I’ve joined Twitter!
Actually, I joined a while back but never really got into it.
But now I’ve actually posted an update … and become a follower of a few people.
I’ve heard it’s really addictive: worse then Facebook, Tetris and crack.
Am I going to regret this?
Happy New Year!
Posted: December 31, 2008 Filed under: Christmas, Miscellaneous 7 Comments »I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and that you are all set for your New Year celebrations tonight.
I can’t believe that it is almost 2009 – it seems so futuristic and space age! I remember being at school with Maths Chick in about 1989 and deciding that we would meet at the Eiffel Tower, wherever in the world we were living, on 1st January 2000 … and that was years in the future! Now, it’s 9 years later!
So, a new year provides the opportunity for new resolutions … and a time to reflect on whether I actually kept to my resolutions from 2008 …
Last year I said that I was going to try not to take any more carrier bags, eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day and give up chocolate for a month.
Re the bags, my consumption reduced significantly and I reckon I took about 15 during the whole year. Not bad, and a massive improvement on the previous year, but I reckon I can do even better in 2009.
I didn’t manage to eat 5 portions of fruit and veg every single day, which is pretty rubbish, really. I did for for the first month or so, but then I fell off the fruit and veg wagon.
I think I manged to avoid chocolate for a month, although I can’t quite remember 
I certainly won’t be doing that again this year though – a pointless resolution (she says, stuffing another piece of Chocolate Orange in her mouth!)
As for this year’s resolutions… well, I haven’t firmed them up yet … but I reckon, not being late anymore, doing more exercise, and not working so much will be amongst them. Possibly trying to blog more, too.
Hallelujah
Posted: December 19, 2008 Filed under: Miscellaneous 4 Comments »Jeff Buckley or Alexandra?
Which is better?
I like both, I have to say. And, I think all the people who have set up Facebook groups to try to prevent Alex from getting to number 1 are being mean and snobby. The woman can sing!
Simple pleasures
Posted: December 10, 2008 Filed under: Miscellaneous 4 Comments »I’m home from work early and I’m all alone in the flat. I’ve just eaten a scrummy cheese baguette and a large bowl of salad. Now I’m going to snuggle down under a blanket and watch some trash TV with a lovely cup of tea. Bliss.
Eid Mubarak!
Posted: December 8, 2008 Filed under: Miscellaneous Leave a comment »It’s Eid … which means I have the day off tomorrow – hooray!
Marriage licences
Posted: October 31, 2008 Filed under: Miscellaneous 2 Comments »I was reading about John Cleese’s views on marriage today. He’s been married (and divorced) three times so knows a bit about the subject. When asked whether he would have preferred to spend the past 40 years married to one woman, he apparently said, “No. I think it [marriage] should be like dog licences”. That is he thinks that couples should have to renew their commitment to each other every five years.
This would mean that after five years, couples could sit down, talk and decide whether they wanted to stay together or not. The advantages: no half-dead relationships limping on well past their sell-by date, a reduction in the number of messy divorces – people could just quietly go their separate ways if they wanted to. And the threat of ‘non-renewal’ could force those people for whom things have gone a bit stale to focus and revitalise their relationship.
I’m not married of course (and am not particularly enamoured with the institution of marriage), so I may not be the best person to comment on this, but I do think John Cleese may be on to something here.
What do you think?
