I was listening to Chris Guillebeau speak at a blogging conference last year when he said something that struck me quite hard. He was talking about his life before his blogging really hit its straps; the phrase he used was “convergence”. He lacked it, therefore things felt quite orbital, haphazard. However, when his goals and…
Life / December 6th, 2013
I have my Santa hat on again today, so I’ll get started right away. We were all excited to get our hands on the ASUS Memo Pad – particularly Adam, as he’s been talking of swapping to an Android device for some time. I’d never used one before, I’m an iOS girl, and was curious…
No matter how attractively you try to tie that paper gown around your waist it still looks hideous. For a second I thought I had it looking okay, the crossover came down over my cleavage at a nice angle – until I turned sideways in the mirror and saw that by pulling the fabric taught…
Life / December 2nd, 2013
Guys, it’s summer. HOORAY! I love December so much, and it’s under a cracking start today because I’ve got your summer entertainment all sorted. Whether you want to keep them all for yourself, or be generous and give as presents (or both!), there’s plenty on offer here. Just look! Let’s list them all: American Dad…
Read / November 29th, 2013
To be brutally honest, this month sees a collection of various disappointments. Not too disappointing, I hasten to add, for I’ve actually finished three out of the four (currently reading the last) and I have a policy not to finish a book if I’m not enjoying it or think it’s bad (or both). First…
Every year I try to do something in the spirit of giving back to the community; very important, I think, at this particular time when it is so easy to get fixated on what we might receive. This is why I created my Profits Promise back in 2008 and ever since I have held…
I knew this was going to be the toughest living list challenge yet as soon as I saw the first dorsal fin cut the surface of the aquarium tank. It did a quarter turn to the right, then thrashed back, causing a little splash, like the shark changed its mind in what direction it ought…
In an effort to properly finish the posts I mark ‘Saved for Later’ in Feedly, I regularly feature the best, most interesting, weird, disturbing, compelling or important of these to share with you. Here is a first person account of the events of the infamous 1938 The War of the Worlds broadcast, adapted by Orson…
Just a quick post today to let you know that for all orders of Surprise! leading up to Christmas not only will be specially signed by both Kim and myself, but I’m offering free wrapping and postage. If you’d like to take advantage of the offer, it’s a quick click away! Also note, that…
