As Bloody Good Bloke and I were walking down Swan St, a guy leant out the window of his car and yelled “slut something-or-others” at us from 1m away...
Why a bloke threw his coke at me
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The first time I ever went to a psychologist
“It sounds like you’re self sabotaging your relationship” Jade reflected.. I nodded sagely, then power walked to the bathrooms to Google self...
It’s been a huge 2 months
Hells bells, I dropped off the radar for a few weeks there team, hiiiiii! I miss your blog-reading face. Much things have occurred since I last...
I got attacked by a dog
Yesterday I got punched in the face. By a dog. A dog with a concrete block for a head. Much blood and a huge purple lip ensued. The effect was...
I did the thing that I said I’d never do in a million moons
When birkenstocks became cool again I was indignant. “Nah fuck those weird German shoes. They were ugly in highschool and they’re ugly now.” I’m...
An unexpectedly emotional night with Bloody Good Bloke
Last night BGB and I rugged up and headed out for our nightly-ish after work walk along the Yarra River. We passed a group of people with a full...
The aftermath of my triggered mind (and how not to do what I did)
Yesterday I received an email that triggered me straight into grr mode. Every time this woman communicates with me, she speaks in an incredibly...
So I did a dumb thing…
This morning I did a very dumb thing and put myself in a lot of danger. I was on my way to my friend’s house to co-work, when I discovered that I’d...
What to do when you get jealous AF of a friend
This morning I found myself swirling with an unidentifably unpleasant emotion as I spent far too many minutes scrolling through the Instagram feed...
What to do when a below-average thought is about to derail your day
This morning Neville woke me up at god awful o’clock to ask “Do you think we’ll be able to buy a new purple filter thingee for the Dyson?” He often...
A side to the abortion debate I hadn’t considered
Yesterday I had a very ragey, emotionally charged conversation with a friend who is on the fence about whether making abortion illegal is a...
An insight brought on by a creepy guy
Yesterday Bloody Good Bloke and I were working from a table overlooking the sea (in Thailand!), when a booming American voice behind me said,...
What to do about TWF (The-World’s-Fucked) anxiety
It seems that 62% of us have recently developed TWF (The World’s Fucked) anxiety. “WTF, TWF!” you might find yourself shouting at passing strangers...
What to do when you find yourself completely oomphless
Somewhere around September something went drastically wrong somewhere in my plans, and instead of what I ordered (a year of joy and ease), I got...
My run in with a sewing machine, an eight lane highway and a trip in an ambulance
One hour after selling my crutches from my fractured left ankle, I went for a run and promptly sprained my right ankle, nearly getting hit by 3...
How to handle criticism and sexism without kicking anyone
Today, I quit my soccer team of 8 years. Sexism and constant criticism shunted me over the edge. Neville metaphorically flipped the bird at one of...
What to do when everything goes wrong and fans are being hit
Shit hit the fan recently in a few areas of my life. One thing piled on another until it all rolled itself up into a smoking heap of broken...
How to deal with a judgy mcjudgerson who’s judging you unfairly, probably
Since moving to a new state, I’ve been meeting a few new people — and drop me in chocky and roll me in coconut*, it’s brought up a few insecurities....
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