I would like to start off by saying that unlike nearly everybody else, I was not swilling champagne and eating cakes over the Silly Season, I was hard at work on my thesis from the moment I woke up until I went to bed (possibly stopping for lunch and maybe a mid afternoon nap, cups of tea, dinner, ice cream...)  My Christmas break largely consisted of helping my aunt with paperwork and tidying the flat, although we did take a break for Doctor Who and a cup of eggnog. And then since you've been in hiding from reality, I've been back at work full time and still writing the goddamn thesis, punctuated by pestering from colleagues and family saying "have you handed the thesis in yet?"

Now where was I? My notes. Uh.

Ah yes, funny you should mention prostitutes because today I was at a talk by Amnesty International on their report on human trafficking in Wales.  Quite shocking the finds were from that.  At least 60 trafficked women in Cardiff brought over from Eastern Europe and sold as sex slaves.  According the the Police force that covers Denbighshire and Powys (largely rural) "there's no human trafficking here". Right, Yeah.

And as for feminists. I have a hoodie that says ffeminist (it's Welsh), it was part of a women's rights campaign in NUS when I was an officer.  I'm all wrong for civil service because I couldn't be an activist any more so I'm glad I'm back with the unions. I am also in the 'I can be a feminist and look good naked' camp. I also think men can be feminists.

I'm reading every freaking word of yours ok?  What kind of bridge are you talking about? Because I can build bridges out of lego or tubes of paper and sellotape much quicker than I can get through these diaries of yours.

I don't have much of an opinion on Putin and don't really see the drool factor in the man so I'll leave that to you to discuss.

My aloofness, Bridget Jones-esque got me a fair way through the Big Brother auditions, because I didn't actually care. I guess the biggest election I won was the one I hadn't been intending to stand for but did in the end and won on a landslide.  I did have a comedy opponent who in her election speech told a joke that involved sausages and punchline around biting a man's cock off.  She slunk away from conference right after we confirmed that she'd lost horribly (she was the only one who voted for her) and left a note with Steering Committee to apologise if she'd offended any vegetarians with her 'joke'. So, Hillary Clinton doesn't want to do that.

James Bond goes with TV and bank holidays and my Dad rubbing his hands with glee as 007 ends up in the back of another boat, with another woman, um, drinking martini or something.  Bleh. I don't watch those bits.  The man with the metal teeth, Jaws used to give me nightmares.

Those Russian Dolls will probably give me nightmares now.

And the more films with Johnny Depp in, the better.

Don't mind me now, I have thesis to write and Torchwood is back on telly at 9.  I love Cardiff spotting. I love cheesy Doctor Who spin offs.

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