“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” ~ Oscar Wilde I've not been inspired to write very much lately, I've mostly been chasing portals in the park. I have this game app on my phone called Ingress. It uses your GPS… Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading
"Everything changes, everything stays the same." Hi. I'm still alive. For those of you who were wondering. Thank you for wondering. Particularly for those of you sent very sweet wondering messages. They meant a lot to me. So where have I been? That's a very long and complicated story that I will endeavour to share… Continue reading Yes, Thank You, I Am Still Alive
"Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll." ~ Shigeru Miyamoto I was going to start this topic by trying to give the good and bad points of gaming; but I would struggle to give an objective argument being an avid gamer. And you can find any number of media hyped… Continue reading Played and Won – How Computer Games Have Affected My Life
I'm not going to China. I couldn't get a working visa. I'm not sure what I'm going to do instead. I'm currently in the process of applying for almost every job in the country, and one or two abroad. Also considering going back to university to get more qualified, because I know I need a… Continue reading I’m Not Going To China
(Image Credit: Lori Welbourne) "If we just sit and exist, and understand that, I think it will be helpful in a world that seems like a record that's going faster and faster, we're spinning off the edge of the universe." ~ Martin Scorsese Life is like a set of spinning plates. There's a plate for… Continue reading Life Is Like A Set Of Spinning Plates
PRO: My mental health. 2012 was the year that I finally sought proper, professional help for the mental health problems that I have suffered for most of my life. I received a diagnosis, so now I know for sure that there is something wrong, it's not just that I'm wrong as I'd always feared. And I started therapy and… Continue reading 2012: A Pro/Con List
I went to another meeting today, an appeal hearing, to discuss the ongoing saga of my grievance against my employer. At least I think it was me. And yet somehow I was the only person in the room that I didn't recognise. There was the woman from HR, my manager's manager, and this strange quiet,… Continue reading Who Am I?
"I'm single because I was born that way." ~ Mae West If the only problem in your life is that you're single, the total number of problems in your life is zero. I want an iMac, I think it would be lovely to own an iMac, but the fact that I don't doesn't amount to a… Continue reading Why You Should Embrace The Single Life
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 