Fasting for Hunger - Day 11

11 days have now passed. I felt very tired today, but that was only because I didn't sleep well at all last night. I think I may just let myself sleep in tomorrow!

Last week, we were notified that our entire department is being made redundant at the start of the new year. After thinking about it for a few days, I'm actually fine with it. I have been thinking about moving to an environmental or social charity, so this allows me to do that without feeling bad for leaving. My present company was also nice enough to give us 6 months' notice, which is really more than I would have expected. So, if anyone knows of a decent job going in the public or charity sector...!

I find that the BBC is slightly less guilty of publishing non-stories when compared to other news sources. However, this morning I came across the most ridiculously offensive non-story I have ever seen on BBC News. It basically contains a list of Americanisms that are creeping into British culture that annoy people.

Now, for those of you who don't know, I am one of the most anti-American Americans you will ever meet. There is a reason that I ran away from the US just as soon as I got the chance. Americans can be unreasonably slow to accept change, incredibly judgemental, and are more than a bit unrealistic in thinking that their way is the right way. HOWEVER, as an American (even one with zero nationalist pride) I was fucking appalled at some of things mentioned in this article! Since my daughter started school here, she has been picked on for her American accent/vocabulary. Before seeing this article, I thought it was just an especially mean bunch of kids, but I now see where they get that attitude.

There are plenty of things to dislike about the US, but picking on the way we speak is beyond lame. Shame on you BBC, for putting such immature shite on your site (especially since some of those -isms are British in origin anyway!)

*rant over*

I am now going to go to bed terribly early and sleep as late as I possibly can. In my dreams, you show your support for my fasting to raise money for the East Africa crisis by visiting my JustGiving page, and then we eat Nutella sandwiches on boats made of tractor tires. Sounds like a pretty awesome dream, doesn't it?