Ok – so as to act as an antithesis for the long running and near legendary whinge fest that is, Trivial things that wind you up, here’s a new take for you on the format, this time around with stupid little things that amuse or intrigue you in a good way.
I’ll start the ball rolling with....
#1 Giant Bamboo. It sits there doing nothing for 90% of the time, but give it some heat and lots of water – preferably rain water – and it just explodes into life. It grows that fast you can actually hear it growing. It’s strong enough to overpower or push aside any vegetation in its way and thinks nothing of finding its way even through man-made obstacles like concrete. Bizarre and inspiring stuff.
#2 How people pull together in a crisis and show you their very best side. Never ceases to amaze at the willingness and generosity of others to help even when they are barely in a position to do so themselves.
#3 How people fall apart when they shift out of their comfort zone but still try to blag their way through to daylight. A bit funny. A bit tragic. All at the same time.
#4 Jade Goody getting her comeuppance.
#5 Introducing people to new music they’ve never heard of before that sends shock waves of pleasure through their brain.
#6 Discovering that using dissolvable high strength generic paracetamol tablets has just as profound an effect as using more expensive poisons for ridding your house of undesirable rodents.
I’ll start the ball rolling with....
#1 Giant Bamboo. It sits there doing nothing for 90% of the time, but give it some heat and lots of water – preferably rain water – and it just explodes into life. It grows that fast you can actually hear it growing. It’s strong enough to overpower or push aside any vegetation in its way and thinks nothing of finding its way even through man-made obstacles like concrete. Bizarre and inspiring stuff.
#2 How people pull together in a crisis and show you their very best side. Never ceases to amaze at the willingness and generosity of others to help even when they are barely in a position to do so themselves.
#3 How people fall apart when they shift out of their comfort zone but still try to blag their way through to daylight. A bit funny. A bit tragic. All at the same time.
#4 Jade Goody getting her comeuppance.
#5 Introducing people to new music they’ve never heard of before that sends shock waves of pleasure through their brain.
#6 Discovering that using dissolvable high strength generic paracetamol tablets has just as profound an effect as using more expensive poisons for ridding your house of undesirable rodents.