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2011 “The year I went to California and whined a lot” | Dec 30 28 23 21 20 16 15 14 13 09 07 05 01 | Nov 29 28 27 25 22 20 18 15 10 07 05 02 | Oct 31 30 28 27 26 25 20 06
Welcome to Hollywood
“Yes, folks, it's the moment absolutely none of you have been waiting for: part two ...”
05 03 01 | Sep 27 22 21 20 11
Ten Years Ago Today
“It was a rainy day in Majorca.
Terry and I were on our first ever holiday ...”
| Aug 31 29 27
Albert Martino of Hot Igloo Internet Marketing/TheThinkhouse.com/NEPA web design: an update
“I have no news about Albert Martino, he of Hot Igloo Internet Markeing/NEPA Web Design/TheTHINKHouse.com/Astorian ...”
21 19 17 15 14 12 10 | Jul 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 15 13 11 08
Don't you know you'll never ever want to turn back
“Because I just can't seem to stop posting about my holiday right now, here's a ...”
07 06 05 04 01 | Jun | May 30 27 25 24 22 20
The Story of My Life
“Yes, it's another post about people who copy my websites. Sorry, I'd be bored hearing ...”
19
Do you like scary movies?
“I LOVE scary movies. They're my favourite kind, in fact. Not gore movies, you understand. ...”
16 15
All the other Slim Shadys are just imitating
“I wrote a massive, 2000 word rant about this yesterday morning, just to get it ...”
13 12 09 05 03 02 | Apr 28 26 25 22 18 11 08 | Mar | Feb 28 26 24
Never underestimate the power of The Dark Side
“Remember when I said I was done with eBay, for ever and ever and ever, ...”
21
Royal Fail: 100% failure rate in 2011 so far
“Remember last year, when Royal Fail held about 15 of my parcels hostage and refused ...”
18 10 04 01
Gah.
“I got me another lurgy. Looks like 2011 is planning to proceed on a "one ...”
| Jan 28 27
Friend Friday: Blogger Mechanics*
“(*This title totally made me think of lots of little men in overalls running around ...”
25
Attention all frockers!
“Just a very quick post to let those of you who're following me because of ...”
24 19 18 17 14 10 07 06 05
Video: Tenerife 2010
“
Well, 2011 has come in like a lion, which is a bit weird, really, because ...”
03 |
2010 “The year the snow came” | Dec 31 30 29 28 27 26 24 23 22 18 17 16 15 14
Two Weeks
“December 26th, 2003. I always describe it as the worst day of my life so ...”
13
Fear and Vomiting in Las Vegas
“(Another post written in advance. As I've written these, I've become more and more convinced ...”
12 10 09 06 05 04 03
Friend Friday: Quittin' Time
“My Dressember Day 3 post is coming soon, and so is a massive rant, just to ...”
02 01 | Nov 30 29 27 26 22
Night of the Living Crabs
“It happened again.
It's the early hours of the morning, and I wake up suddenly to ...”
19
Friend Friday: Blogger Copying
“This week's Friend Friday is about blogger copying, and as regular readers will even now ...”
12
Friend Friday: Blogger Self-Promotion
“Remember when I used to do the Friday Five every week some weeks? To be ...”
10 08 05 04
Meeting the Mouse
“So, picture it: it's late last night, I've just finished up work, and am clearing ...”
03 01 | Oct 27 25 22 20 19 15 14 12
Sleep Talk and Teeth
“One of the most unexpected side-effects of the Invisalign treatment I've been having has been ...”
08 06 05 04 01 | Sep 28 26 23 21 17 13 10
The Comfort of Strangers
“On Tuesday, Terry and I decided it was time to re-introduce Rubin to the outside ...”
08 06
Bedtime in the Forever Amber household
“So, on Friday night Terry and I are getting ready for bed. I come out ...”
03 01 | Aug | Jul | Jun | May 30 27 26
Three sleeps to go!
“Three sleeps to go, people! Three! And you know the one good thing about this ...”
20
Nigel Update! Nigel Update! Here come the men in black...
“Folks, there has been a development in the mysterious case of Nigel, the International Man ...”
14
Up yours, eBay.
“OK, that's it, I'm DONE with eBay. DONE. Finished. Over. I know I've said this ...”
12 11
Return of The Panic
“Phones. I hate 'em. I know I don't have to explain this to any regular ...”
10 05
I can't wait to see the Google hits this one gets me...
“Foot fetishists. They're everywhere, aren't they? And by "everywhere" I mean "they're on eBay". In ...”
04
Things That Should Not Happen
“1. Pre-school age children should not be handed the car keys and invited to treat ...”
| Apr 29
Ask Amber: The Trouble With Shopping
“Readers, a question has flooded in! Well, a problem, really. For me to solve. This ...”
27
You know you're a blogger when...
“Terry: Last night I had a nightmare. I dreamt we were in a car crash. ...”
24
"Ginger" schoolgirl gets death threats and Kate Moss has "lines on her face", says Daily Fail
“I try my best not to read the Daily Mail - or the Daily Fail, ...”
23
She sells seashells by the sea shore
“If you know me in Real Life (as opposed to this fake, imaginary life we ...”
22
The One With the Cyclist
“So, I'm out walking Rubin. I'm NOT wearing a dress, you'll be pleased to know, and neither ...”
21
Never Knowingly Underdressed
“Things you don't want to hear from your husband: "Seriously, you are NOT going out ...”
13
When the blogging gets tough, the bloggers write lists
“Because I am lazy, here is a quick summary of some things I've done in ...”
11 08
The Mystery in the Mail
“So, yesterday morning I was sitting at my desk, working away when there was a ...”
06
Firefighting
“Yesterday afternoon, after a hard morning's shopping, Terry I decided to go to our favourite ...”
03 | Mar 30
Amber's Adventures in Invisalign: Part 1
“A couple of people on Twitter have asked me about the Invisalign clear brace I ...”
25
Help Wanted
“I've been a bad blogger this week. Worse than usual, I mean. This time, though, ...”
22
Whoops, I (almost) did it again
“Remember the time I lost my favourite dress? And also a top?
I think I know what ...”
17
Weird Email of the Week: Where's PETER?
“
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter's #1 Fan
Sent: 09 March 2010 04:48
To: Magic Amber
Subject: peter
Where is PETER??? we ...”
15 12 11 09 04
Recurring Nightmare
“Two questions from Formspring:
Would you ever go back to working as a journalist again or ...”
02
Things the Dentist Did
“A couple of weeks ago, I went to see the dentist. It was really awful, ...”
01 | Feb 26
Formspring Friday: Your questions answered!
“I WAS actually joking when I mentioned "Formspring Friday" last week, but I've started to ...”
23
I Do Not Live In London
“A question from Formspring:
Do you ever feel that your business is more difficult not living ...”
22
Changing Rooms
“For the last year or two (or seven), I've desperately wanted to move house. The ...”
21
How I Met My Husband
“I had two questions on Formspring about how Terry and I met, so I decided to answer those ...”
19
Ask Me Anything...
“So, in common with pretty much everyone else on Twitter, I joined Formspring, which is ...”
