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It’s a nice day to start again
“What am I doing here? What am I doing here? What am I doing here?” Despite the words of encouragement and love I’d received from various friends and family all morning, the angry birds in my stomach...
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Questions. So many questions.
Hm. If you saw me on over the weekend, I’d rather appreciate it if you could answer a couple of questions for me: How many clubs did I end up going to in the end on Friday night? I have recollection of...
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…is kind …is a bit of a charmer …has a wicked sense of humour …understands my sarcasm …is good looking in an understated way …is tall …has a girlfriend Bugger it.
View ArticleTrue to form
History tells us that if someone says “let’s go out for a quick one”, invariably, one becomes three which becomes five and shots and falling over. Those of you who know me also probably know that I am...
View ArticleDon’t turn around
It’s always slightly confusing and painful when someone does a sudden 180. All the signs are pointing one way, you’ve just got used to the direction, and then, without warning, you’re expected to turn...
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The Hot Rugby Men 1st XV
Twitter sometimes makes me incredibly happy. Today, for example, because of twitter, I spent the best part of an hour googling good looking rugby men. All in the name of research, of course. Following...
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Joining the 30 somethings
Click here to view the video on YouTube. —— Jo from Please Don’t Eat With Your Mouth Open recently wrote a beautiful post about the worries which seem to go hand in hand with the realisation of...
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Writing in circles
I was recently accused of neglecting my writing because, and I quote, I’ve “started writing in circles”. Looking back over the last couple of posts, it seems that my critic has a point. All I seem to...
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The Scientist
The first meeting: I meet the Scientist at the local rugby pub. He is standing with a casual acquaintance (part of the Irish Mafia that always seems to be propping up the bar). A quick glance at the...
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Admitting defeat
That’s it. I give up. I will never understand men. Ever. Monopoly is back together with his ex girlfriend. Yes, the mental doorbell pressing, incessant calling one. I just… I don’t… *sigh* whatever.
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That’s not my name… is it?
The other week I wrote about the life of an expat and my tips on how to make things a little easier on yourself. The post stemmed from an article which, in summary, said that one of the problems with...
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Getting friendly
“Look at this!” he said, handing me his phone, “Look at what she just sent me.” Looking down I see a text message so long I have to scroll twice. I skim read. Blurb about his legs intertwined with...
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I touched down in the oppressive humidity of Hong Kong after a journey fraught with late flights, sprints through airports, and lost suitcases. It was a Saturday and I had a day and a half off before...
View ArticleTurkish delight?
“But what if I don’t recognise him?” I pondered, shifting slightly as another family laden with suitcases zoomed past me. “What if he walks straight past me and I look past him, and he’s annoyed and,...
View ArticleThe 14 year old
If you were to pass me on the street, you’d probably think: “Oh look, there’s an average woman. She’s wearing average clothes and has average hair. She hasn’t quite mastered keeping lipstick on yet....
View ArticleKeep on running
I’ve been thinking about running a lot recently. Both in the literal sense (I ran my first 10k yesterday and am still a little glow-y that I managed it) and in the figurative sense. Maybe it’s because...
View ArticleMatchmaker, matchmaker…
I don’t date. That is, I don’t date properly. If American sitcoms are to be believed, women my age should be out every night with a different guy. I should be going out to any of the four different...
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Matchmaker, matchmaker II
A little over a month after I started on my online dating escapades and I thought it was time for a little update. In the end, I signed up for match.com, some random thing called IQ something or other...
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Impatience isn’t a virtue
Mr Impatient continued to message me. After a couple of messages, I was sufficiently annoyed and bored to answer back. To my surprise, he came across as being relatively normal and amusing. Until he...
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