, "Ever get the stirrings of rebellion when you're date-ordering ( Read more... )

What a weird night. We were up all night last night with our temporary housemate and barely slept, and now we're just up watching bad late-night TV. You know the kind - world's best cop chases and reruns of Animal Park with the darling Ben Fogle and all sorts of cute baby animals ( Read more... )

So I've landed a few things. I'm a Christmas temp at Marks & Spencer, which is awesome. I can only work until January on my visa anyhow, which works out perfectly. The employee shop there is the best - red t-strap heels which were 45 quid that I can buy for 80p? Please. I'm there. And the food... I work in the grocery section mainly, so I ( Read more... )

Up until about 13 months ago, I had a washing machine at my disposal at every step of my life. There was a time when I had to use coin-op machines in my building, of course, but that wasn't so bad as it was just downstairs and only cost a buck per wash ( Read more... )

I wonder if freeganism is possible in a small town like Scarborough. I've done it before, I'll do it again... really just because I'm bored, still fucking unemployed (it's hard to get a job with only a few months left on the work permit) and it would at least put something towards my keep besides the housewifely arts ( Read more... )

It's mah birfday! Today last year I was at Meeting Lake with Pam and Riki. If I remember (as I was stupidly intoxicated all day and they were lovely and made sure I never sobered up an inch) we spent the day roasting hot dogs, eating black forest cake in the camper, chopping wood, bathing in the lake and basically drinking ourselves stupid until ( Read more... )

After about a week and a half of living with a golden retriever who bolts her food, I am becoming an expert on dog farts and how to prevent them ( Read more... )

10. Everything you do is worth watching. Making a cup of coffee, defrosting meat, taking a pee (should you forget to latch the door), changing your socks, staking the tomatoes... everything is worth watching just in case it reveals a hidden source of food ( Read more... )