Don't worry, be crappy

You know what? Stop worrying, honestly.

The deciding moment in your life could be which sandwich you eat tomorrow, or how you styled your hair yesterday. You may never know. That's chaos theory - a butterfly flaps its wings, and...

There are too many factors in life! How can you identify any one thing as important enough to stress over?

We are not told how things could have been, we aren't even told how things are! We have to make it up, with no real idea of what the consequences will be. So whether you get the job, the girl, the flat, or not - how could you know if that's better or worse in the long run?

Maybe you'll live on the streets for a month and die a millionaire.
Maybe you'll get fantastic grades at school and lose a leg in a car accident.
Maybe one would never have happened without the other, maybe it would have happened anyway. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure.

So why worry? You'll muddle through somehow, you always do.

Today's Interesting Thing, in honour of my crappy poorlies, is a guide to illing, by the esteemed Anna from Little Red Boat.

Blogs for beginners

Most blogs that have been going for as long as I have develop a nifty little feature known as a blogroll. Talking to a friend of mine who's recently started her own blog (pop over to Juniper to say hello if you get the chance), I decided that it's high time I recommended a few blogs to peruse.

Little Red Boat
Written by Anna Pickard, a journalist. Amusingly written stories of her life and thoughts. She can't stand the sound of apples being eaten, and thinks that public consumption of such should be banned.

Todger Talk
Practical sex-talk. Aimed at men, but a good read for ladies too - and if you've got any questions that could benefit from a bloke's point of view, they do a slot called "something for the ladies".

Dilbert Blog
Written by Scott Adams; cartoonist, great writer, atheist, vegetarian. Expect political rantings and jaded sarcasm.

PostSecret
If you haven't discovered Postsecret yet, I have to assume you're confused by the fact that this box is talking to you. For those who just need reminding, Postsecret is a home for artistic secrets sent in to Frank, who is just some guy.

If you lovely lovelies could help me out and recommend your favourite blogs, I'd like to check them out too. Thanks!