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Going Full Circle: on the virtues of the sloth
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have gone full circle. This process took 11 months, give or take however many days it took me to put this post together… The employment that served as an excuse for the rarity of my posts has now been terminated. On my terms I assure you. But the process of one… Read more
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Travel disasters: on being more adult
Happy New Year Readers! (clock check – 23:26 – still have time for the customary New Years Post!) In the ongoing battle to recognise my self-proclaimed quirks for the limiting flaws that they are, I continue to go through the traditional cycles of high octane, adrenaline pumping giddiness and systematic self-loathing. Yet I know, ultimately,… Read more
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The philosophy of the toilet: on my lack of words
Empathetic Reader, see if you can spot the alliteration. I have been reading up on rhetoric. The Gods of the Blog are punishing me. As I sit here, teary-eyed and, quite frankly, flabbergasted, I feel the welcome rush of deja vu. For you see, lovely reader, I spent the last 2 hours perfecting a 600… Read more
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Praise affects: the “call me dumb” paradox
It’s quite astounding how a sense of purpose dissipates the moment you realise you’ve reached the zenith of your productivity and rather felt there was more on offer. Read more
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The Economics of Adulthood: It essentially sucks
Active reader, humans are designed to move. We’ve set up this reality for ourselves in which the only people who run are those who do it professionally or those that overslept on a Monday morning. Also children. For these aren’t hunter-gatherer times you savage and we have comfy chairs and laptops and bedsores. Where have… Read more
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Tourism again: what I learned
I constantly attempt to escape the wisdom of others. This is because I am up my own arse. Prior to getting on the plane to sunny Spain I was given many pearls of wisdom by Mother, beloved Aunt and a plethora of seasoned travellers. I subsequently made it my life’s goal to prove every one… Read more
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