Category Archives: Happiness

Brief announcement

I am holidaying interstate with family and friends up until New Year’s Eve, so from now until then I am unsure when I will be posting here next. Until then, stay well, take care and if you celebrate it, Merry … Continue reading

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Antidepressants and me (Part 2)

Part 1 So in late August 2007, as advised by my psychiatrist, I began taking one Prozac capsule a day. Four weeks went by, the time in which my body should have adjusted to my new medication. At the end … Continue reading

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Putting something together again

To my regular readers, my apologies for not posting for the past two weeks. Sunday, around 2:30pm, 11 September 2011. The weekend was into its last quarter, and the previous three quarters hadn’t been very rewarding. The night before had … Continue reading

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One does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers

To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post and being late with this one. * The week just past was spent on holiday, partly to take a short break from work and partly to visit family. First, … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 5

Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 As well, it is recommended to read Part 5 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * In the last installment … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 4

Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 As well, it is recommended to read Part 4 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * As you may recall from Part … Continue reading

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Kindle, again

(Continued from this previous entry) It’s been just over a week since I began using my Amazon Kindle. And already, my life has changed in several ways. * The first ebook I purchased and read on my Kindle was Andrew … Continue reading

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Kindle

Late night, Thursday, 21 April 2011. The Australian dollar had reached $1.07 against the US dollar. Thanks to my employer’s foresight, I’d gotten next week’s pay five days earlier than normal to avoid the banking chaos predicted for next week … Continue reading

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When half a metre makes a world of difference

To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post. Unfortunately, during most of the past week and a half, I had a major bout with the black dog. It disrupted a lot of my usual routines and sometimes … Continue reading

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‘Limitless’ lives

Earlier this week, I saw the new film Limitless that stars Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish. Adapted from the Alan Glynn novel The Dark Fields, Limitless tells the story of Eddie Morra (Cooper), a depressed and frustrated … Continue reading

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