What was meant to be a lovely weekend away, visiting my brother at Keele University has turned into a mini-disaster. This morning we awoke to find the entire campus covered in inches of snow. Buses and taxi services to and from the University have been cancelled. The train … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2005
African Women in Politics
EDIT: Nubian Soul has a lot to say about the whole "first African woman leader" talk. A fantastic history lesson which I wish I had seen before I blogged this post! In the same week that the people of Liberia (and African’s everywhere) celebrate the country’s … [Read more...]
I Hate Smilies
I really do. In fact I will go so far as to say that I hate smiley users. I hate them in that "guns don't kill people, people kill people" kind of way. The only thing I probably hate more than smilies and their users are people who make sweeping generalisations. I am not that … [Read more...]
Nowt To Say
EDIT: It says a lot when a Northerner has to correct my use of English. D-Notice the amendments have been made - happy now? This post is inspired by and dedicated to Mshairi and Mich; between the two of them they have continued to educate me on and fuel my love for … [Read more...]
Sanitising Our Bodies…
Last Saturday night I was in our “local pubâ€?. To be more exact I was inside the middle cubicle of the women’s bathroom. On the back wall, directly above the cistern was a notice that read: … [Read more...]