Tag: friendship

Capturing the person – by email

Email has its limitations. It is a convenient way of keeping in touch, particularly when travelling but for most it lacks the nuance of a face-to-face, hearing someone’s voice or even a letter or postcard. Many emails are rendered flat and homogenised as we autopilot into an approximation of proper written English. With email being much easier to edit than snail-mail it’s easier to edit the liveliness … Read More Capturing the person – by email

Chick Flick Bonanza

As part of my “Youthful New Year” campaign I set about planning the ultimate girls weekend movie marathon. Invite some friends round, play some movies. What could be simpler right? There is a whole host of chick-flicks to choose from, almost too many to make sense of and I’m promising the ultimate experience. I’m starting to feel the pressure. The idea is to be … Read More Chick Flick Bonanza

Inbox surprise — with friends like these…

The above picture was sent to me by a friend. It was a little surprise in an otherwise average week. The email came with the following message, If you think guys with cats are hot how do you feel about John Lennon with a Siamese??? You know what it totally worked! You see I was feeling a little subdued, (less said the better). Receiving this … Read More Inbox surprise — with friends like these…

Eat Pray Love

My individuality took a hit over the weekend. I went to see Eat Pray Love,  like just about every other woman in Australia, hell maybe the Western World. The cinema was packed full (staff had to come out and ask everyone to move along to take up every available seat in the cinema) in what could only be described as a market segmenters dream. For me, … Read More Eat Pray Love

IPhone is Ruining my Life

You might rightly ask: why iPhone is ruining my life? Before I stir up the contentious debates of iPhone v Android. A highly contentious issue (apparently). One that rivals the great Holden v Ford emnity of generations past. I’m definitely a fan of anything that is a genuine productivity tool, making my job/life easier. I’m also an avid user of technology and very appreciative … Read More IPhone is Ruining my Life