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Life Philosophy

New Year I: Make the Most of Life

12th January 2014

This post isn’t about New Year’s Resolutions, or even particularly New Year itself but as it’s that time of year and fits with the theme, I’m making a connection. The point of this post is to talk about living: not the passive, heart ticking and breathing sort of living, but the active alive sort of […]

Life Philosophy

“And you always fear what you don’t understand” – A Post to Encourage Open-Mindedness

16th December 2013

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are two of my all-time favourite films, and though far from perfect there are quite a few great scenes, one of which I have in mind as an introduction for this post. The scene is near the start of Batman Begins and Bruce Wayne (Batman) goes to Falcone’s (the […]

'Politics'

The Hypocrisy of America

13th December 2013

Recently, some protesters in Ukraine have been on the streets in a show of force in favour of greater political alignment with Europe, instead of Russia. Their government is currently torn between the two: geographically situated between Europe and Russia, they have a choice between the two for trade agreements and international funding (such as […]

Thoughts on Current Affairs

Thoughts on Current Affairs 3/12/12

3rd December 2013

In which I put some thoughts down about things I’ve seen in the news recently. News is often about spin and spectacle and superficiality and lacking in substance, hopefully this is slightly better. Tom Daley ‘out’ Video Tom Daley has made a youtube video in which he announces he’s in a relationship […]

Society/Culture

Why I’m Glad I’m Not a Woman

26th November 2013

In which I talk about why I am glad I am not a woman. To start with, there’s a few little reasons why I think being male is better. Going to the toilet is more convenient; having to make less effort in my appearance is easier (though I should definitely make more anyway); and not […]

Exercise/Health/Food

Recipe: Banana and Almond Fritters

9th November 2013

I decided to call these ‘fritters’ instead of ‘pancakes’ (which they could also be) because otherwise you can make them expecting something like crepes. The first few times I cooked this I was disappointed that they didn’t taste like crepes, but then when I started to appreciate them for what they are they became delicious! […]

Miscellaneous

Ich bin Sitzpinkler

7th November 2013

Part of the inspiration for this post came from seeing an advert for a German house-share which said that men are welcome so long as they are tidy and are Sitzpinkler. As I’ve mentioned before (link to Intl Diff post), German has compound nouns. One such word is Sitzpinkler – meaning “someone who pees sitting […]

Society/Culture

Reflections on University: German Differences and Funding in the UK

3rd November 2013

This post is a mixture of thoughts about university. It isn’t like there is one conclusion, more a bundle of thoughts shoved into the linear narrative of words. I put it in sections so it’s easier to follow. 1. Introduction Being abroad means that I get to see a completely different university system, and as […]

Society/Culture

A List of Things I’ve Noticed Internationally

27th October 2013

I’ve written up a few differences I noticed in different countries. The first half of this was written while I was interrailing but I never uploaded it, and I’ve added a couple more about Germany to the end of that. There are many generalisations here, please take them with a pinch of salt as they […]

Exercise/Health/Food

Your stomach is not a see-saw

24th October 2013

I don’t like the phrase “balanced diet”. (At this point, I should give you a slight warning that this post may come across as a bit pedantic. I’m not talking about the content of the “balanced diet”, just the way it’s described and perceived. Hopefully I explain why adequately. It’s also a longer post than […]