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June 10 2010: I’ll See You On The Other Side
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You know, I’ve kind of always known this, but it’s now fully confirmed – I’m actually incredibly boring and mundane. I managed to fool everyone for a while there, with opinions, hobbies, and a bubbly personality. I had things to say, I had thoughts to contribute, I had parties to go to, I had people to see and add to my network. I was interesting, intriguing and fun to be around. Now I:
- Leave the house for work when it’s still dark, and return when it’s still dark
- Spend nights and weekends studying for my Masters
- Spend any spare time I have exercising in a vain attempt to lose some weight gained through indolence
- Spend recent days in the family home helping out after my father had an operation
As a result, not only do I not do anything interesting, I don’t have anything interesting to say, or any interesting opinions (or, any opinions) on current issues. I don’t read newspapers, or even catch up with world events through online sources. I simply don’t have time – I could technically read the paper on the commute to work, but that’s when I do my studying. When I do have something to say, it’s about mortgages, bank loans, tips on frugality, careers, freelancing opportunities, new jobs I’ve seen advertised. I no longer talk about holiday destinations – how do you afford non-work-related travel when you’re frantically saving to pay off a house before you’re old and grey?
In short, my current lifestyle, goals, and ambitions are so far away from who I was a year ago, and who I was when I started blogging, that I feel light years apart from you, the readers who have been following me since 2005. Most of you are still in high school or university. We no longer have anything in common. Some of you have started careers, become mothers, settled down. We perhaps have more in common, but I still feel as though I’m separate to you – largely because no one ever seems to be as obsessed with career and asset growth as myself.
The number of comments I receive per post has been steadily dropping. It might be because I’m no longer commenting on your posts (see: feeling disconnected), it might be because I’m no longer involved in social activity online, it might be because I don’t post as often anymore. But I think really, it’s because I’m now in a separate sphere to the personal bloggers I’ve spent my entire online life with.
I’ll see you all on the other side – when you’ve all become as mid-twenties and boringly settled as me.
May 27 2010: An Entirely Frivolous Post For Your Enjoyment
Filed under Life & Q.O.T.W. with 12 Comments
As any good Australian will know, Arnotts Family Assorted is the biscuit pack of choice when it comes to large gatherings. Arnotts have been around for over a century, and they show no sign of losing popularity any time soon. As with all variety packs however, there’s a crowd favourite, and a runt of the litter. You get the following biscuits in the pack:
- Milk Arrowroot
- Butternut Snap
- Chocolate Ripple
- Milk Coffee
- Teddy Bear
- Scotch Finger
Based on months of observation at various workplaces, I can now tell you what works, and what doesn’t. I run workshops and meetings regularly, and always have a pack of Family Assorted for snacks. The same biscuits always go first, and the same ones are always left behind.
Chocolate Ripple always goes first, followed by Butternut Snap and Scotch Finger. The Milk Arrowroot, Milk Coffee and Teddy Bears are left to linger in the pack, untouched. The problem is of course, that the Milk Arrowroot, Milk Coffee and Teddy Bears are all essentially the same biscuit – simply created in different shapes. They’re great to dunk in a mug of hot chocolate, but otherwise taste bland and boring. Chocolate Ripple, Butternut Snap and Scotch Finger however, work well either by themselves, OR dunked in a hot beverage. How can you expect the boring three varieties to compare?
Question of the Week: If you’re an Arnotts connoisseur, which of the Family Assorted is your favourite? If you’ve not been lucky enough to have Arnotts, what’s your favourite biscuit?
April 16 2010: Fact Of Life
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Eavesdroppers and snoopers ultimately find out things that just make themselves miserable.