Why I Miss Being a Kid of the 90s

October 19, 2012 in Anecdotes, Books, Entertainment, Film & TV, Humour, Music, People, Self, Stories, Technology

I miss being a kid. I really do. I miss the feeling of not really knowing how the day was going to pan out and all the little things that made being a kid so much fun. But I won’t sell you a lie, I know being a kid can be terribly boring as well. One memory I have is sitting in my dad’s big green armchair; swiveling around during the commercial breaks of my favourite TV show screaming “boring! borrrrrinnnnggg!” over and over again. Charming kid, wasn’t I? There’s a scene in Puberty Blues where Debbie and her younger [...]

When People Forget How To Think

July 13, 2012 in Anecdotes, Entertainment, Humour, People, Self, Society, Stories

I was in the city on Saturday night with my friend Linzi, we had a nice dinner and were enjoyed dessert at the Lindt Cafe, mid story, when all of a sudden I went “ooh!” and my face lit up. Not with enjoyment from the story, or the fantastic macarons we were enjoying.  Not from enjoyment at all, actually. It lit up with the reflection from the fireworks that randomly went off over Linzi’s shoulder. It took approximately 10 seconds for Linzi & I to be bored with said fireworks and wishing to resume our conversation that had been so [...]