18 17 15
Idiot of the Week Award: "Gingers smell like tuna"
“A comment I received on Saturday morning from a reader known as "Dillon":
"I personally hate ...”
12
OMG! OMG! Sunglasses update!
“THEY WERE HANDED IN TO DOROTHY PERKINS!
I am amazed! And happy! Something I lost... has ...”
11 10
Team Mouse!
“Well, today was the day the mouse traps in our attic were scheduled to be ...”
08 03
Of Mice and Men from the Council
“I wish this could be a more interesting newsflash for you, folks, but the things ...”
| Jan 29 27
Breaking news: I am not Joan Rivers. Really.
“Dear People who keep sending me hate mail relating to the E! Network's "Fashion Police" ...”
26 22
Not a Shop, Part 765: I love hot looks!
“I've been ill. I've been ill in a "having to take time off work to flop uselessly ...”
19 16 15 14
Things That Go Bump In the Night
“Remember our attic-dwelling "visitor" of last year? The one who made noises in the walls ...”
13
A small dose of the Januarys
“Do you think we could maybe just start again with this whole "2010" thing? Say, ...”
09 07 05
Ths is
“First up: thank you all so much for the lovely comments on my last post. ...”
|
2009 “The year the server company deleted my business and I whined a lot” | Dec 31 23 06 03
Earning my stripes
“Well, we’re off on holiday on Monday, and I’m pleased to announce that so far ...”
02
NIGEL ALERT! NIGEL ALERT! Not as exciting as it sounds!
“Well, after three years of barely even thinking about Nigel, the International Man of Mystery ...”
| Nov 30 27 24
Nigel, the International Man of Mystery in my attic
“It's been a long, long time since I last wrote about Nigel, the International Man ...”
23 19
Me and my shadow. And my iPhone.
“Quick swine flu update: Terry had the vaccination yesterday, and, much to my surprise, so ...”
17
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
“Well. After all of the fun and games of the past few days, I'm relieved ...”
16
Swine flu vaccine? "Screw you," says the NHS*
“I'm upset.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that Terry and I would both be eligible ...”
13 12
The Story of My Life
“
I'm just going to keep this short, but slightly hysterical:
WE LOST OUR PASSPORTS.
We turned the ...”
10 05
It never rains but it....pees
“Last night I stumbled off to bed fairly late. We've been working hard to get back to ...”
04 02
Yet another catastrophic failure
“After the "catastrophic failure" that mysteriously led Heart Internet to lose all of my websites ...”
| Oct 30
How Heart Internet web hosting almost destroyed my business
“If you're a regular reader of any of my websites, you've probably already noticed that ...”
29 23
The Gunpowder Plot (to drive Amber mad…)
“The early hours of Thursday morning, about 1am. All is quiet in the house – ...”
22
Almost Ill
“As my mother would say, I seem to be “hanging” with some kind of illness. ...”
20 12 09
Tetris Legs
“Anyone play Tetris? I’ve been playing it a lot this week. A LOT. I’ve been ...”
06 04 01 | Sep 30
Doesn’t time fly when you’re not having any fun?
“Well, here we are at the start of another month, folks. Can you believe it’s ...”
29 28 25 21
Gym Etiquette, revisited
“Riddle me this, readers:
You're at the gym. It's empty, but for one solitary person - ...”
20 18 16
When good brands go SPAM
“...and I'm not talking about the spammer who keeps emailing Terry using the subject line, ...”
12 09
The one where I say the words TAX DISC a lot
“Remember the sorry story of how I lost my TAX DISC? And had to apply ...”
08 03 02
Words I Have Started to Hate, Part 2
“The coming winter has made me grumpy - grumpier than usual, I mean - and ...”
01
Wake me up when September ends
“Well, it's September, then. That sucks.
And I know: I know everyone who reads this will ...”
| Aug 28
Maybe it's hiding with my green dress?
“Way back in June, just before I went to Florida, my road tax came up ...”
26 25
All work, no play, rinse and repeat
“Wow, see how easy it is to get out of the habit of blogging when ...”
19 16 14 12
Green Dress Update
“Remember my beloved green dress? The one that was tragically and mysteriously LOST?
Well, it's still ...”
07 05
I am not a shop, part 11,876
“It's started again: the whole "let's pretend Amber is running a shop!" thing, I mean. ...”
03 | Jul 31 28
These things come in threes...
“(Note: for those of you tuning in because you're concerned about The Melting that was scheduled ...”
27
How I lost a dress, a top and my mind, all in the space of a week
“I lost my favourite dress.
I know: how do you lose a DRESS, I hear you ...”
24 21 17 15
The Way We Roll
“I still have the post-holiday blues. Especially now that it's rained on St. Swithins Day, ...”
14
I fail at novel-writing. Also using a computer effectively.
“So, I just finished writing this massive post about how I totally thought I'd deleted ...”
13 10
Holiday Shorts: Now you know where I get it from
“So, my dad goes into the Apple store. I've no idea why, because my parents ...”
08
Holiday Shorts: Scotland? Where's that?
“Girl to me at the horse-riding-on-the-beach experience in Florida: So, where are you all from?
Me: ...”
06
Nuthin' mo' betta
“On the way back to the airport last week, we passed a restaurant that had ...”
02 | Jun 30 28 25 24 23 19 17 11 10
Twenty Kilos of Clothes
“Twenty kilos. That's my luggage allowance for my trip to Florida. Twenty. Kilos. And actually, ...”
09 05 04 03
Virgin Media once more my mortal enemy: no internet for five days
“(Note: this was actually written yesterday, but wasn't posted because - hey! - NO INTERNET. ...”
01
NO. INTERNET. (From Virgin Media. Again.)
“I've had barely any internet access since Friday afternoon. I KNOW! How have I coped? ...”
| May 30 27
It had to happen sooner or later
“You know when you're out somewhere, and you suddenly decide you need to use the ...”
26
If it wasn't screwed on...
“I think it would be fair to say that I'm not exactly the sharpest knife ...”
22 21 20
"I get this crap a lot now"
“Oh, GOD. Godgodgod.
Remember that time I mis-typed my mum's email address when I was adding ...”
19 18 14
Random Act of Stupidity # 639
“I leave the house to go to the supermarket. In one hand: my wallet, into ...”
12
At least I still have time for shopping
“So, taking a holiday when you're self-employed is pretty tricky. And by that I mean, ...”
08 06 03
This is a test of my snazzy new image gallery...
“Testing, testing, 1,2,3...
”
01
More minor phone annoyances
“Following on from my post about telephone etiquette, I thought of some more random things ...”
| Apr 29 28
Telephone and email ettiquette, revisited
“One morning last week, Terry and I returned home from the gym to discover the ...”
26
Because I have to compensate for my red hair somehow...
“Last week Terry and I were in the car, on the way to the gym, ...”
23 22
Countryside Update: now with added injections!
“So, when I wrote about my little misadventure in the countryside this weekend, I thought ...”
21 20 17 16
Typos, and why they're not always the end of the world
“I have a confession to make: sometimes I make typos. In fact, sometimes they're not ...”
Ask Amber: Is it possible to make money at home by proofreading?
