Bitching about religion
I’ve never really concerned myself with a lot of writing against religion or religious belief, mostly because I am very comfortable in my own beliefs and have never really had to defend them before, and also because so many people do it so much better than me. But it’s sort of fun. Yes, today I’ve been writing (*cough*, I mean, finishing) my speech for the Cambridge Union tomorrow, and I’m quite pleased with it. Tomorrow will be an event where I shall firmly be in the “atheist” corner (or “secularist” if you are being picky) as opposed to aligning myself with the skeptics/rationalists/freethinkers; terms which I rea

Come see me debate on Wednesday!
Yes that’s right, this Wednesday I shall be losing my debate virginity at the Cambridge Union, opposing “This House Believes That Faith Has An Essential Role In Democratic Debate”. I’ve been seriously lacking inspiration for speech writing (it’s formal debate of about 15 minutes each), but at least I have my age and my gender (being the only female and probably the youngest by at least 20 years). Whether these factors are on my side is yet to be decided. If you’re in Cambridge, come along, but only if you intend to fully support and flatter me no matter how much of a

S Club Juniors: A suicide death cult?
I was merrily doing my dance mat workout this morning, when I picked “One Step Closer” by S Club Juniors. I hadn’t done the song in a while, since it is one of the easier songs, but hey, on expert mode it’s a warm up at least. Even after the purchase of Dancing Stage Fever, I’m doing the same songs over and over again, so I really cant wait until I get set up with Stepmania, which is free open source software (identical to Dancing Stage and much more customisable with songs). Thanks to the person who recommended this! As I am dancing, since it doesn’t require as much concentration, I read the lyrics. I had always assumed it to be an i

Sam vs. Life
Alex and I get the keys to the new flat on Saturday. This is hugely exciting for me, not only because of my lovely boyfriend, but I get to do what every girl secretly dreams about: homemaking. I know, I know, what has happened to the Atheist Rockstar(TM) who is taking on religion and giving nonsense a good slapping? What about the articles, the books, the public speaking, the denouncing all gods on prime time TV? Don’t worry. She’s still there. Ever since CQUK finished, I’ve really been out of sorts, and have found it very hard to motivate myself to do anything. Essentially I’ve been on mental hiatus. Still, I’ve been working on a bo

Dance Dance Dance
Back in May, I posted about the Freshman 15, my Pringle binging, and how I was trying to lose a bit of weight. Now it’s October, and another kilo (2.2 pounds) has crept on since then. I made a little graph of my weight since the age of 18 and realised that if I extrapolated, I would be overweight in a few years. It’s come on so slowly that it feels much harder to shift. However, I have discovered the joys of pure cardio in the form of Dancing Stage Megamix. The workout setting defaults at burning 2