I was up fairly early this morning trying to read Saint Augustine’s Confessions. Monk lit like chick lit is a self-indulgent genre with much lamenting over sex, gluttony and avarice. It was not easy going and I was forced to…

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After work a few of us head out for a much needed ad hoc drink. As we approach the pub my heart sinks as I see that there is a crowd of people milling around and they are not smoking;…

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You’re trapped in a (temporarily) out of order elevator – who would you like to be trapped with? Submitted by tbtissimus.

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It has been one of those unraveling types of weeks. I got to today, looked down at my feet and there pretty much was my life transformed into piles of metaphorical thread. What is a girl to do other than…

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I got my Mum and brother iPod shuffles for Christmas. An aunt misheard and thought I’d got my Mum a shovel; these tiny pieces of technology will now forever to be referred to as an “iPod shovel”. My brother’s shovel…

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Bauer has been released (without upgrade) and is definitely damaged goods. After 20 months of being tortured by the Chinese he did not look good. But, we can sleep easy in our beds because he did not crack. Though what…

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Catching up with the Archers and testing out the Cornell note taking system. The verdict is that I love it because it streamlines my note taking and forces me to think about the bigger themes of each topic. Man those…

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What’s something that you’re really proud of, which most people in your life don’t know about?Submitted by CosmicBabe.

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I am having one of those “I can’t believe it’s not butter” weeks. Except you need to substitute substitute dairy products for the days of the week. Once again the week has leap frogged its way to Thursday night and…

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What’s the most obsessive-compulsive thing you do in a normal day? Submitted by Nikki.

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