“
Is it possible to make money working from home as a proofreader?
This is one of ...”
15
The Second (Head) Coming
“Remember my Second Head? The one that rears up periodically from my existing head, making ...”
13 10 09
My Life in a List
“Absolutely nothing has happened here since The Great Wall of Clothing was removed from my ...”
07 04 01
The results are in...
“... and Terry's kidney is absolutely fine, nothing to see here, move along please and ...”
| Mar 31 30 29 26
The End of an Era (and the start of a new one...)
“So, you know the recession? The big, scary one that's been keeping us all awake ...”
25 24 20
The Friday Five : Desert Island Items
“I was going to call this one "Post That Isn't About Surprises Surprise!" but I ...”
19 17 16
Bad PR: The Social Media Stalker
“
Social media is great. Seriously, isn't social media great? It lets you connect with people ...”
Deadbeat Employer: 25 cents for 500 words (and you have to be bilingual!)
“When Toni sent me a link to this job advert, I thought at first that the rate was 25 dollars per ...”
Why humour isn't the best way to get freelance writing gigs*
“
See the post below this one? The one about its/it's confusion, in which I used the ...”
15 14 13
Sparkle Surprise
“I called in the "Sparkle Surprise"...
.... and discovered that Terry now has to be responsible ...”
12 11
"You need me. You need to get a brain cell. You really do."
“There's a full moon tonight. If recent circumstances hadn't made this fact painfully obvious to ...”
04 03
Things I Bought: February Edition
“Terry has just reminded me that I haven't yet provided my monthly breakdown of Things ...”
02 | Feb 27
Ask Amber: Fashion, redheads and peeing dogs
“Well, folks, The Great Haircut Wars of '09 have left me feeling wrung out, like ...”
25 24
Hair today, possibly gone tomorrow...
“Say you'd had a really bad haircut. A haircut so bad, in fact, that even ...”
23 21
The Nail Polish Remover's Revenge
“Remember the time I used nail polish remover as toner, in a random act of ...”
20
Status Report
“All work and no play have made Amber a dull, dull blogger this week, folks, ...”
17
Everybody Hurts. Especially in February.
“OK, February, you win. It's become clear to me now that absolutely EVERYTHING I try ...”
15 13 11
Random Act of Stupidity # 539
“The latest installment of The Cold That Won't Die has left me feeling run-down and ...”
09
Two heads are not necessarily better than one
“One morning, back when I was a teenager, I woke up with more than the ...”
06
25 Random Things About Me
“I've been tagged multiple times now on the "25 Random Things About Me" meme that's ...”
04
Car Wars III - Return of the Car
“Does anyone else ever get that thing where you go somewhere in your car (the ...”
02
Things I Bought: January edition
“Although I didn't mention it on this blog (because that would have made it REAL, ...”
| Jan 30
The One With the "Twang"
“This week I've been going to the gym on a semi-regular basis. I've done Body ...”
28
Car Wars II - The Car Strikes Back
“One of the biggest advantages of being self-employed and working from home is that I ...”
27
"Blinglish" - the type of English used in blog comments
“Terry pointed out this morning that my last post here was not only several days ...”
21
Voices In My Head
“Well, it's finally happened: I've started hearing voices.
Luckily for me (or perhaps not, actually), Terry ...”
20
A Note to Charity Collectors
“Dear Charity Collectors,
I already give to charity every month. I give to charities I have ...”
19
Sleep Talk
“Terry and I are both sleep talkers. As you can imagine, this has led to ...”
16
Friday Five - Aromas
“This is a kinda boring Friday Five, but hey, "boring" has never stopped me before, ...”
15 13 09 07
That Girl
“So, I went to the gym. In fact, I went to a Boxercise class, and ...”
05
Starting as I mean to go on
“Oh, hai Monday! You know how I promised you (in my own fool head, natch) ...”
04
2009: now with added idiots
“Just in case anyone out there was worried that 2009 might not contain quite as ...”
|
2008 “The year I got the flu multiple times and whined a lot” | Dec 31 29
This is totally the last entry I'm going to write about being ill. No, really.
“Well, December really kicked my ass hard, didn't it? That "mild-ish" head cold I was ...”
27 24 22 06 05
Excess Baggage
“Houston, we have a problem.
Other than the "It's the first week in December and I ...”
04
I don't know "nothing"
“I'm feeling a little better today. Only a little, but hey, at least I wasn't ...”
03
I need a foil blanket...
“Yeah, it was the cold. Only at night? At night it turns into the flu, ...”
01
It's like raaaaiiiin, on your wedding day...
“I know I've hardly mentioned this AT ALL, but I'm going on holiday this Sunday. ...”
| Nov 28 27
Thankful.
“We don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK, obviously, but today we're celebrating anyway, because ...”
25 24
The one where I get dog vomit all down my legs
“Now, clearly this isn't the classiest post title I've ever come up with in my ...”
21
The Friday Five: Feelings
“This week has been full of fail, hence the "no blogging" here at Forever Amber. ...”
18 15
The
“Remember how last week I started doing The Friday Five again and I was all, "I ...”
13
Under Investigashun
“Remember how earlier this week I was getting in a little bit of advance worrying ...”
11
Amber the Omniscient
“Lately I've noticed a dramatic increase in the number of people mistaking me for God. ...”
09
Hell is other people, especially in November
“A quick note to the people in our town who are still setting off fireworks ...”
07
The Friday Five! It's back!
“Hey, folks, guess who's back? Back again! The Friday Five's back! Tell your friends!
Yes, I ...”
06
The perils of working from home in the winter
“I haven't left the house since we got back from the Halloween party on Saturday ...”
04 02 | Oct 28 23 22
The Season of Three Outfits Per Day
“Well, I've kinda sucked at updating this blog this week, haven't I? I've been busy. ...”
19 17 14
The Coat: a cautionary tale
“So, a few weeks ago I became ever so slightly obsessed with a coat. As ...”
12 10
Random acts of email stupidity
“A couple of years ago, some cataclysmic event or other happened to my computer (clearly ...”
08
The gym, one year on...
“This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Terry and I joining the gym. We ...”
06 03
Trolling the Internet 101
“Dear Idiot Teenagers who thought it would be a good idea to post a whole ...”
| Sep 30
A new way to stalk me. Because stalking is fun!
“Yesterday, I was looking at my website referrers, as you do when you have no ...”
28 26
How not to be a domestic goddess
“Last night, as I waited for Terry to finish doing the grocery shopping online (they ...”
22
What we did on the weekend
“So, for the past couple of years, Terry and I have been doing our grocery ...”
19
Every time the phone rings, another small child gets its wings
“The phone rings. I happen to be standing next to it at the time and ...”
17 16
Ask Writing World: What are the best and worst things about blogging for a living?
“
Remember Skribit? It's that little widget that lives in the top right sidebar and allows you ...”
15
Full Moon Fever
“There's a full moon tonight. Can you tell? I can. I can always tell, though, ...”
12 10
Is this thing on?
“Aaaand we're back! Did you miss me? And have we got everyone? Show of hands, ...”
09
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for Forever Amber readers! All five of you!
“OK, listen up folks, because I am totally not joking with that title, this is ...”
