A while back I was talking to a friend about religion and religious cults (don’t ask, we have some really weird conversations). We discussed how cult leaders play on people’s insecurities (usually the fear of death/what will happen after death) and use that fear to exploit the person into spending often huge sums of money in the … [Read more…]
Are you looking for some inspiration on which show to binge watch next? I’m always looking for recommendations, so I thought I would share the eight shows I’ve watched recently that kept me up far too late at night because I just had to know what happened next. It was actually going to be … [Read more…]
Just under 70% of the people who are eligible to vote in this country did so in the recent election. That means almost a third of people didn’t bother. While it’s not the lowest turn out ever, I think it’s a pretty poor show considering who is in power can have a huge effect on … [Read more…]
I’ve read some crazy conspiracy theories in my time, but I think the award for the most ridiculous one has to go to one I’ve recently heard about. Apparently, there are people out there who believe that Nicholas Cage is an immortal vampire, and John Travolta is an immortal vampire hunter who has made it … [Read more…]
Usually when I talk about blog related topics, I try to avoid using the terms should and shouldn’t, because who am I to tell other people what they should or shouldn’t be doing on their own sites? There are exceptions to this and one of them is: You SHOULD value yourself, your blog and your … [Read more…]
I recently came across the term “birth rape” and I haven’t stopped debating it in my head since, so I thought I would share my thoughts about it here and see what other people think. I’m not entirely sure whether or not this post should come with some sort of trigger warning – I will … [Read more…]
Since the new law came out about putting silly pictures on cigarette packets that are meant to warn of the dangers of smoking, this post has been spinning around in my head. And today, it just had to come out – mostly because I spotted this one (the one pictured). I mean come on! Firstly, … [Read more…]
Every Halloween, the discussion regarding trick or treating starts up again doesn’t it? This year, I thought I’d share my thoughts on whether or not trick or treating is begging. Fundamentally, I guess the answer to this question has to be yes. I mean you’re basically knocking on people’s doors and expecting them to give … [Read more…]
As a lot of you probably know, I work full time as a barmaid. I’m quite lucky in that the pub I work in generally has nice customers – of course on a weekend there’s the odd idiot, but they are quickly put out. These five things are things I hear way too often – … [Read more…]
Am I a writer, just because I’ve written something, or is there more to it than that? I think this debate has been around for as long as writers have been around. Everyone has an opinion on it, but there seems to be no hard and fast rules. I mean in theory, you … [Read more…]