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Newtown’s Angels

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At 9:36am, on Friday the 14th of December, Newtown Police received a phonecall informing them that there was a gunman in Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Their day had barely begun, but for 20 children, 6 members of staff and the shooter’s own mother it was to be the last morning they would ever see. Now I don’t know about you, but it always saddens me when I hear of these massacres.  I could write about how guns need to be banned, about how gun laws need to be tightened or about how America’s gun crime record is so much higher than … Continue reading Newtown’s Angels

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It’s Not The Season To Be Bleezin’

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Aaaaah, December.  The month of Christmas parties, nights out, Christmas Day and Hogmanay.  The month where excessive alcohol consumption is more prominent than any other. What if you’re driving though?  We are all aware of the consequences of drinking and driving.  Sure, you could get a taxi.  What if you’re like me though, what if you just don’t drink? (I personally can’t stand the smell of alcohol.  Some people have health issues that stop them from drinking.  Maybe you’re pregnant.  Maybe you’re a recovering alcoholic, or maybe you’re trying to support somebody who is.)  Fear not!  There are alternatives out there. There’s … Continue reading It’s Not The Season To Be Bleezin’

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Shopping Dot Com

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Do you shop online? I do.  I mean, I’d rather actually go shopping but considering I live nearly 40 miles away from the shops it’s not so easy.  With Christmas fast approaching, I’ve drawn up a list of my favourite places to spend money on the internet (This started out as another top 10 blog, until I realised that I didn’t use 10 different websites this year.) AMAZON – http://www.amazon.com Home of almost everything and anything.  It started off as a bookstore, but has since expanded.  I buy a lot of my DVDs from here because they generally work out … Continue reading Shopping Dot Com

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A Hole In The Head.

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The end of November saw one of those anniversaries that I would rather hadn’t existed.  It was now a whole year since that fateful morning when I woke up with the migraine that just never left.  366 days this year, and 16 passed without me being migrainey or having a headache.  A grand total of 4 days off ill, and 0 days of college, because you reach a point where you learn just to get on with life. My first migraine came along when I was 6 years old.  It was December and I couldn’t stop being sick, the lights … Continue reading A Hole In The Head.

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Living For Something

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I can guarantee that there are people who will read this blog, and something or somebody is going to stick in their mind from beginning to end, for others it’s just going to sound like nonsense. We’ve all done it.  We’ve all, at some point or another, described something as “my life”, or “what I live for.”  Maybe it’s been a person, maybe it’s a past time, maybe it’s something else.  The point is that we’ve all done it, but how often do we really mean it? You’re maybe sitting there right now trying to tell me that you most … Continue reading Living For Something

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Ghosts Of Kursteh Yet To Come.

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So this would be part two of my last blog, where I’m writing letters to myself.  This time I’m writing to the me of 2022.   Dear Kirsty, Wow, this is hard.  You’re 32 now I guess…that sounds so old.  I mean, I know it’s not, but it really sounds like it.  I don’t even know what to say.  Are you even reading this?  Are you even still alive?  Did the world end? So how are you?  Do you remember what it feels like just now, in November 2012?  Let me remind you.  It’s not good just now, things aren’t … Continue reading Ghosts Of Kursteh Yet To Come.

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Ghosts Of Kursteh Past.

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Okay, so I saw this WordPress Challenge where in 2 separate blog posts you write 2 letters- one to your past self, and one to your future self, both from your current self- and I thought, ‘why not?’  So I’m afraid you’re away to be subject to at least two more blog posts, whether you like it or not.  Now, the one to your past self, I believe, was meant to be one letter to who you were 10 years ago, but I’ve decided instead to write a series of shorter letters to various past Kirstys. Dear 3 Year Old Kirsty, … Continue reading Ghosts Of Kursteh Past.

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Top Ten: Girl Crushes

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**WARNING: SCANTILY CLAD WOMAN APPEAR IN THIS POST** “A girlcrush is when a girl admires another girl. It is NOT a sexual attraction. It means you want to BE the person you have a girlcrush on, or simply you just want to be their best friend. You pretty much just think they’re awesome.” Girl crush as defined by Urban Dictionary. Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a serial girlcrusher, which is why writing this post is so hard- how am I only going to pick ten?!  My self esteem is low enough that I pretty much girl crush on … Continue reading Top Ten: Girl Crushes

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Trick Or Treat.

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Happy HallowE’en! I’ve seen a lot of complaints on various social networks tonight about trick or treaters. You know, the little kids who get all dressed up like spookies then go door to door in their local area.  People complaining that it is vile and disgusting to go round the houses of strangers and beg for sweets.  I have a number of points to make: 1) If you/ you’re child is not in primary school anymore, you/they are too old for trick or treating, hate to break it to you.  A line needs to be drawn, and the crossover between … Continue reading Trick Or Treat.

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London 2012, a la Glasgow.

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If you don’t know what London 2012 was, I demand to know where you have been for the last 10 years, especially the past 12 months.  I am, of course, talking about the Olympic Games, that every Brit (I can’t talk for the rest of the world unfortunately) was sick to death of hearing about.  You couldn’t go anywhere, or do anything, without being reminded about them, and the closer the games drew the worse that it got.  Remember we’re British, we were only ever destined to mess it up monumentally, especially after Beijing’s amazing performance.  This was our chance … Continue reading London 2012, a la Glasgow.