The not so Subtle art of not giving a fuck

Mark Manson you really know how to fuck things up.  I’m quite big into self reflection. I’m quite big into discovering my personality but I’ve never been big on self-help books. Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, is big news.  It’s floating bookshelves and checkouts everywhere and I’ve never read a … Continue reading The not so Subtle art of not giving a fuck

Life Planning and Flamingo Stationery

I'm not a planner by nature.  I spend inordinate amounts of money on diaries, stationery, planner inserts and all kinds of flamingo stickers to keep my daily life in check.  A flamingo sticker is the only thing between me, an unpaid electricity bill and a life in darkness.  It's true and a disappointing testament to … Continue reading Life Planning and Flamingo Stationery

Why my fish is better than a boyfriend

I cleaned my very green fish tank today.  I lovingly removed Eric from his tank and proceeded to scrub the evidence of my neglect away.  It was relatively easy and involved much less effort than removing the sins of my neglect in my life outside of my lounge room. It was at this moment, elbow deep … Continue reading Why my fish is better than a boyfriend

POF – Back on the wagon.

I am dead set certain that my epitaph is going to read…Here lies Anna, internet dating tragic but a somewhat successful human in most other areasIt will still have flowers and all the fancy granite but I am certain that’s how it will read.  For all of eternity, the world will know that my dating … Continue reading POF – Back on the wagon.

The Turbo Scrub

She stared at the well-dressed woman on the television.  She didn’t look like her bathroom would ever get dirty enough to warrant the need of a Turbo Scrub 360.  The belting man beside her bleated continuously about the lack of any need to bend over while scrubbing and the brush’s fancy three interchangeable heads.  I’ve … Continue reading The Turbo Scrub

King Kong

There is a new King Kong movie.  A giant ape sits alone in the forest and is angry at invading visitors.  The storyline isn’t earth-shatteringly new and at some point the pretty blonde lady is going to fall for the misunderstood beast.  There’s another movie being rereleased in March with almost exactly the same storyline … Continue reading King Kong

Ka

Sitting in coffee shops on your own can either mean two things.  Either you become invisible or chatty mac chatterson.  This week I've been both.  Same coffee shop, two days apart and the worlds I found myself could be no further different.I am currently reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series and find myself drawn into … Continue reading Ka

The Lucky One

When you want a new car you start to see them everywhere.  You never noticed how many of them are on the road until you find yourself wanting one.  Wishing you had a red one like that one but yours would have tinted windows, better rims and there’s no way on earth you would put … Continue reading The Lucky One

Fat, starving orphans

I am fucking starving.  Well, not really starving.  Not starving children of Africa, haven't eaten in days kind of starving, I mean coming down from the addictive nature of sugar and carbohydrate comas and I'm staring at the tv and I just want to eat chocolate, ice cream and crackers kind of starving.   I've … Continue reading Fat, starving orphans