07 04
Still ill
“The title says it all, really. I'll still ill. Oh, so very ill. Send flowers! ...”
02
Further additions to the "banned" list
“OK, so after my last post I'm glad to see we're all in agreement: I ...”
| Aug 30
If I Ruled the World...
“Oh, hai 1am on Saturday morning! Long time since I've seen you, no? Well, actually, ...”
24 21 20
One Season in 365 Days
“People, my winter holiday is BACK ON. Even if I have to, I dunno, sell ...”
18 14 12 07
Holiday! Celebration! In my dreams...
“OK, that's it, I'm going on holiday. I mean, I had to switch on the ...”
05 03
Virgin Media come good
“Just a quick update on the Virgin Media/Broadbandgate saga I posted about last month... After ...”
01 | Jul 30 28
A Tale of Two Cities. That we didn't intend to visit.
“So, the airplane that transported us from Edinburgh to Birmingham on Saturday morning? Was a ...”
24
Virgin Media, I will poke you in the eye, I'm not even joking...
“Well, folks, I may not have much of my sanity left this week, but by ...”
21
List-tastic, baby!
“Has it really been five days since I last updated? Oops. There is no particular ...”
16
Blog Trolls: Where do they find the time?
“Earlier this week, I woke up this morning to find that someone had tried to ...”
15
Why so dismissive of the UK, American PRs?
“
Several times over the past few weeks I've been contacted by US-based PRs who want ...”
How Not to Get a Freelance Writing Job, Part 2
“A couple of days ago, I received the following email:
"I wish to apply as a ...”
14 10
27 Dresses - but nothing to wear
“You know what would make my life a whole lot easier than it currently is? ...”
08
Um, what day is it again?
“Dear Self,
I know you'd really like it to be that bit closer to the weekend ...”
07
Amber and the amazing regenerating eyesight
“Last night when I looked at my diary to see what I had planned for ...”
03
Eye'll Be Back. Probably.
“I have to go to the opticians tomorrow, for my usual annual checkup. This worries ...”
01 | Jun 30 26
Stuff. And nonsense.
“Hey folks, guess who's back? Back again? Shady's back! Tell your friends!
Whoops, no, sorry, ...”
23 18 15 14 10 07 05 03 01
Coming to America
“Those of you still sitting on the edge of your seats wondering if I still ...”
| May 29
Tanning My Own Ass
“Every time I decide to take a vacation, or do something else fun, there's a ...”
27 23
The Phantom Phoner Part 2: The Phantom Faxer
“Remember my old friend The Phantom Phoner? Who kept phoning my house at stupid o'clock, ...”
21 19 15
Skribit! The answers to the easy questions....
“So, that whole Skribit thing, that worked out really well, no? I mean, it's not ...”
The type of email I don't answer...
“Received this morning:
Hello,
I have been in the XXXXXXXXXX field for about 10years now and ...”
13
Their Parents Must Be So Proud
“Today Terry and I didn't have time to go to the gym, so I decided ...”
12 07
There Goes the Neighbourhood
“Summer. We've got it. And I know I whine incessantly about the cold when we ...”
06 02 | Apr 30 29 28
The Music of the Night
“So, last night we did our usual "winding down from the weekend" thing: dinner, glass ...”
25 23 21
Contact
“Email: amber @ ambermcnaught.com
I like email, but get a lot of it, so it may ...”
18
Friday Film: Rubinman in 'So Excited'
“Rubin writes....
So, after last week's video, some of yoos wrote to me to say yoos ...”
16 15
bad-pr-is-it-to
“This isn't so much an example of "bad" PR as it is "lazy PR" - ...”
"So, how much do you actually make from this 'blogging' thing, then?"
“
It always goes the exact same way.
"So, you're still working from home, then?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Hmmm. ...”
More on pro-blogging and holidays
“Yesterday I started planning for my summer vacation. Yes, I know it's barely even Spring ...”
14
Things We Learned from Neighbours
“As some of you already know, because Terry and I never really grew up and ...”
11
Rubinman: All by Himself
“Apologies for the double-whammy of Rubin-related posts this week, but when he showed me this ...”
09 07 04
Don't go knockin' on my door
“Why must people keep knocking my door all the time? If it's not men wanting ...”
Friday Film: "Attack of the Rubinman"
“So, what a lot of yoos Rubin fans probably don't know is that as well ...”
03 02
Postcards from the Edge
“Dear Self,
Next time you decide to make Terry drive you to Asda at 10pm ...”
01 | Mar 31 28
Pump It Up
“A long time ago, in a land not-so-very-far from here, there lived a beautiful princess ...”
27 25
Cadbury's Favourite Holiday
“I would apologise for the lack of posts here over the Easter break, but as ...”
19 17 15
Do you know who's commenting on your blog?
“
My very first pro-blogging job was for a TV blog. Because it was my first-ever ...”
Freelance workers: Do you work during the holidays?
“Happy Easter! Yes, yes, I know Easter will already be but a distant memory by the ...”
Six Things PRs Hate About Journalists
“I've already written about Why Journalists Hate PRs, but having worked in both fields, I know ...”
Pet Peeves: 'Ima'
“No, it's not a hybrid car, it's a hybrid word - and I hate it.
"Ima go to ...”
The best thing about being a self-employed writer
“When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an actress when I grew ...”
Problogging: Should you blog for yourself or freelance for someone else?
“
In terms of professional blogging, I like to think I have the best of both ...”
Words I Just Can't Spell
“I admit it. There are some words I just can’t get to grips with. No ...”
13 11
Things We Learned from The Famous Five
“When I was a child, I was addicted to The Famous Five books, by Enid ...”
10
This amount of candles HAS to be a fire hazard...
“It's my birthday today. I mean, I actually celebrated my birthday on Saturday, which was ...”
06 04
Blogophobia: the fear of having nothing to blog about
“Inspired by Toni's post yesterday about phobias, I thought to myself: hey! I have me ...”
02
Oh my holy God, it's another freaking list...
“Hi! Hello! Yes, it's me, I'm still alive! It would be great if I had ...”
| Feb 26
Video Killed the Radio Star
“Actually, a better title for this entry would probably be something like, "Being so nervous ...”
24 21
Dave Barry loves me*
“People, Dave Barry has linked to The Fashion Police from his blog. I am ridiculously ...”
20
I Love Lists
“It's been a while since we had a good ole list-fest round here, and because ...”
18
Fait accompli. At freaking last.
“It's done. Yes, folks, I know most of you probably assumed that we finished redecorating ...”
15
Ask Writing World: How much money can you make from blogging?
“
Fran asks:
I'm thinking of setting-up my own blogs (on topics unrelated to your own), and ...”
Bad PR # 1: The PR who wants to dictate what you write
“
I've just had the PR of a well-known UK shoe company send me an angry ...”
Freelance Feast or Famine
“
Sometimes a freelance writing career can feel very much like "feast or famine".
At the very ...”
What employers look for in freelance writers
“Freelance writing is as much about selling yourself as it is about writing. With this ...”
How to snag that freelance writing job
“So, you want to be a freelance writer. You've scoured the Internet for the best ...”
