Leap years are there because our calendar is squiffy. Years aren’t actually 365 days long, but rather 365.2422 and so if we didn’t insert the odd day here and there throughout the years, over time we’d end up out of sink with the seasons and eventually might be able barbeque Christmas dinner. I think I might have over simplified this a bit, but I want to get on to the interesting leap year facts… (more…)
I have always, always wondered about how bread and butter got invented, but never really discussed it with anyone, it just remained this magical, impossible problem that archaeology forgot, that is until the weekend when I found out the ANSWER! There is an answer. (more…)
I saw my friend last night and he was showing off his freebie from London Fashion Week…it included L’Oreal make you hair sleek stuff, L’Oreal nude lipstick, a L’Oreal lip gloss (the one with the ‘heart’ shaped applicator, I think it’s endorsed by Scarlet Johansson) and a Penelope Cruz make up set. Wow, what a good selection for a man?!
Me and my close personal friend had an argument this week about who was better.
Not at anything in particular, just categorically better. It came out of a discussion in which I got the feeling I was being patronised!.
I said, “Can I just ask? You think you are better than me at thinking don’t you?”.
He said…..”yes”. (more…)