Ugh. A new install of windows 7 requires hundreds of megabytes of updates, which takes hours over my incredibly slow Internet connection.

hours.

I suppose we’ve got used to them over the years – but the sense of being watched on a street and then noticing that a CCTV camera is following you is still one of the most uncomfortable things I’ve ever experienced – even when I’m just going to the shop.

Oh the bittersweet joy of winning, closely followed by the sorrow of losing. Why did I pick an industry that combines happiness with sadness on such a regular basis?

How long are we going to be told there is still a drought, when it’s been raining for nearly two weeks straight now?

When you raise your voice at the end of a sentence, the natural assumption to all native english speakers is that you are asking a question.

So if you’re not asking a question, you don’t need to do it. It drives me nuts, by the way.

Thanks.

You don’t need to add UNECCESSARY emphasis to any sentence. Exclamation points are one of the worst examples.

Someone else feels the same way I do.

Trouble is,  most of you don’t.

The book wasn’t that good. Sure, it was popular, and read by millions, but turning it into a film utterly ruined any credibility that was left.

Me, I prefer biographical films about great musicians.

Hey ladies who advertise stuff on the telly!

Do you really have to do that “model walk”? You know the one, where you put each foot so vigorously in front of the other you look like you’re trying to punch a hole in the floor, or you look like you’re going to trip over your own legs and fall over?

It looks contrived and silly. Please don’t.