Absolute Shambles

'Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely... I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! Good luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking'- Dwight D. Eisenhower, in an address to the Allied Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1944 Absolute Shambles  has reached its penultimate post. Much like the premiership of Theresa May , the end to this turbulent and embarrassing time in history is coming to an end. The very small but loyal following (please make yourself known) are probably sobbing uncontrollably and are disturbing anyone who comes across them as they spill their tears on the floor while huddled in a ball. For everyone else, the closing of the blog is likely met with reactions such as 'Who the hell cares?', 'Ben had a blog?' and 'Finally, more focus ...

'History never really says goodbye. History says, 'See you later'- Eduardo Galeano, from his book Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History , 2012 History is great. This surely comes as no surprise to you all, even if  everyone thinks it's 'pointless' , and the statement 'history is great' has been uttered more than once by this humble blogger. The brilliant thing about history is that something important has happened on every single day of the year. There are dates that are stuck in our minds, such as the Battle of Hastings in 1066 or 11 September 2001. We take note of birthdays, anniversaries and personal events that for some are worth commemorating; one can be assured that a vast majority of people remember the first time that they engaged in sexual activities. No need to be ashamed! Regardless, history has a subtle presence in our daily lives that certainly cannot be underestimated. There is no escape from the grasp of history The wond...

'Objectively, Paris is the most beautiful city in the world, and nothing in Sarajevo can be compared to Paris, but my heart never trembles in Paris like it does here in Sarajevo, when I wait in line at the post office- Goran Bregović The ease to travel all over the world means business trips can be taken to our heart's content. Airplanes are packed with people dressed in suits, who type furiously away at their laptops to complete an important presentation or to book escorts for a night on the town (saw that recently; hilarious). They wait impatiently for the time when they can turn off flight mode on their electronic devices and make important business calls to prospective partners or colleagues. It's a strange life, and recently this humble blogger had the chance to become one of them. The software company where the curator of 'Absolute Shambles' spends his days have their Quality Assurance team based out of the head office in Surrey. It isn't down the ro...