The Curved Opinion

12 July 2013

A Moment in your Day

Day 9 - A Moment in your Day

I get on my usual bus in the morning. I look up, wondering which bus driver we have today. The smiling, chatty one, the grumpy one; the one who thinks he is driving a tank; the racer, the one who looks like he wants to be anywhere but here.

Today it's racer guy. I rush to the nearest seat to avoid the jerking of the bus as he veers back into the traffic. Cool seat at the back be damned, I want to remain upright. I have experienced his driving before.

My eyes glance around me. Do I need my usual armoury of book, earphones, Blackberry? No, it's quiet today. No screaming children running up and down the aisle, no throng of people all trying to use the same space.

Then, the quiet shatters. Shouty man has gotten on to the bus. All the regulars of the bus journey immediately reach for their chosen defence mechanism. Noses disappear behind books and Iphone screens light up everywhere. We know what's coming.

After a few minutes shouty man starts his usual tirade. He gets on the bus once or twice a week, we are well used to the subjects. We are all stupid, mobile phones are the root of all evil, the world is going to Hades. His aim is always the same, get someone to argue back. We ignore him. His usual combatants of college students aren't here today.

When he starts swearing, which usually makes someone pipe up, the bus driver asks him to be quiet. All falls silent and quiet resumes.

The bus reaches the bus station and I get off. It's time for work.

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11 July 2013

A Sunny OOTD

A second post for today.

I am currently enjoying a relaxing week off work. I haven't been wearing anything of note until today when I a quick trip to the shops was in order.

My dress and sunglasses (my favourites, ever) were both bought from +Dorothy Perkins last year. The dress is comfortable and cool and I have just added a little oatmeal shrug in case of any sneaky cold breeze.

I look moody on this, but I'm not, promise!

Favourite sunglasses ever

Sunshine!!!!!!!

What are you getting up to this week?

No Good Advice

Day 8: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.

First of all, sorry for the Girl's Aloud title, I couldn't resist.

Giving advice to others can be tricky. If you get it right, then all is well but get it wrong and you are in danger of making situations worse or leading someone down the wrong path. As a rule, I don’t give it, unless specifically asked.

Unsolicited advice is something of a bugbear to me as there is nothing worse than someone trying to give you advice on what you neither want nor need.

You know the kind of advice that people try to force upon you, everything from diet tips you didn’t ask for to how you should be driving to what is “appropriate” for you to wear.

That said, it is important that if someone does ask you for advice for something that you give them the right advice. I always try to remember that they are not asking for your point of view, and the advice you give will be having a direct result in their lives, not yours.

So I guess my advice to you today is don’t give it, unless asked, and then, if you know what you are talking about.

I will end with some advice that I do like. You can really go wrong with Robert Frost.