Plastic is Chic

• And then it all went black... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1132 days old)

  I have fainted twice in twenty-seven years. Once when I came to conclusion my ankle was no longer attached to my lower leg which was no longer attached to my upper leg and realised it was rather painf… more

• Get out clause! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1137 days old)

  Help, I need a get out clause! Everyone in my building ais invited to say goodbye to our resident Chippendale (see A different side to my colleague) at 4pm. There will be cake, something which des… more

• Tonight Matthew, I am going to be...nearly as flat as a pancake! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1138 days old)

  It's been a strange few days... Apart from some personal stuff, perhaps the strangest thing that happened to me was nearly ending up under a car. It wouldn't have been the first time. I ended u… more

• A different side to my colleague... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1153 days old)

  Scene this afternoon in my office: Colleague comes to our floor - currently only occupied by my manager and myself- after his lunchtime run. He removes his sweaty T-shirt and starts doing push-ups … more

• To eat or not to eat! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1153 days old)

  One of my female housemates has a few strange habits, especially when it comes to food. She hardly eats and we are a bit worried about her. I have only ever seen her eat two different meals, she w… more

• Float like a butterfly, sting like a...psycho! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1167 days old)

  On Monday morning, my housemates and I were brutally awoken by heavy bangs on our door. This was followed by plenty of cars honking their horns and women screaming their lungs out. Wanting to know exa… more

• Parental Unit Problems From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1171 days old)

  It seems I am suffering from blogger's block. I simply have no inspiration to write anything down. I am feeling slightly demotivated. The job isn't really going how I wanted it to go. I know I sho… more

• You're fired! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1188 days old)

  Michelle, winner of this year's Apprentice, has been put on gardening leave. Her £100,000 job with Sir Alan Sugar hangs in the balance. That is the 'reward' you get for sleeping with Syed 'I am fro… more

• The easy life generation aka lazy, superficial cows! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1193 days old)

  I just read a slightly alarming article. Based on a survey of 3,000 women with an average age of 28, it doesn't exactly give me hope for my generation. I know these is only one survey but I feel they … more

• You're on the other side..of the bed. From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1194 days old)

  I woke up this morning with my head where my feet are supposed to be. My duvet and pillows were also switched. Not quite sure how I managed to do that. Sleep deprivation is obviously having a bi… more

• Toilet Tantrums in Brighton From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1196 days old)

  I ask you: why do women take so long in the toilet? It has always been a mystery to me as I am a women myself and never take long. I wonder what exactly it is they do in there. Master J and I drove … more

• Hoffmania goes too far From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1199 days old)

  This guy (allegedly) sent this as a serious email to a PR company in Belfast...   ______________________________________________________________________________________  &n… more

• Just one of those days... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1201 days old)

  I feel it is going to be one of those days. I also feel I need to get it out of my system. So here goes.. The DLR I got on was taken out of service the minute I planted my behind on a seat. I weigh… more

• Think cool thoughts... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1202 days old)

  I am sitting in a hothouse at the moment. In reality, it's my office but my parents have a hothouse in their garden and I think it might actually be cooler in there. Last week we received an e-mai… more

• Everybody needs good neighbours: part 2 From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1207 days old)

  I am now officially a grumpy old woman, at the age of 27! Sad, but true. After what was a very nice two hours with my friend S relaxing in Embankment Gardens after work, the train ride home made m… more

• Dress Code Drama From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1209 days old)

  Last week, I was on Eurostar, travelling to Brussels and listening to Jacques Brel’s beautiful chansons on my I-Pod. When the train crossed the border (or at least somewhere near the border) with Fran… more

• Everybody needs good neighbours... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1217 days old)

  We have new neighbours and they don't seem to be of the good kind you see in certain soap operas. They interfere with my sleep and for that I do not like them. Two weeks ago, they decided to have … more

• A not so soothing symphony From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1223 days old)

  Last weekend, I had booked myself and master J into a hotel. The hotel has a lovely spa and after what was a stressful week waiting for my results which luckily came back negative, I was hoping to mak… more

• Not so food fanatics.. From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1228 days old)

  With a daily supply of every national newspaper, there is always something to keep me occupied at lunchtime. I positioned myself on our roof terrace, tucked into my bagel and read an article about 'pr… more

• A new sexual manifesto... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1231 days old)

  I am attending this debate tonight, should be quite interesting! A new sexual manifesto A Guardian debate In her new book Female Chauvinist Pigs, the American writer Ariel Levy identifies … more

• A rather fragile state of mind... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1231 days old)

  I had my test on Friday and it left me feeling rather fragile over the weekend. It hurt, which it usually never does and I thought that after nearly two years of this malarkey, I had gotten used to it… more

• Ten ways... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1234 days old)

  As read in today's Times: Ten ways...to help Thames Water ( not that it deserves it). By Tim Teeman 1. Stop bathing. Smell. Be dirty. It's London's natural state, anyway. The benefits? The Tub… more

• Dialogue of the Day: the aftermath From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1236 days old)

  I met up with my ex-boyfriend D (the nice one, not the one from the previous post) at lunchtime for a chat. Was really good to see him. He managed to cheer me up a bit. On my way back, I had anoth… more

• One sunny September day in 2004... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1236 days old)

  In September 2004, a malignent lump was removed from my left breast. I was 25. It was a huge eye opener but things happened so fast that until it was all over, I didn't have time to think about it rea… more

• Fortune cookies galore! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1238 days old)

  The other day I was forced to get a Chinese take-away. Indeed, forced, mainly because my housemate had left the gas on after cooking and I felt it quite unsafe to start preparing the dinner I had so l… more

• Dialogue of the day! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1241 days old)

  Ilse's Dialogue of the Day On my way to the quintessential British shop to go and buy some quintessential scones to celebrate my five year stay in the UK, I was stopped in my tracks by one of this … more

• Ten things... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1241 days old)

  As read in The Times today: Ten things...to do with prisoners in our overcrowded prisons. By Hugo Rifkind 1. Send them off to a distant island. In retrospect, this seems to have worked pretty w… more

• Five years...here's to my anniversary! From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1241 days old)

  It's my fifth anniversary today! Though I sound like a recovering alcoholic or a married person why I say that, I actually mean I have been living in the UK for five years now. I feel I should go … more

• The 'beautiful' game From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1242 days old)

  One of my colleagues just referred to me as 'foreign scum'. He said because he is English he can say whatever he wants today. So just because eleven men happen to be playing some game in Germany, … more

• A pondering state of mind... From Steeny in Plastic is Chic (1242 days old)

  Once a month, like clockwork, it seems my mind will temporarily puts itself into what I like to call 'pondering mode'. Seems today has been chosen for that exact state of mind. I managed to at lea… more

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