Oh My GOD! >:o baby stilletos, probation service, manky arm blister

1. Are we turning into America? Going about my daily business I have to walk past the community service office in town. It's a bit like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in that I've never actually seen anyone come in or go out, be it staff or those serving the community; considering that the prisons are so full and the general consensus seems to be that 'sentencing is too lenient these days' you'd think they'd be packed to the rafters but, apparently not. Anyway, this isn't the point of this post.

The point is that when walking past the other day I noticed that they have changed the name from 'Community Service' to 'Community Payback'. Payback?! At first I kind of remembered it in that way where it comes to mind but it's sort of fuzzy and totally unbelievable so you think 'oh I must have dreamed that' but NO I went past again and it definitely did say that... Might try to get a picture because it actually looks as ridiculous as it sounds but also am quite scared of getting told off.

So, now, instead of 'serving' (1.an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service) the community, people who are required to carry out unpaid work as punishment for a crime are 'paying back' the community that they have so mindlessly destroyed from the inside with their anti-social and criminal behaviour. Yay! Go empowerment!!

2. What, the fuck, is this about?


Is there even any discussion needed as to whether this is okay or not?
Just to avoid any confusion here: its a STILETTO for a BABY.

3. On Wednesday I reached over the kettle as the steam was coming out at my mum's house and scalded my arm. It was quite bad so I've been keeping it covered up with a bandage. Now, people I don't even know keep asking me 'What have you done to your arm?' as if I'm going to turn round and just say 'Oh yeah, I tried to top myself but I'm okay now,' or 'It's my husband, he beats me up but don't worry.' Is the world really so boring that my arm has become a source of salacious gossip for strangers?!

Oh my GOD >:O