All Geek Things
Random thoughts of a crowded mind
I think; therefore I am
Do you have those times when you want to write but something is blocking you? Don’t you just hate it? Sometimes I have all these ideas but can’t settle on any one thing or I want to write about something so badly but don’t know where to start. Here are my three tips to combat …
I was wondering what to post for day five of the #31WriteNow blog challenge. Should I moan about my disappointment at the new Doctor Who? Should I polish up one of my draft posts for Twisted? I have options but today happened and I didn’t need those options. It all started after I finalised the Staff Newsletter …
The great thing about the Internet is that you can always find something or someone to give you a boost when your spirits are flagging. I’ve set myself the task of getting this site back up to speed and I’ve had some good days and some bad days. To make sure I stay on track …
Long before ABC launched the TV show Scandal starring the gorgeous Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, I was a gladiator. I didn’t call myself that back then but, I definitely gladiated. I’m a Web Editor. Not just this site but in “real life”. On its own the job title sounds like I write, edit and …
Dear life, I’m pig sick of lemonade Please throw me apples so I can make cider instead. If I see one more lemon I’ll bitch slap you upside your head.
What do you do when your colleagues want to shine a spotlight on you and you disagree? Get over yourself and suck it up with protest of course. Here’s my protest: I’ve taken all the tests and I know my role, It’s simply to help the collective reach their goal. I work behind the scenes …
When I was born Mother Nature visited me in my crib and said “For five minutes of your life (childhood to late teen years) you’re going to love to dance. Your favourite dancers will be Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. You’ll dance to anything, be involved in school musicals and know all the words to …
Do you have days when you stick your hands under cold water, no problem? Are there days when you think “hell no! I’ll wait for the water to warm up”? I noticed this about myself so I thought I’d do a bit of navel gazing. I found that on the ‘hell no!’ days I was …
I called my kitten Miss Kitty Fantastico after Willow’s cat on Buffy. My family wouldn’t call her that ‘cos they’re really boring and quite stuffy.
I’m too busy studying to write a new poem so I’m recycling an old poem of mine for national poetry day. I am woman No classic beauty, I’m more a 9 than a perfect ten. I can down a pint with the best (and worst) of men I can build a computer in under an …
So I’m into week three of this flu/cold/virus thingy. I went to the doctor who told me that I had nothing to worry about. If it’s not cleared up within the next three weeks then I should worry. WTF!