Where to Find Clients for Your Freelance Writing Business
“What's your target market?
In order to know how to reach your prospective clients as a ...”
13
The One Where I Am Deformed
“So, I'm having a dress made. This is probably a mistake, because, as loyal readers ...”
12
Wake Up, Smell the Coffee, Still Don't Get Out of Bed
“Well, it turns out that what I actually need in my quest to become A ...”
11
When Telemarketing Goes Wrong
“You know what I hate? What I really, really hate? Telemarketers who not only call ...”
08 07
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
“So, I need to find out how to become a "morning person". How will I ...”
05
The Radiators Are On Us! The Filthy Bathrooms Are, Too!
“Yesterday, at approximately 2.50pm, the radiator-come-towel-rail officially heated its first towel, having been expertly attached ...”
04
Quiet, Please.
“There was a Whistler in the library this morning. Yes, a Whistler. In. the. Library. ...”
01 | Jan 30
The Plumber Cometh
“I realise I'm not making the process of having your bathroom re-vamped sound particularly easy ...”
28 25 22
It Never Rains But It Pours
“Because the inanimate objects in my life have developed the knack of all breaking down ...”
18 15
Want to be a freelance writer? Better get your finances in order first...
“We all dream of being able to just walk out of the day job one ...”
Pro-Blogging: Developing a thick skin
“Sometimes professional blogging is hard. Actually, scratch that: blogging professionally is hard pretty much all the ...”
Why All Freelance Writers Should Have a Website
“We'll be looking at the technicalities of setting up a freelance writing website soon. For ...”
Deadbeat Employer of the Day: Poetry Editor/Sucker Wanted
“"I am looking for someone to edit my political poetry for self publication. I cant ...”
Warning! Working from home can be bad for your health!
“When I first started working from home, the last thing I considered was that I'd ...”
Working from Home: The Duvet Day
“Yesterday, I decided to have myself a duvet day.
In my defense, it was Black Monday: officially ...”
Six Things You Need to Know About Freelance Writing
“
The fact that you’re reading this post tells me that you’ve already discovered one secret ...”
Deadbeat Employer of the Day: Paid to Plagiarize
“This kind of job advert makes me sad:
Reword Articles:
Scope:
We need 50 reworded copies of 10 ...”
Deadbeat Employer of the Day: Looking for freelance writers, don't want to pay them...
“From Craigslist...
Are you great at what you do? Well, so are we!
Hi-Rise Entertainment in Florida ...”
The most important two words in a freelance writer's vocabulary...
“... are "thank you".
Seriously, every day I receive emails from would-be freelance writers, who want ...”
13
Babies on Board
“Now, I know I said "never again" in regards to the thorny issue of myself ...”
09
Should we talk about the weather? Should we talk about the government?
“It was one of those wild and windy nights last night: so windy, in fact, ...”
08
Toilet Humour*
“So, we are spending January re-decorating our bathroom. And with that single line, I do ...”
04 02
The Christmas sprit is dead in my vacuous, frigid, cold heart
“Well, 2008 has arrived without incident. There was food. There was wine. There was karaoke. ...”
|
2007 “The year I got married and whined a lot” | Dec 30
Christmas! New Year! Shopping!
“I had planned to write a couple of posts here over the holiday - one ...”
23
The Really Quite Short Arm of the Law
“So, another party, another opportunity for Amber and Terry to have a close encounter with ...”
18 14 06
Stop the Press! No longer looking like a student: now looking "butch" and "ugly" apparently
“Well, folks, it turns out that looking like a student was the very least of ...”
05 | Nov 29
Amber and the Amazing Abominable Aneurysm
“So, last week I noticed that, from time to time I could feel a "pulse" ...”
28
'Tis the season to spend a lot of money
“Not to sound like one of those freaky, super-organised people who buy all their Christmas ...”
25
I look like a student, apparently
“Folks, take a look at this face. Um, the one in the top right of ...”
21 20
The
“Well, you were willing to overlook my fashion faux pas with the Ugg boots and ...”
15
True Confessions
“Seeing as my "Amber in 'I Wear Uggs' Shocker!" post went over better than I ...”
Should we name and shame blog spammers?
“Back in September, I talked a bit about the increasingly large number of spam comments my ...”
13
A Long November
“I bought Ugg boots.
There, it's out there, you can do what you will with ...”
09 07
Things I Have Not Been Doing Lately
“Yeah, so it turns out it's really freakin' hard to get spilled sherbet off wood ...”
05
National 'Pretending to be Writing a Novel While Actually Sitting Around Procrastinating' Month
“Hi, remember me? The girl who sometimes posts here, but then disappears for days on ...”
| Oct 31 30
The Phantom Phoner
“I swear to God the humble telephone will be the death of me, one of ...”
29
Blogging Burnout
“Do you know how many blog posts I wrote on Friday?
Thirty nine, that's how many. ...”
24 23 19
Not The Friday Five. Another post about the gym instead.
“The more observant of you will no doubt have noticed that I haven't been doing ...”
17
Total Asset Management can kiss my ass(et management)
“Once again I find myself wondering just why the hell it is that phones don't ...”
15
The Whistler
“I went to the gym. In fact, I went twice - GO ME! The first ...”
Learning how to say "no" to freelance writing jobs
“As a freelance writer, one of the hardest things I've had to learn is how ...”
12
The Gym'll Fix It
“So, I had this entry all planned out, about how Terry and I have joined ...”
10
I See Stupid People In My Inbox
“GOD. As if it wasn't enough that we have to fight them on the beaches, ...”
07 04
The Grey Lady
“Last night as I got ready for bed I opened my wardrobe to stroke my ...”
03 02
Not So Far From the Madding Crowd
“It's One of Those Weeks, folks, and by "One of Those Weeks" I mean, "Oh ...”
| Sep 28 27 25 24
Forever Amber live at Skyventure Orlando!
“Because I know you all can't wait to hear more about our adventures at Skyventure ...”
21
Friday Five - an experiment
“Because answering questions about myself makes me feel important, I've decided to start taking part ...”
19
Hair We Go Again
“I need a haircut. Before I get a haircut, though, I need a hairdresser. This ...”
15
Why it's time for freelance writers to start thinking about Christmas
“If you're anything like me, the word "Christmas" probably strikes chill into your beating heart. ...”
Five things for PRs to remember when they're dealing with freelance journalists
“Five things for PRs to remember when they're dealing with freelance journalists
I love PRs. No, ...”
Link exchange etiquette for bloggers
“
As our blogs have become more popular, I've noticed a dramatic increase in the number ...”
Reliability - the best quality a freelance writer can have
“The title of this post is something of an exaggeration. There are, of course, lots ...”
Are freelancers really happier than office workers?
“HR World have just published a really interesting list giving 101 Reasons Why Freelancers Do It ...”
12 01 | Aug 31 28
Snakes on a plane
“Well, we are here! And also: alive! The flight almost killed me, there was a ...”
26
Shouldn't have got on this flight tonight
“So, we're flying out to Florida at 3pm tomorrow afternoon, and, it's like...I really hope ...”
