Author Archives: Adam Randall

Customer Service Interactions

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Adam Randall

In the past, I held a customer service based job. In the name of professionalism, I shan’t divulge any information about what the business was, but I wanted to share some of my more unusual interactions with customers. Here are … Continue reading →

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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Adam Randall

A lot of people might be put off of reading Les Misérables due to two things: the fact that it’s from the 19th century and the fact that it is one of the longest novels ever written. But I implore … Continue reading →

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Helplessness

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Adam Randall

Last week I was working a late shift at my office. Nobody I knew was around, so I had a sticky note open on my computer and I was using it to draw a smiley face using only grammatical characters. … Continue reading →

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Beginnings and Endings

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Adam Randall

At the start of October 2017, it was my first day of a new job. I had just started at a call centre. It wasn’t a job I had applied for, it was one which a recruitment agency had contacted … Continue reading →

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Adam Randall

The Nintendo DSi was a little bit disappointing for me. I thought it was going to be the next big console in the DS family, but then it ended up getting almost no games – or at least, almost no … Continue reading →

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Crushes and Squishes

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Adam Randall

I’ve recently been reading a book about asexuality and through it I’ve been introduced to a fairly interesting concept – the “squish.” And what is it? Well, I think it’s best to explain by comparing it against another concept that … Continue reading →

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The Many Mes

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Adam Randall

Today I was catching up on the blog of a good friend of mine. It’s all about her experiences teaching English as a foreign language in China. I’ve mentioned it before. Anyway, in one of the blog posts, she mentions … Continue reading →

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Batman: Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Adam Randall

Imagine you’ve been reading a few Batman comics late into the night and then when you go to sleep, you have a nightmare. Since the last thing you read was a Batman story, elements of the comics start bleeding into … Continue reading →

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Music Suggestions 6

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Adam Randall

It’s always nice to find new pieces of music to listen to and enjoy. That’s why I’ve made not one, not two, not three or four, but five different blog posts in the past where I recommend music that I … Continue reading →

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The Food of the Soul

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Adam Randall

I have a few friends who I have not seen for extended periods of time, which is sad. However, what’s also sad is the fact that they tend to feel very bad about it and even worry about me holding … Continue reading →

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