October 2009

Blink

All this time, I’ve thought I’ve been unlucky in love. But the other night, as A and I got to chatting about boys I began to doubt this. Over rum (hers) and tea (mine) it was one particular conversation that got me thinking. A: I’ve been single for a year and a half. Me: Dude, [...]

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Sunday

Last night, I flitted like a social butterfly around The Bar. A fake smile on my face; allowing a faux excitement to dance in my eyes. I’ve met many men over the last two months. Probably, more than the entire five years that I’ve been single. Yesterday, they all seemed to descend on my local; [...]

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Confession: Part Two

A little over three months ago, I confessed that I had not been on an airplane in two years. As usual, you were all lovely and understanding and flooded my comment box with tips and stories and advice. I was ready to get on a plane and make the trip for my best friend’s engagement [...]

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Twenty dates

After the first date, I sent an email to my four closest friends. The subject read, “Would it be too much if I said I met my soul mate?” On the sixth date, I was certain I had. It was this feeling in my gut that translated into happiness and peace and calmness. People I [...]

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Blush

I remember the good ol’ days when all I would think about was blogging. I would compose blog posts in my head, in the shower, while driving, on the back of receipts while standing in line at the supermarket. Nowadays, I have a writer’s notebook. And in it, I write. The need to share my [...]

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Doodlepalooza

In a moment of blogger camaraderie, I attempted to write my own doodle for Peter’s annual Doodlepalooza. Check it out here. I think it may just make you laugh.

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Reachable

A couple of months ago, I was hopping across the internet when I landed on a website. This website, which I can no longer find, had the body measurements of most celebrities. According to this ever trusting source, Jennifer Aniston and I share the exact same weight, height and breast size. Only difference is that [...]

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Modal verbs

I can’t: Decide in which direction to take this blog. Find the right colour to paint my flat. Style my bangs. Wake up in the morning. I can: Make a four month old smile by simply entering the room. Watch back to back episodes of The West Wing for the twentieth time and still feel [...]