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...for it is truly a lovely thing to do. Let me explain ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about identity and class, partly as a result of a discussion I recently had with a colleague. I realise I seek, adapt and sometimes adopt trappings like a form of protective colouring, but maybe that's the wrong term because I'm not trying to hide, per se. Instead, part of me relishes it, like I used to relish the heavy-duty ( Read more... )

I can now blog on the move. I wonder whether this is going to help my intention of becoming a more regular blogger; that bit remains to be seen. I've had the good intentions for far too long and the lack of follow through is unrelated to time spent int front of the computer, I still do that a fair bit, but more probably linked to the number of ( Read more... )

On the train a few days ago, a little boy (maybe 7) was sitting with his family opposite me when I was maneuvering my bike out of the carriage. He asked "Are you a boy or a girl?," then the train stopped and he asked again. I lifted up my right tit and said "These are called boobies. They are -gorgeous- and only girls get them ( Read more... )

I'm currently busy with a friend's research project in my spare time, and with my own project, the fight club project. Five weeks in and I've lost 15 pounds (imperial). I need to buy 15 packets of Macaroni to externalise some form of external representation ( Read more... )

I've done it, I've joined a fat club. thee last two or so months on steroids have granted me another 8 pounds on top and I'm now pissed off with it all. Rosemary Conley it is, as that's was most convenient time-, and location wise, though I liked the slimming world programme better ( Read more... )

I've just spent a sentimental hour and a half watching Pretty Woman, accompanied by my boyfriend and two glassess of appropriately chilled Rosé ( Read more... )

I'm doing the St Elizabeth Hospice Midnight Walk not just because it sounds like a great idea, but also for two dear friends, who are likely to need the services of a hospice back in Krautland soon, rather sooner than they would like. I'm also doing it for my friend J.'s dad, currently cared for in one ( Read more... )

Is it leh-jure or lee-jure and does it matter for the degree of rest and relaxation it may provide ( Read more... )