Nov 24 2009

notice of the imminent

Category: just breaking, self improvement — jkt @ 14:37

I cover a wide variety of topics from every aspect of my life on this blog, from the trials of raising children to the intimate details of some health issues. There have also been a large number of geek related posts, with a smattering of employment related news.

I’ve occasionally received some backlash from the content too, from comments stating simply, ‘TMI’, to observations that it’s distasteful to air grievances publicly.

For the former, I laugh. I have a very strong stomach and it’s rare anything shocks or disturbs me. The latter is more interesting because I try to ensure I don’t air any grievances online, and on the posts in question, upon re-reading I’ve not seen how it can be interpreted as such. Each to their own.

But I digress.

Regardless of the subject I’ve not previously had any difficulty in writing. However, at the moment I’ve a few posts swimming around in my head that I’m either struggling to put into a coherent form or hesitant to write because they’re emotion or relationship based topics; something I’ve not written about before.

But in the interests of pushing my comfort levels and expanding my horizons, this is clearly an opportunity to start writing about new topics. What this space!

Aug 04 2009

Mmm, stiff.

Category: just breaking — jkt @ 06:25

Have woken today feeling exhausted! Bedtime was a 2215 affair, later than I usually do and am feeling it – my neck is really stiff. My usual cups of tea aren’t improving things *pout*

Can I go to bed yet?

May 26 2009

Teetotal? You know, I think I could.

Category: ageing, just breaking, self improvement — jkt @ 16:05

I used to drink regularly. Very rarely to excess, but I always had a crate of beer in the garage, vodka in the freezer and some bailey’s in the fridge. That sounds much worse that it is – I would drink perhaps 2-3 times a week, usually just a bottle or two of beer.

However, since I’ve been investigating stomach problems, I’ve been paying far more attention than usual to what I consume and how it affects me.

On holiday, I noticed my stomach was always worse after a beer or two. Nothing to do with excess, just a little consumption would upset my delicate balance.

So since May 5, I pretty much stopped drinking. In the last two weeks of my holiday, I consumed one glass of picso sour, and since landing in sunny England, I’ve not had anything.

I don’t miss it at all. True, it’s not a scorching hot summer yet, so the beer craving hasn’t arrived, but the signs are good. While not being anal about it (and thus occasionally consuming one or two), I may just continue this way…

May 28 2008

Woman rapes man.

Category: just breaking — jkt @ 17:35

After the man refused to have sex with the woman, she then performed oral sex on him against his will, according to the Aftonbladet newspaper.

Imagine that, forced to receive oral sex. How awful for the poor chap; there’s nothing like an unwanted blow job to ruin the day.