Leah O'Donovan

In reading a humorous article on Guardian about why animal sex is boring I noticed for the first time the fact that the word congress can also mean sex. Dictionary.com says congress can be one of eight different meanings, including the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and [...]

I suck at writing at the moment. Part of it is sheer boredom with all things election 2008 in the US and part of it is actual busy-ness at work at the moment. For those unaware there’s a massive election next Thursday 1 May to decide who’ll be the Mayor of London and the 25 [...]

Today is my blog’s first birthday! Awww, remember the days when there were as many as three posts in one day? And when I posted EVERY day? Boy, those were the days. Here’s to many happy return…ing visitors and all the posts you can digest!

Would I hate Hooters as much as I do? Apparently they’re trying to make inroads over here and already have a branch in Nottingham. As somewhat of a feminist I certainly have problems with Hooters and all it represents. Often, though, I wonder whether my hatred for the restaurant and the women who are employed [...]

I think I’ll give Cat dung coffee up for £50 a cup a miss, thanks. Ok, so it’s not made from actual cat droppings, just the beans they eat and then poo back out. Still, nonetheless, I think I’ll pass. I prefer my latte to smell of coffee, not poo.

NZ man ‘used hedgehog as weapon’ If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. Oooooookkkkkk, whatever!

Not exactly what you expect to wake up to on 6 April. Temperature on Friday: 17 Celsius (62 Fahrenheit) Temperature today: 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) Weather this week: miserable. What a load of rubbish. I want spring back!!!

New Kids on the Block reuniting  I’ll admit I loved (aka was obsessed with) them when I was about nine or ten but IT’S OVER!! Give it up, please!!! Just because Take That and the Spice Girls reunited everyone thinks they can do it. Oh Lord. I, for one, will NOT be queuing up to [...]

If you scroll down a bit and look to your right you’ll notice a new feature on this website called I’m Reading. Here will show the book I am currently reading. Expect a couple of surprises in the coming months. I went to the bookstore today and got two doozies! I can’t wait to start [...]

It snowed today in London. It didn’t stick but I took a couple of photos to share with you. It was rather pretty.