For our work Christmas do, we decided to do something a little different. We took on an escape room! It was themed around Narnia, though not called Narnia (presumably for copyright reasons). How did we get on? Well, between the four of us… we floundered. The very first room was based on the closet, and […]
In a bid to get creative and do some stuff differently, I’ve been searching for prompts to inspire me. I’ve found a list here, and I will be taking on some of the prompts (because some of them will be beyond me, or of no interest to me). It would be fascinating to ‘write along’, […]
It has been a while since I indulged in the ‘If Meerkats Could’ series, and it returns with a bit of a bang. I ask the question, what if I could remove one species from planet earth? Assuming I had to, I’d pick wasps. I think they’re horrible, angry wannabe bees. I once had a […]
We come to it at last. After exciting semi-finals, dozens of football matches, spectacular goals, great saves, horrendous mistakes, several shock results, and a plethora of tears, we had reached the final of the 2022 World Cup. Well, almost. There was the formality of the third-place playoff, between Croatia and Morocco. Here, players played for […]
The Season is upon us, but will we see goodwill to all? The Countdown Begins I resist Christmas, to a point, that point being the 1st of December. Why, you ask? Because to me, Christmas starts in December. At that point, the decorations and lights and Christmas music can come out. Indeed, on the 1st, […]
There is a trend on TikTok (and elsewhere) about a duel between a human being, and a remarkably intelligent snail. Both are immortal, and should the snail ever touch the human, the human will die. Both are granted a million dollars at the start of this unique confrontation, and the snail always knows where the […]
For the quarter-final roundup, see here. It was time for the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Three of the four teams to reach this stage had been here before. All three of those had been finalists before. Two of them had been finalists four years ago in Russia. Two of them had won the […]
Of the 32 teams that qualified for Qatar, only eight remained. The wheat had been separated from the chaff, and the margins for error had reduced to virtually nothing. Things were getting serious. Croatia vs Brazil Talk about a contrast. We are told that Croatia, beaten finalists four years ago, have an ageing side, yet […]
A little ways ago now, I had been discussing ‘freedom from secularism’ with one Citizen Tom. As the World Cup is moving into a slightly less-hectic (arguably more stressful, but less hectic, yes, I know that’s a little contradictory) phase, I have some time on my hands, to delve back into our little ‘debate’. I […]
If you want to check out my rundown of the Group Stages, see here. We had arrived at the knockout stages. Here, there would be no second chances, no opportunity for a reprieve, no ‘one more game to save themselves’. Defeat would mean going home, and the games would have to be settled on the […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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