25
The eyebrows have it
“Remember the time I dyed my eyebrows jet black and then couldn't go out in ...”
22
A journey through my blog referrers
“So, occassionally I like to amuse myself by taking a look at the things you ...”
Now Facebook hates redheads too!
“Q: Why do redheads take the pill?
A: Wishful thinking.
Q: What do you call a good ...”
20
Fear of Flying
“Guys, I walk among you a marked woman. I am a dead woman blogging. The ...”
16
The handbags and the gladrags that my poor old Terry had to sweat to buy me
“Have y'all got the theme tune to The Office stuck in your heads now? Is ...”
15
Holidays and the freelance writer
“For the first couple of years of my freelance writing career, I just didn't take ...”
How NOT to ask for freelance writing work
“"I am a student journalist and would like to be writing articles to be ...”
Five Myths About Working From Home
“People tend to make a lot of assumptions about working from home, and what it'll ...”
Ladies & gentlemen, the second migraine of the summer is now arriving at platform 2...
“Yup, it happened again folks. There I was, minding my own business, getting totally stressed ...”
10
Red Weals II - Return of the Weals
“Yesterday, for only the second time in my adult life, I went out without my ...”
07
I always knew my shoe obsession would pay off one day...
“It's OK, you can stand down the vigil, folks, I didn't die of a massive ...”
03 | Jul 31
Back to School. Not.
“August tomorrow, then, folks - almost the end of the summer already. (WHERE DID IT ...”
30
Further adventures in almost getting arrested
“It looks like I'm going to have to set up a whole new category for ...”
28
"Please Miss, the dog ate my homework!"
“Now, I didn't think people actually used the "the dog ate my homework" excuse in ...”
26
Links
“Just a few of the blogs I try to keep up with on a daily ...”
25 20
Twitter. Because I don't spend enough time online as it is.
“So, a couple of weeks ago, I signed up for Twitter. Then I forgot about ...”
18 15
Proofreading & Editing clients: Why do they always lie about their wordcounts?
“Two of the services we offer are proofreading and copyediting. To be perfectly honest, they're ...”
Copyright theft and blogging
“Copyright theft is a problem for all types of freelance writers, but when you write ...”
More red flags in freelance job adverts
“A while back, I posted about red flags and how to spot them.
Today I ...”
A professional freelance writer for $4? I don't think so...
“Spotted:
"I need 5 - 300 word articles written about 5 places in Kent England. I ...”
A "unique" style of writing
“I don’t switch Instant Messenger on very often. The reason? Every time I do switch ...”
Red flags in freelance job adverts
“More and more often recently I’ve been noticing ads for freelance writing jobs in which ...”
Why freelance writers aren't allowed to make mistakes. Ever.
“One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that you’re not allowed ...”
"Will work for free" - why do freelance writers grovel for work?
“An excerpt from a post I came across on Craigslist. The post was titled “Will ...”
Deadbeat employers: More amazing freelance writing opportunities. Not.
“From an Internet forum that I frequent:
I am looking to possibly hire some writers for ...”
Putting the "free" into "freelance writing"
“As a small business owner, and an internet addict, I tend to spend part of ...”
Deadbeat Employers: Fancy a "writting" job?
“Spotted today:
“I have A LOT of writting for you xxxx@yahoo.com…”
What the hell is “writting work” ...”
Legal Issues for Freelance Writers: Finding out that your work has been used but you haven't been paid
“This morning I was chatting on the phone to a new client (who’s just ordered ...”
Dealing with rude people
“If there’s one thing I really can’t stand in life, it’s rudeness.
A few years ago, ...”
How NOT to apply for freelance writing jobs
“last week we advertised for a freelance writer for a large project which we just ...”
A Lesson Learned
“Today I received a rather smug email from some random person who had happened upon ...”
Deadbeat Employers: Been there, wrote that, got the t-shirt...
“One of the best laughs I’ve had all day came from this job advertisement I ...”
How to Become a Freelance Writer Part 2: Building a Portfolio
“Anyone who's even considered trying to build a career as a writer will have realised ...”
A Question of Copyright or 'How to Get Paid'
“Today was a big day over at our sister site, Custom-Copy.com. We got paid. We ...”
How to Become a Freelance Writer Part 1: A personal story
“It's the one question I'm asked more than any other: how on earth do you ...”
Making Money from Freelance Writing
“It’s the question that every aspiring freelancer eventually finds themselves asking: is it really possible ...”
Six Tips for Submitting Fiction
“A couple of years ago I decided to start a new ezine publishing contemporary fiction. ...”
11 10
Adventures in almost getting arrested
“So, you'd think having the content of my entire blog stolen would probably be the ...”
09
Adventures in copyright theft
“You know how people are always saying imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Yeah, ...”
03
Patience is a virtue, people. Also: use email.
“You know what I hate? The phone. I am phone phobic to the extreme: when ...”
| Jun 28
Random Act of Stupidity # 11
“Tonight, as I was getting ready for bed, I removed my makeup as usual and ...”
26 25
Two Little Boys
“So, in preparation for the start of Project Calm the Hell Down, I headed to ...”
24
Migraine Season begins
“The Scottish summertime hates me. And also: is trying to kill me. GOD.
Actually, it's migraine ...”
22
Comments problem now fixed. Probably. Maybe.
“Some of you have mentioned that you've been having problems leaving comments here lately and ...”
19
The one where I try to cut my own hair
“As you go through life, you start to realise that there are some things only ...”
17 11
Vigils and other animals
“The Vigil is over, by the way. Did I not mention that? Whoops. Ever since ...”
07
The Vigil, take 2
“OK, let's try this again, shall we?
Tomorrow morning, Terry is going into hospital to ...”
05
Hi, I'm Amber - will you be my friend?
“Now, I know I haven't been a very good blogger lately, and for that I ...”
| May 30 29
Pants. You gotta love 'em
“In the early hours of Saturday morning, I woke Terry with a prod to the ...”
26
Failure.
“So, the car failed its MOT. I knew it would. As I pulled out of ...”
25 20
Archives
“This site launched on March 31st, 2006. A full list of the site archives can ...”
18 17
Stand down the vigil, follks
“Yup, that's right, I'm calling off today's Vigil before it even started. Terry was just ...”
16
How to Hold a Vigil
“I worry too much. I worry about stupid, insignificant things like work and doing the ...”
15
The one where I almost blind myself
“Sometimes I surprise even myself, you know, I really do.
So, yesterday, while I was ...”
14
Nigel, International Man of Mystery Next Door: Update!
“We interrupt this broadcast to bring you the news that after more than a year ...”
10
The Mouse House, Part 2
“Terry said no to the Habitrail idea. Instead, he went downstairs and pretty much ripped ...”
09
Mouse! In the house!
“Or, in the Scottish: "There's a moose! Loose! About this hoose!" Gulp.
Terry found the evidence ...”
03
'Held at Branch-Point' update
“Because I know you've all been beside yourselves with worry and sitting on the edge ...”
| Apr 29
If you go down to the woods today...
“So, today I have narrowly escaped assault, been chased out of the local woodland by ...”
25 23 19 17 | Mar 30
I'm Getting Married in the Morning
“Aaargh, getting married in the morning, folks! One sleep to go! Unfortunately, such is the ...”
