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hmm. From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (2 days old)

I've just been told I remind someone of a girl in what's been described as a 'disgusting' slasher horror flick. It's alright though, the girl's pretty fit. Excpet I look nothing like her in reality.… more

Argh. I'm missing all the good things... From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (3 days old)

Congratulations! You have been selected to take part in the casting for your chance to be part of the Bravissimo 2010 advertising campaign featuring our customers! The casting will be held in Lo… more

I haz a desk introodah From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (4 days old)

Office cat keeps stealing my place Godammit. We compromised in the end...… more

Destroying more songs From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (4 days old)

So, I have made another video! It's been in the wings for a while (a year). I got a little stuck on it, made it again when I was here and added some clips from the summer. Beth Orton will hate me.… more

sob monkey From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (8 days old)

Oh my god, I've become a total sop. X-factor makes me cry: Daryl and Rozelle for example.. Plus the engagement scene in love actually last night. Total blub-fest. What's wrong with me?!… more

Day 1 From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (9 days old)

Ok, so my first installment went great. She had me doing a mini circuit thing- 10-20 reps on loads of the machines. I told her I don't want to build muscle which she took on board so she had me doing … more

Old year, New You From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (10 days old)

One of the benefits of being monetarily liquid and in a country where I have very little social life is that I have finally the resources and time to dedicate to doing fairly antisocial things. My… more

EmJay From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (12 days old)

Went to see 'This is It' with my little coushsurfer pal yesterday. Once the archaic cinema managed to line up the sound with the picture (irritatingly in the middle of my favourite song- the way you m… more

Social Climber From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (19 days old)

No no, it's not about a sycophantic attempt.. monkey went climbing this weekend! Monkey is becoming a fish-goat: "Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no river wide enough.." ec.. So! As I looked … more

Broody Monkey From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (23 days old)

Ah, I have found a great source of procrastination: Morphthing.com I've been through and morphed my potential babies according to celebrities who most match my exes, thus whittling down what kind of … more

Swimming with the fishies From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (23 days old)

So we have a regular scuba baby here. Last weekend I went on my first wreck dive and it was scary but really really good. It was quite deep, I went to maybe 32m and had to inch my way down a rope to g… more

Stolen from MMT: 7 sins From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (30 days old)

Greed:Very Low  Gluttony:Very Low  Wrath:Low  Sloth:Low  Envy:Medium  Lust:Low  Pride:Very Low   The Seven Deadly Sins Quiz on 4degreez.com I think that's… more

Scuba Monkey From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (30 days old)

ZOMG I can't believe I never did this sooner!!! Scuba diving is amazing. I took to it like a fish to er.. well, you catch my drift(wood). Ok ok I'll stop. So my first dive, we went to this prote… more

Ode to Birkenstock From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (37 days old)

Flip flops bad, Birkenstock good. I should have really clicked on to the fact that my back always got really bad once I was here. I realised, UK- I wear trainers, with insoles to keep my high arche… more

Ups and downs From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (37 days old)

So Monkey Snr is all better. Pumped full of drugs and zapped with electro-therapy and he's back up and running. Good as new, new paint job from his 2 days in the sun, a good wax to get rid of the stic… more

Underwater monkeys From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (37 days old)

Monkeypie has found another hobby to keep her entertained and make us of her exile on a relatively warm island. This week saw my first foray into scuba diving! My first dive will be on Saturday and I … more

Some holiday From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (50 days old)

A phonecall. I make my first tentative steps up the clean stairs, smelling disinfectant and the rubbery smell of immobile skin. The door opens to the second floor and the foyer is bewilderingly busy… more

A long summer of sea From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (54 days old)

Currently Nicosia is reeling from a tornado ripping through it on Friday. All I experienced was power shower pressure rain soaking me in the 2m from the car door to the front door, hail stones as big … more

Now where were we.. From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (86 days old)

..ah yes. I was breaking yet another resolution that I wasn't going to ignore my personal therapy of writing here in order to not let the words crush me from inexpression. So my bi-annual back pain… more

love and lost From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (107 days old)

Ha ha ha maybe the answer to my questions!… more

This is what happens from too much coffee From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (108 days old)

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The artful (jammie) dodger From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (108 days old)

To help time fly during my exile, I have decided to take art back up in a major way. So, I contacted the local art college and they do, apparently, do evening classes. These classes are only on a tues… more

The pain of new friends From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (114 days old)

I've decided to chum up with the student shere who are part of the drinking club international association I was sheperding in Edinburgh. So, yesterday they invited me to tag along with them to a team… more

Things I learnt in Turkey From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (118 days old)

1. Women aren't allowed to park cars. We (me, Mufasa and my GBF and host) were driven around Turkey, very generously, by my host's aunt. Who is a very good driver, confident and swiftly efficient bu… more

Reports of Monkey Sightings... From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (122 days old)

Ah, the economic recession. An apt and well timed excuse for Monkeypie to return to Cyprus. I've not really thrown myself into the job application thing after my few rejections many months ago, so whe… more

Back from the dead From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (202 days old)

What is the cost of a masters' thesis done in 6 months...? a) 1 stone gain in weight b) inexplicable bad skin when it's generally clear c) headaches d) a newly developed aversion to marmite e) … more

Randomness From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (202 days old)

65 Questions You've Maybe Never Been Asked 1. What is the first thing you wash in the shower? with the advent of shower shine, I no longer have to worry about washing it much 2. What color is… more

An excuse for bossiness From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (212 days old)

Monkey took a personality test for a PhD student at uni here who wanted to see what sort of students make up engineering. I am an "Extroverted iNtuitive Thinking Judge" apparently this makes up for 4%… more

Shot from the dark From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (215 days old)

No no, I've not died. I've locked myself in the bowels of the university computer labs until my thesis is finished. I've limited my internet time to 2 checks of facebook a day (a pathetically huge red… more

Bigger than Jade From MonkeyPie in the accidental girl (236 days old)

Tuesday.. the day I'll be going to one of my closest friend's mum's funeral. She passed away last Monday and it still hasn't really sunk in. She took me in for christmas when my parents went to austra… more