Blogathon 26/15 – what the papers say

I have had a massive, and frustration-laden, work-related rant just looking for a way to leak out of my head.

But I won’t let it. Because that would be unprofessional.

So instead here’s a photograph of some cats.

Right then.

I’ve just spent a little time clearing my head and browsing the papers (and other media), so I can share fresh and interesting news items with you.

And we can discuss them.

Obv.

*shuffles papers and looks brightly at the camera*

Today’s every-day human interest story in the Daily Mirror caught my eye.

It interest isn’t so much that 24-year old Lewis Davies took a selfie of himself having a post-coital cuddle with a woman who isn’t his girlfriend.

It also isn’t that interesting that his girlfriend, 21-year old Charlotte Bodes checked his phone and found the photo.

No, for me the interest is the girl that Mr Davies is having a post-sex snog with.

Even though the photo is pixelated, she looks *very* familiar.

I’m sure there’s no connection between her and the person who I feel she looks identical to.

Even though that person has, just this week, deleted their Facebook account.

Hmm.

I have just realised that this blogpost is starting to sound like my weekly bulletin from Popbitch.

*has an unpleasant thought about an Alsatian dog*

Anyway.

Also in today’s Daily Mirror is the brilliant ‘let’s get people back in to libraries’ work of Kendra Sunderland.

The 19-year old went in to the Oregon State University library, where she partially undressed.

Then she filmed herself doing things to her naked breasts.

When she’d had enough of this, she then pleasured herself to her satisfaction.

I predict that for the rest of the week the Oregon State University library will be packed with gawky, pimply, bespectacled teens.

Good for her.

As a writer with delusions of adequacy, I believe that libraries provide a valuable service.

I praise Kendra Sunderland and her one-woman-goal to get more people in to these valuable places.

The third story that caught my eye, as I trundled about the countryside on my train today, is that of the ultimate ‘working from home’.

Massive cudos to the Devon County Councillor Eve Barisic, who serves her Newton Abbot ward from her home in the French town of Roscoff.

I feel the Conservative councillor is blazing a very progressive trail for all folk with ‘working at home’ aspirations.

After all, what’s wrong with being a mere 8 hours and one time zone away from ones place of work, and ones customers?

I will admit that Ms Barisic has some way to go to equal the brilliant record achieved by Wear Valley District Councillor, Stephen Gregory, who moved from Bishop Auckland to the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean.

I feel that Eve Barisic and Stephen Gregory are icons for those of us with aspirations to work from home, and thus save the UK the wear and tear of our daily commutes.

Big up to them.

I hope this has been helpful and informative for you.

It’s certainly distracted me from my horrendous day.

Right, this is my station.

I’m getting off here.