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Working The Midnight Shift

April 5, 2013 in Anecdotes, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition, Society, Stories, Work

This post is a true story and contains some swearing and drug use. I slouch into work, clutching a pack of cigarettes in one hand, and a bag of takeaway Chinese in the other. The receptionist I am taking over from grins at me altogether too cheerfully, and I grunt at him. “Aww, don’t be like that!” he smirks. “It’s all very well for you,” I snap back. “It’s Friday night and you’re probably off to get totally hammered before crawling back here tomorrow.” He grins even more cheerfully. “I sure am!” “Yeah, yeah, fuck you,” I mutter, shoulder barging [...]

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Vice Control: What’s Your Poison?

November 26, 2012 in Food & Recipes, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Today I have been thinking about controlling my vices. The Little tricks I do to make sure that all things are done in moderation. Rest assured, I don’t have any particularly nasty vices. I spend more on raffles than I do on the Melbourne Cup. I am a strictly one woman man and my love of British sit-coms and sci-fi is hardly likely to send me broke. I am lucky that my two biggest addictions are perfectly legal. Caffeine and Chocolate. I love tea and coffee, and chocolate. Not mixed together, but all in their own time and place. When [...]

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A Love Story: Me And ASOS

August 16, 2012 in Fashion, People, Self, Style

Hello. My name is Monique and I have an addiction to online shopping. More specifically, I have an addiction to ASOS. If you’ve not heard of ASOS, let me fill you on the the website that has both enriched and starved my life. I was first introduced to ASOS in April last year. One of my dormies, lets call her Anne as that is, in fact, her name, asked my opinion on which coat out of a few she could buy. I looked at the selection, impressed by how cute they were and how reasonably priced. I then made the [...]

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Real Life Horror Movie: Rausing Gets 10 Months

August 2, 2012 in Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, Mental Health, News, People

In a story straight from Hollywood, multi-millionaire Hans Kristian Rausing, heir to the Tetra-Pak fortune, has received a 10 month suspended sentence after pretending his wife was still alive for more than two months after her passing. Sydney Morning Herald reports: For more than two months, Hans Kristian Rausing went about his business while the corpse of his wife Eva decomposed in their luxury home in central London. When friends or family asked about Eva, the billionaire’s son would give vague replies, never suggesting anything was awry. But the macabre pretence was dropped on July 9 when London police stopped [...]

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Get Happy (A tribute to Judy Garland)

April 23, 2012 in Body Image, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film & TV, Mental Health, Music

It’s no secret that I love Judy Garland. In my opinion, Judy Garland was the most beautiful woman who ever lived. I have loved Judy ever since I was a little girl, when I desperately wanted to look like her, to sing like her, to be her. A few years ago I bought the Judy Garland biography Get Happy. The best thing about Get Happy is that it is based on tapes and documents Judy recorded & wrote for her own autobiography, that was never finished. I haven’t finished it yet, it was so incredibly heartbreaking to read. Judy only [...]

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