The Scribbly One

All I ask from life is that I be slightly less miserable than the people who hate me. I call that winning.
—Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip

Somebody recently told me that chocolate causes the brain to release endorphins, and that eating chocolate produces the same kind of pleasure an orgasm gives.

That explains why I’ve been consuming more chocolate in the past two months compared to the rest of the year altogether.

Unfortunately, as with addictive drugs, brain receptors eventually become desensitised to the mood-lifting effect of chocolate, so you tend to need more and more to get the same endorphin-raising effects.
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Darn. The more I eat, the rounder I’ll be, the unhappier I’ll become, the more I’ll eat. Can anybody say ‘vicious cycle’?

It is not so much that the grass is greener, as that it’s a different shade of green. Nevertheless, this particular shade is starting to make me wonder whether I’ve just made a colossal mistake.

Me: “I wonder whether I’m having a nervous breakdown.”

Friend: “You might like to think you’re having one because of its dramatic value, but you’re not.”

Me: “…”

Friend: “You’re a strong person, you see.”

Me: “What makes you say that?”

Friend: “The way you articulate things on your blog.”

Me: “Eh?”

Friend: “And you’re very sensible at heart.”

Me: “Bah.”

Friend: “I’m just trying to say that you’re in much better shape than you think you are.”

American spelling is supposed to have cut out all the redundancies found in British spelling. So why does fulfil, skilful and instalment all contain double ‘l’s where the British spelling only requires one?

“Could I ask you for a favour? Don’t tell anyone how we met,” he said.

I find it amusing that, while he’s daring enough to try out a dating service, he’s too embarrassed to let people know he’s trying it out!

Of course, it’s not something I’d broadcast either, but if asked, I’d have no qualms revealing the truth. Especially since I find it quite difficult to say the words ‘dating service’ with a straight face.

I must learn how to sleep with my eyes open. It would be a very handy skill to have.