Puking on the Page
SOMETIME’S THERE’S NOTHING quite like a good ol’ puke. Usually, that feeling creeps up on me when I have a throbbing hangover. The urgent need for a release to purge my insides of the toxic booze from the night before. Thankfully, those days are few and far between. When it does happen though, it feels […]
Why Dating is like Solitaire
A POST I PUBLISHED at the end of December 2014 has (surprisingly) been my most viewed in 2015 – Why Dating is like Minesweeper. Following in the same vein I decided to compare the bane of most single people’s lives to another ageless game that dominated my teenage years – Solitaire. The game came pre-installed with […]
Wrist Bubbles, Glitter Cubes and Human Lie Detectors
INTERESTING TO SEE NYT Best-selling author Neil Strauss doing the media rounds lately promoting his latest book – ‘The Truth‘. Strauss is probably best known for infiltrating a secret underground society of ‘pick-up’ or seduction experts and documenting his journey from shy, introverted, unlucky in love geek to the world’s best PUA (pick-up artist) in […]
Rating and Dating an Ex(ercise)
BIG GYM AND I have been dating for the best part of ten years. Truth be told, I haven’t been a good partner – flaking badly on dates, failing to return calls, blaming my deviant behaviour on a lack of time, work stress and even atmospheric conditions. Matters weren’t helped by my flirtation with others.
Help. I’m an Addict!
I’VE BEEN SECRETLY harbouring an addiction for the past decade. For years it’s held me in its firm grip although I did escape for a three year period until it reeled me back in. ‘What’s the worst that could happen?‘ I reasoned, completely convinced that I had the willpower to evade its slippery reach and […]