Doodles of a Journo

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My version of hell...

...Would include eternal Chuck Norris re-runs, lots of Barry Manilow and/or Lady Gaga, fountains of custard (can't stand the stuff), pot holes the size of the one in the road near my office and, worst of all, admin.Good grief do I hate admin! And right now I feel like that's

Because modern life isn't terrifying enough...

...Someone (actually, a whole bunch of people) thought it would be a good idea to write children's books that will scar kids forever.Why am I on about this? Glad you asked. Because, dear readers, this morning the Green Tip newsletter I subscribe to arrived in my inbox with this in

Poor Roo

My colleague Roo drives her mom's car to work everyday. Last week, after Boss chick's birthday drinks, she was driving home in the rain when the car in front of her, a Merc, braked extremely suddenly (the car in front of the Merc turned into a driveway without indicating or

A step in the right direction?

I have signed up to do a creative writing course online with the aim of producing a novel. Eep! I must admit that I'm terrified.What if everyone else is an incredible writer and I'm the loser of the bunch? What if I have spent all this money as an investment

Some thoughts

Funny how running on a treadmill can invigorate you and lying in bed stressing can tire you out.My money is in my account today. I feel... a mixture of relief, the dying embers of white hot anger and a wee bit emotionally exhausted.Had a little breakdown yesterday when TSC got

Mixed bag

It was a weekend of good and bad.Let's get the bad out of the way first. Once again, my company has not paid me my salary. So, once again, I have had to transfer money from another account into my bank account so that my debit orders don't bounce today.

I love my new gadget!

For Christmas TSC gave me this nifty little voice recorder. I have been wanting one for ages and I am loving it!I used to have one of those old tape recorder dictaphones. Sorta like this:Once, after taping an interview for a story, the thing fell off my car seat and

Kitty Shower

My foot is foot-shaped again! Yesterday it looked a bit like a pink balloon. This is good news.This (below) is also good news for those in the JHB area who love kitties and want to help out:*click on picture to view it in full (can't get it to fit on

Fun times, my foot!

Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday. I was out doing interviews on a large building site for most of the day. That would suck normally, but yesterday it sucked even more than usual because on Monday evening I was stung on the soft part of the bottom of my

Suggestions welcome

Last year I mentioned I'd like to do a swap circle sometime early this year. And seeing the year is already getting on (?!?!?!panic much?!?!?!), I'd better get my A into G. So, I would like ideas, please. How is the best way to do this? Should people just bring

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