29 28
Three Sleeps to Go: Ghetto Gospel
“Weal Watch:
The weals are still in situ, but every day brings them a little ...”
27
Four Sleeps to Go: She's Not Got Bette Davis Eyes...
“Because I know you've all been up all night worrying about the status of my ...”
26
Five Sleeps to Go: Bright Eyes, Burning Like Fire...
“OK, so we have antihistamine cream. We have haemorrhoid cream. We have industrial strength intensive ...”
25
Red (Weal ) Alert!
“There's just six days to go until the wedding folks, and guess what I got ...”
19
The Final Countdown*
“Well, folks, there's just thirteen days to go until what everyone keeps referring to as ...”
18 14 12
Marching On (Ho Ho!)
“So, that thing I said about having finished all of my Projects of Doom for ...”
10 08 01 | Feb 26
White Van Hell
“It's happening again. A white van pulls up outside a house in our street - ...”
23
Nigel! Man of Mystery! SIGHTED!
“OK, I have to come clean here: the sighting of Nigel, the International Man of ...”
How Not To Send Press Releases to Journalists
“Now, don't quote me on this, but I think I may have encountered the strangest ...”
20
Another One Bites The Dust
“Well, the last remaining temporary veneer bit the dust - or rather, the bread, because ...”
Weddingy Weekend
“Yes folks, as you can probably guess from the title, it was a bit of ...”
13
Oranges Are Not the Only Teeth
“Oh God, how the redhead haters would love this one...It used to be, you see, ...”
12
A Peg Tooth in a Round Hole
“I hate Mondays. I particularly hate those Mondays, though, that kick off with me having ...”
08
Dental Etiquette
“I’m going to the dentist on Monday. It’s costing me more than I earn in ...”
07
And February was so long that it lasted into March...
“Right, that’s it, I’m writing off February. It’s OK, really: I mean, February is always ...”
| Jan 31
Five Things You Didn't
“So, absolutely ages ago, the lovely Linda of Passionate Blog tagged me with the "Five ...”
29
Stress: it's what's for breakfast round here.
“The stress? The total, mind bending, hair-tearing stress I've been under these past two weeks? ...”
23
Doomed, We're (Project of) Doomed!
“Number of words I have to write between now and February 5th: 7,400
Number of words ...”
22
Blogged Down
“I'm stressed. For reasons unknown to either of us (maybe we are just brilliant?), this ...”
19
Next, please!
“So, how's this for crappy customer service?
For the last week, the Next Directory have ...”
15 12
I Fought The Law And I Totally Won
“Well, I'm still alive. Obviously. Alive, and also: feeling a little bit stupid right about ...”
11 04 01 |
2006 “The year I whined a lot” | Dec 31 28
One Angry Woman
“So, yesterday Terry and I headed into Edinburgh to meet up with my Shiny colleague ...”
26 22 20
Riding in Cars With Boys*
“*There is no particular reason for this title. I have not been riding in cars ...”
15 14
Bah Humbug - reprise
“Well, I'm pleased to announce that the Christmas shopping is complete. Is not wrapped, obviously, ...”
13
Caught a Light Sneeze
“So, had me a couple of days off. I've been ill, folks: ill with a ...”
07
Nigel, The International Man of Mystery Next Door
“I don't think I've ever told you about our International Man of Mystery Next Door, ...”
05 04
A List: Because I'm Lazy
“
So, I went to the doctor's on Friday. (Don't worry, I'm not dying, it was ...”
| Nov 30 28
Bah, Humbug
“Well, folks, it's less than a month until Christmas - let the fun begin! (And ...”
27
Old Skool Amber
“Remember that novel I was writing? Yeah, it would be good if I'd actually done ...”
22
How White Van Men Ruined My Life
“So, another day, another white van pulls up outside the house, has multiple power tools ...”
21
Near-Near Death Experience
“Last night, as I dreamt happily of white sandy beaches and shopping malls (I wish ...”
20 16
I Don't Feel Like Dancing
“So, for the last few days I just haven't felt like dancing ("Dancing! Dancing! When ...”
15
The Day of John
“So, we've been planning a Day of John. John = Terry's brother, he of kidney ...”
10
If I Had a Brain, I'd Be Dangerous
“What I meant to write this afternoon, on a post at TV Scoop:"MediaWatch-UK, the TV ...”
09
The One Where I'm a Spoiled Brat
“When we first decided to get married, I was all, "Cool. I will be a ...”
06
Glass Houses, Much?
“Remember The Perfect People I whined wrote about last week? Well, it turns out I'm ...”
03
The Red Weals Are Back In Town
“Guess who just got back today? Did you guess, "Them wild-eyed weals that'd been away"? ...”
02
A State of Undress
“AAARGH the stress, the stress! Make it go away!
Actually, I came up with a great ...”
01
In My Own Domain...
“Woo hoo! Got me a domain, people. Got me www.foreveramber.co.uk, so now my blawg is ...”
| Oct 29 27
Technology Hates Me
“Yesterday, I got a letter from the people we bought my laptop from, saying that ...”
26
Your pedestal is falling down, falling down, falling down...
“(Yeah, I quoted Fergie in the title. Now she's stuck in your head, isn't she? ...”
25
Faqqly
“So, following in the footsteps of Diane before me, I got me a Faqqly. It's ...”
24 23 19
What's In My Handbag?
“If you are one of the many who woke up this morning and thought to ...”
17
A Day in the Life
“This post was originally written for the History Matters Campaign, which decreed today, October 17th ...”
I Fought a Sock and The Sock Won
“Rubin writes...
Ha! I gotchya there, didn't I? Yes, it's true that I fought a sock ...”
My Food Is Trying to Kill Me
“So, there I am in the kitchen, making the umpteenth* cup of coffee of the ...”
16
Do Ambers Pee in the Woods?
“GOD.
I actually don't even know why I'm about to "share" this story with you. I ...”
15
A List. Stop Whining.
“Because I am lazy, here's a quick update on my life and times, in handy ...”
12
These Things Come in Threes...
“Well, that's my third food-related near death experience out of the way, then. GOD.
When will ...”
11
Not So Bowled Over After All
“Stand down the vigil, people, I'm still alive...
Alive, yes, but also? Annoyed. Remember that bowling ...”
09 08
The One Where I Almost Kill Myself Twice in Five Minutes
“So, you remember the time I fell off my bike twice in thirty seconds and ...”
05
Spam Title of the Month Award
“From: Norbert Allison
To: Amber McNaught
Title: You offend our chief!
I was actually really dissapointed to find ...”
04 02
Wordcount Watch
“Well, The Novel is currently sitting at around 6,000 words, and, amazingly, I've so far ...”
| Sep 30
A Note....
“... to all of the people (the many, many people) who've been finding this blog ...”
28
Bowled Over
“We’re going to a networking event next month through Business Buzz. It’s a bowling night. ...”
26
Paperback Writer
“So, I’m writing a novel. God, I know, how tedious of me. Everyone is writing ...”
Onion Socks and Other Animals
“Every so often (well, every day, really. I have no life.) I like to take ...”
