I’m having one of those days where I can’t tell if I’ve got a cold or if I’m just very tired, but the election coverage is making it way too easy for me to veg out in front of the TV so I’m writing this as a bridge into paid work. (Now I think about […]
Tag: UK
The Six O’Clock News: Children In Need, Charities and Cynicism
I mentioned last week that people can donate to the Syrian refugee crisis appeal via the United Nations, and in light of the Philippines’ typhoon and Children In Need’s imminent broadcast I thought I’d talk about giving cash to worthy causes. Medicins Sans Frontiers is currently fundraising to support their work in South Sudan, the Central African […]
If This Pings Your Inbox As You Watch, It’s Way Past Your Bedtime.
A chain email that is so excellent it should be published officially. By me, of course. WORLD SURVEY BY PHONE Last month a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” […]
Introducing Agent S.
I made her this afternoon after we got let out of school early because it started to snow. Honestly, this country has lost all its backbone since the war… But enough about the weather; meet Agent S., the newest Killjoy to grace my back garden and fight in a zone: […]
Ruby’s Social Experiment to Go to Sleep, or, How to Become a Raving Lesbian in Six Steps
Scene: Victoria Sea View Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire Step 1) When a person knocks on the door, turn out light and pretend to be asleep before the door opens (there is no lock). Step 2) Sarah walks in and asks for her iPod back. Step 3) Within a second, two or three […]
