Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Perhaps, dear readers, you have forgotten about my ongoing quest for a Jeeves. However, it becomes increasingly clear to me as time passes that if I had a Jeeves, the little burdens of my life would be magnificently eased. read more Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Gis and Gowns: Jiu Jitsu Ball 2011
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 As I reported in my last post, over the weekend I went to the jiu jitsu national ball. If you fancy attempting to punch people (and dodging many punches) all day and then dancing with those same people all night, you can’t do better … Continue reading
A Visit from the Little Firemans/Eclectic Packing List
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Due to the aforementioned Iron Fire of ’11, my housemates and I arranged a visit from our local Fire Station to come inspect our flat, install some smoke alarms, and give us some general fire safety advice. Naturally the prospect of seeing the little … Continue reading
Train Brain
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 I keep saying, “For an unemployed person, I’m awfully busy.” My mom keeps telling me to stop saying this, reminding me that though I don’t have a steady job I’ve been developing some really exciting (if not, y’know, lucrative) projects recently. My mind has … Continue reading
Where are the Women? Raising their Voices
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Egypt is the word in everyone’s minds the past few days. One question I keep hearing surprised me, though–some have asked me why no women have been out protesting. I could only raise an extremely skeptical eyebrow at them, because on the BBC, CNN … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 