25
Even More Blogging for Bucks...
“For some reason I forgot to mention that I'm now contributing to yet another blog. ...”
22
Why Journalists Hate PRs Part 2
“Well, because it's Friday, and because I obviously didn't learn my lesson the first time ...”
21 20
In Trouble With the Law
“Well, it's been Scam City around here this morning. (And Spam City too, come to ...”
19 17 15 14
Putting Your Life Online
“Oh dear. I done created a monster. It seems that my post on Why Journalists ...”
13
New Rubinman Blog
“Because I have no life, I have spent this evening moving Rubin's blog from Blogger ...”
Why Journalists Hate PRs - and Why PRs Hate Journalists
“Well, I finished my Huge Project O' Doom, and have been lying in a small ...”
12 07 06
I Shot the Sheriff (Court)*
“GOD.
I got called for jury duty. My whole life I have dreaded being called for ...”
Me! Talking about fashion and blogging!
“Because I know y'all hang on my every word (and so you should, Internet, so ...”
04
More blogging for bucks
“Hee! How lucky am I? Not only do I get paid to write about TV ...”
| Aug 30
Weal Watch 2006
“Because I know you're all desperately interested in the ugly-ass weals under my eyes, it ...”
28
Seeing Red (Weals)
“The angry red weals? The ones I've had under my eyes for ONE WEEK now? ...”
27
You and Eye(brow) Gonna Live Forever
“ Remember my Liam Gallagher eyebrows*? The ones I have to tweeze every single day ...”
25 24
Send Money. Also: Clothes.
“Well. You would not believe how long it took me to get dressed this morning, ...”
22 21
Passion for Fashion
“People, I am one lucky girl.
As some of you already know, I already get ...”
18
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now
“It happened again, people. I popped out to the supermarket (not the Ghetto Supermarket, alas, ...”
16 15
Water - 10, Amber, nil
“Yeah, so the whole water challenge thing? That didn't work out too good. In fact, ...”
14 10
Mind The Gap
“Dear Gap,
I know you like to use your own freaky sizing system for your clothes, ...”
08
Who knew shoe shopping could be this difficult?
“My shoes arrived. Arrived, and will be going right back where they came from tout ...”
07
Amber's Guide to Neighbourhood Etiquette
“Following our Sunday evening spent under siege from toddlers and the lobotomized at birth, I ...”
06
Love Thy Neighbour Part 2
“Not ten minutes after I posted my last entry, Terry had to run outside to ...”
Love Thy Neighbour*
“You know, I hate to give the impression that Terry and I are living in ...”
05
Britney Spears Done Lost Her Mind
“"Time travel...Is, like, that even possible? Cus, it's like, I feel like some people can ...”
03
Botox for the Blawg...
“We're having a facelift, folks, which means that things may go all funny for a ...”
02
Ah well, I tried my best...
“You know what's weird? When you order pants (and by "pants" I mean underwear, for ...”
01
Spam! 2006 style!
“You know, I swear my spammers (who I affectionately like to imagine all feverishly working ...”
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I see stupid people. They walk around just like regular people.
“I swear to God I must have some kind of invisible sign on my forehead ...”
20
POD Status: complete!
“The POD is finished!* It's Friday tomorrow! My parents come home on Saturday! With stuff! ...”
Doomed! We're Doomed!
“So, the latest installment of the Huge Project O'Doom was nineteen pages long when I ...”
18
Don't Wanna Go to Work No More
“GOD. It should be illegal to have to work when the weather's as hot as ...”
16
I live in a house with a white picket fence
“We're having one of those weekend heatwaves we sometimes get. It's boiling. I'm wearing my ...”
13
Fame at Last
“So, our article in the Daily Record came out today - a double page spread, ...”
07 06 05
Picture Imperfect
“I have broken one of my cardinal rules. The rule in question is this one:
THOU ...”
03 02 | Jun 30
Rainy Days and Fridays
“Gah. It's been one of those days. One of those days where it rains non-freaking-stop, ...”
28 27
There's more to life than books, you know - but not much more
“So, yeah, I'm still alive, only not really because it's all workworkwork at the moment ...”
22
When Exercise Goes Bad
“I went running today. I had thought that all I needed to become one of ...”
21
They say it's your birthday
“As well as being the six month anniversary of the transplant, my dad's birthday, father's ...”
Why I Love Working From Home
“I've been a bad, bad girl. Not only did I sleep way later than I ...”
15
(MO)T-Day
“You may not realise it, but June 15th is a special day, people. Spechul. For ...”
13
Amber V. Google Adwords - round 2
“So, the World Cup, eh. Not a lot of people looking for a copywriter during ...”
11
If love is a drug, I guess we're all sober...
“Every so often, a song comes along that I become utterly obsessed with. The kind ...”
09
Lovely balls
“Now, don’t quote me on this, but I think there may be some kind of ...”
08 05
Telemarketer-baiting
“The Phone rings.
Me: Hot Igloo, Amber speaking
Caller : Is that Amber?
Me: ...”
02 | May 28
And the "Spam Title of The Century" Award goes to...
“The penis enlargement patch people (PEPP) with, "What Color Does a Smurf Turn When You ...”
25
A Day in the Life of My Inbox
“These are the subject headers of all the pieces of spam I received over the ...”
My So-called Salary
“Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!
You know that scene in 24 ...”
24
My So-Called Summer
“So, my house is filthy, my dog hasn't been walked for a week, and I'm ...”
Note to the spammers:
“The penis enlargement patch? The one that will allow me to "ejaculate like a pornstar ...”
21
Smackdown Sunday
“It is Sunday night. I have wine. I am afraid to go to bed because ...”
18
Very bad things...
“A Bad Thing happened to my computer. We don't know what the Bad Thing was, ...”
17
One Nation Controlled by the Assclowns
“Remember last week, when the nice man from the council came round to discuss my ...”
16
Blogging Along
“Don't worry, I didn't fall off my bike a third time and break my pretty ...”
13
The One Where I Fall Off My Bike Twice in 30 Seconds
“When you read the inevitable future entry in which I tell you how stupid I ...”
10
A Weighty Issue
“
So, a few weeks ago I decided to subscribe to the Amazon DVD rental program ...”
09
Procrastination Pup
“
I'm currently on deadline for The Scotsman, which, of course, means that I'm here updating ...”
08
Wednesday, May 1st, 2006
“So, if I were to ask you what would be THE WORST thing that could ...”
Monday, May 1st, 2006
“ People, we have a dress. We have a VERA WANG dress. Let me just say ...”
Friday, April 21st, 2006
“ See these babies? These are my credit cards. One is pink! But one is a ...”
Thursday, April 16, 2006
“That whole "getting up at 7am to go cycling" thing? Nah, that didn't work out.
Well, ...”
Monday, April 10, 2006
“The Little (Wedding) Shop of Horrors
Yesterday I went shopping for wedding dresses for the first ...”
Thursady, April 6, 2006
“I think I may be responsible for bringing the bird flu to the UK. No, ...”
Monday, April 30th 2006
“OK, I need to lose weight. I need to lose weight because:
a) Cosmo Brides told ...”
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