trendthrift
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Archive for the 'General guff' Category

Call off the search

June 28, 2009

Two years, eh? Just think what you can achieve in two years with a little get-up-and-go. And yet, I’ve done very little. While there have been some major changes in my personal life, other areas of my life remain much the same. For instance, I still work as a journalist in a job I don’t [...]

Frustrating times

January 9, 2007

This post is later than intended because, yes, I have been busy finishing off the work I was supposed to be doing yesterday. Pity me.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m making a concerted effort to improve my poker game online. While I’ve been on a great run in general since I started recording [...]

Set in stone

November 8, 2006

It is done. There will be a wedding on July 28th, and I will be there. Getting married.
Angry Anderson will be freestyling over some fly beats as the bride turns cartwheels down the aisle. No doubt Dustin Hoffman will turn up at the last possible moment, begging me to reconsider my actions. No can do, [...]

Dedication’s what you need

November 6, 2006

Ladies, remove all breakables and lay down some foam or bubble wrap or something; reading on will likely cause your knees to buckle as your brain sends the following message to the various extremities of your broken, convulsing body. The rumours are true. I’m getting married.
The future Mrs. trendthrift will actually feature on the cover [...]

Attention whore

October 3, 2006

Time for some shameless self-promotion, which I thought I’d slip in seamlessly while still riding high on my triumphant return. Nobody’ll notice; it’ll be fine.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, but I work in publishing. It’s far from glamourous and it pays poorly. Go for it, kids! However, I’ve been doing some regualar freelance [...]