I recently watched 13 Reasons Why on Netflix and I feel utterly compelled to write about it. 13 Reasons Why is the story of Hannah Baker, a teenager who commits suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes listing the reasons why she made the decision that she did. It is told from the perspective…
A few weeks ago I was driving along minding my own business (well, as much as you can mind your own business when you’re a nosy snot like me) and I happened across some truly terrifying graffiti. Unless you count the large criminal enterprise that I run inside my head, I’m not in a gang.…
Australia is headed for a federal election in two and a bit weeks. I’m pretty sure the whole world is now laughing at us after the events in June, where Prime Minister Julia Gillard was ousted by the same people who ousted Kevin Rudd to install her, only to reinstate Kevin Rudd. My head hurts.…
Today is my husband’s 30th birthday. He is an incredibly difficult man to do anything nice for. He hates sentimentality and he only likes limited things that you can’t generally just go out and buy. He has a tendency to just treat himself to whatever he fancies that is within the realms of affordability, so…
This post goes via a few tangents to get where it’s going, but it does get there in the end, I promise. I am a shameless devourer of gossip. I like to make up stories and kind of love a good conspiracy theory. No doubt anyone who’s read any kind of news the last week…
Last year, very randomly and indeed most surprisingly, my husband bought me a Kindle. I’d heard all about these mystical devices from friends and every second person on the internet and liked the concept. I probably shouldn’t be terribly surprised by his generous gesture. I started using the Kindle app for my iPhone shortly beforehand…
I mention George R R Martin’s ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series a lot, both online and in real life. The reason I love his work so much is that he’s not afraid to take risks with his characters. He is not afraid to kill off a beloved (or not) character, and does so frequently.…
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