I like to travel but I hate travelling. Everyone hates travelling. If you ask someone and they say otherwise, they are simply confused and think you meant Travel. If you correct them and say you were talking about the act of travelling, and yet they hold firm and say they enjoy it, they are goons…
The other day I left my office to go downstairs. I passed through the corridor and went down the four steps that lead to a small landing around which you turn to find the main staircase. It’s a narrow stairs, and just as I found myself at the top, ready to start my descent, a…
I currently live in an apartment on the top floor of my building. Having lived in houses all my life, I find an apartment has a lot going for it. Take for example an unexpected knock at the door. In a house, you kind of have to open it and see who it is. It…
Recently it has become apparent that white bread is not my friend. Perhaps it never was, but some personal detective work managed to link the ingestion of white bread with what feels like a shark attack inside me. The shark prowls about gnashing its considerable teeth forcing my stomach to expand as everything else in…
These days it’s very difficult to be alone with your thoughts. Every waking moment is filled with all forms of media, hijacking our thought processes and cluttering our minds. A billboard sighting during your peaceful walk might cause you to imagine nothing but horrible yet somehow delicious McDonald’s burgers for the whole excursion. Then there’s…
Opening my eyes was my first mistake. When you wake up, and there is an eerie calm for just a split second, before a mayhem of panics rush at you screaming, you should cancel the day. Squeeze your eyes shut, hard, like a child wishing for something it really wants. Shut them and cut deals…
It’s fraught with danger. The outcome is unknown. You have no control, a bystander with his hands in his pockets watching a potential disaster unfold. A stranger about whom you know nothing is entrusted with carrying out the deed. You sit and hope. You’re nervous. How will it all turn out? Will you curse this…
Don’t freak out, but you’re dead! Welcome to the Afterlife! You had a good run, and all of us here thoroughly enjoyed watching your life, so thank you for all the entertainment. We know that the transition from life to afterlife can be a lot to take in, but please remember everyone in history has…
Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Alter Ego Inc. is here to help. Picture the scene… You’re out some night and you meet someone at the club. It’s loud. You’re both dancing, stealing glances. The ebb and flow of the dance floor pushes you both gradually closer. All smiles. There’s an obvious attraction….
My name is, well unless you have 6 sets of vocal chords you won’t be able to pronounce it, so let’s just call me Simon. I am an intergalactic adventurer and explorer with a thirst for knowledge, and blood! I kid, I kid, just knowledge. My mission in life is to learn about the Universe…