Oct
5
2009
I had a really unhelpful, unsatisfactory, and upsetting phone call today with an unknown person at a hospital.
I wanted to call a friend who had been admitted, and wish her happy birthday. I was stonewalled in my efforts as the person on the phone refused to tell me if she was still there, quoting rules and regulations, which didn’t seem to exist a few weeks back. Continue reading
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Sep
24
2009
This was the insight of a colleague as I bemoaned the fact that I had begun to watch Eastenders, and had in fact been watching episodes on BBC iPlayer at a ridiculous hour the night before.
She offered no middle ground, I was either ‘too serious’ or ‘dull’, or is that just how I heard and received it?
Ummm is the fact that it irked me a sign of me smarting at the existence of some truth? Ummm…
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Jul
25
2009
“You got 20kgs for your whole life, don’t fill it up with knickers!”
LOL!
this was a comment from my friend’s Mum as they got her set for leaving the country for a year or two. – Classic!
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Mar
18
2009
” I don’t like pigeons that fly”
This was a comment from my friend that had me laughing away. It made no sense to me!
She went on to clarify that as long as they weren’t flying around, she was fine with them. Once they take flight though, she will look for the quickest escape route, ‘ducking ‘n’ diving’ and maybe hollering. Either way, you’ll know about it
I don’t think she’ll be joining the Save Trafalgar Square Pigeons campaign anytime soon! Continue reading
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