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Goddess

The Goddess empowers me, as she empowers all of us!

I’m not sure what that means, but if you’d asked me back when I was 18 I probably could have told you at least the theory behind it.

Back then I went through a feminist phase where I read all the classic feminist books. Branching out from [...]

Being Hilarious

It has come to my attention that there are not enough people in the world who know how to be hilarious. Any attempts at humour by such people just end up falling flat.

To remedy this I have come up with a few suggestions as to how you can be really hilarious. Use these often, as [...]

Tram Tales

One of the things I like about Melbourne is the trams. Given that my experience with public transport has been limited to buses (and yay for the Auckland bus driver who said to the guy who pointed out that the light had changed to green, “sit down and shut up”), trams are a wonderful thing.

Melbourne [...]

Melbourne: Part Two – The Fold-Out Couch

A couple of months ago I decided to move to Melbourne. Whenever I told people I was going there, a conversation like this usually took place:

Robyn: I’m moving to Melbourne.
Person: Really? Have you got a job there.
Robyn: No.
Person: Oh, is it just a holiday?
Robyn: No.
Person: So what are you going to be doing there?
Robyn: I [...]