…is there a phrase that is more effective when it comes to making you want to curl up in a ball on your bed and repeat “No, I don’t want to hear it” over and over? Just me then? I know it’s immature. I know. I know, that if I’m ever going to make any… Continue reading On constructive criticism…
The realisation…
…that I actually am a feminist. I have this friend (well, I say friend… It’s worrying how many times I find myself saying that, but people think you’re a tad odd if you start saying things like, “Well, I have this person that I know and whose company I endure rather than enjoy…”) who looks… Continue reading The realisation…
Couples…
…and other things that make me hiss with barely-suppressed rage… Because lists are always fun – unless they’re the never-ending “to-do” kind – here’s a quick ranty post for you. The five things that make me rage and the five things I will never, never understand… 1) Couples. I’m allowed to say this, ’cause I’m… Continue reading Couples…
On serious things…
Apparently people have started actively checking for new posts – you know who you are. And I am pathetically grateful, and really appreciate it! So then, serious things… I have to confess, when deciding to do a Masters, I don’t think I thought it through thoroughly enough (try saying that after a beverage or two)… Continue reading On serious things…
Music-based musings…
…The book thing naturally sparked a music version, and I am one of those infuriating people who thinks their taste in music is Right, and everyone else’s taste in music is inevitably Wrong. So here are the 8 artists/bands that have had the most impact on my musical life… feel free to judge, ’cause I… Continue reading Music-based musings…
What linguistics students talk about…
…books, obviously. (As well as regional accents, our favourite and least favourite words, and grammar and spelling Nazism…) I was watching a TV programme the other night called “My Life in Books” – presented by Anne Robinson (possibly the most wooden presenter in history, not helped by the fact that she can barely move her… Continue reading What linguistics students talk about…
