The gutwrenchingness of being shy

I was invited to a school mum dinner for tonight. I felt like I wasn't really who they wanted there. One afternoon at school a mum invited another mum to this thing while standing about five feet from me. They chatted for a little while and the one who had invited the other turned to me and said "Oh, would you like to come sat 3rd..." So even though I felt like an afterthought I had been invited and I don't want to be thought of a snob or anything I figured I'd go.

Telstra sucks

This is what I wrote in February 2008 when Telstra decided my life needed some higher stress levels.

Quote "I've spent the last hour on the phone to them because they rang me to say they'd just billed me a very unusual amount for data usage.