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[[deleted user]]

Alarm clocks are the bane of my life! I have to change them all the time, as I start to sleep through them I get so sleep deprived...at the moment it sounds like a bomb alarm really pleasant after 4 hours of sleep...I'm a really happy morning person... :/

[Emily]

Melanie wrote: "Alarm clocks are the bane of my life! I have to change them all the time, as I start to sleep through them I get so sleep deprived...at the moment it sounds like a bomb alarm really pleasant after ..."

When I used to work a couple of jobs, and crazy hospitality hours, I had to have three alarm clocks. One on my phone, one with batteries and one on the other side of the room which I could only turn off by stepping out of bed....

::shudders::

[★ Jess]

Michael wrote: "Will be nice to have a lyein after so many morning shifts. "

Sleep <3 I need more of it.

[[deleted user]]

Thank you Carmel, yes there is still a poetry thread but it died a slow death...(-: I can try to start a new thread but as you know time is not on my side with trying to get the house fixed ready to sell, promote & sell my book, my normal 9hr plus a day job etc. but let me see what I can do.


Jess, unlike most on here I did not have much in the way of schooling & am slightly dislexic, know stuff all about punctuation & the way I write is me, what I know about writing the different forms of poetry I have virtually taught myself, you are quite welcome to read my bio here if you like...
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[[deleted user]]

Emily...one of the few rhymed poems he wrote...

I Long to Hold Some Lady (from The Spice Box of Earth)

I long to hold some lady
For my love is far away,
And will not come tomorrow
And was not here today.

There is no flesh so perfect
As on my lady's bone,
And yet it seems so distant
When I am all alone:


As though she were a masterpiece
In some castled town,
That pilgrims come to visit
And priests to copy down.


Alas, I cannot travel
To a love I have so deep
Or sleep too close beside
A love I want to keep.


But I long to hold some lady,
For flesh is warm and sweet.
Cold skeletons go marching
Each night beside my feet.

[Emily]

David wrote: "Emily...one of the few rhymed poems he wrote...

I Long to Hold Some Lady (from The Spice Box of Earth)

I long to hold some lady
For my love is far away,
And will not come tomorrow
And wa..."


Love it. Inspired. Hold tight I am going to try my luck at starting a new thread for this and all things related ;)

[[deleted user]]

Yep, so true eh! & good idea...(-:

[[deleted user]]

Emily wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Alarm clocks are the bane of my life! I have to change them all the time, as I start to sleep through them I get so sleep deprived...at the moment it sounds like a bomb alarm really..."
one of my job is hospitality the other is a day job so I get about 5 hours sleep each night if im lucky

[Emily]

Done!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

David, want to copy and paste your post re new works here? Feel free to add in any more Spice Box poems too :)

[Emily]

Melanie wrote: "Emily wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Alarm clocks are the bane of my life! I have to change them all the time, as I start to sleep through them I get so sleep deprived...at the moment it sounds like a bom..."

When I started moving from the world of hospitality to 'normal day jobs', I stuck with catering work that was weekends only. Since I had no internal routine body clock, this meant I mostly slept a decent night (starting and ending at random times of course!)

[Neko]

Emily wrote: "After a long weekend I'm convinced we should have a national policy where a full time job consists of 4 working days and 3 days off = worklife balance. Petition anyone?"

Yes please :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well, we have arrived in Perth after a brilliant trip from East to West on the Indian Pacific! What an amazing experience! The food is beautiful, all restaurant quality, with the onboard chefs making everything fresh for each meal. The staff are extremely friendly and hospitable...they made our trip so good with their willingness to help out whenever any questions were asked.

Thoroughly enjoyed the lounge car, where the bar is located;D

We stopped at Broken Hill, Adelaide, (where we caught up with our son, d-i-l and their 3 kids for about an hour), Cook (so desolate, and the 4 people living there need medals!!), Kalgoorlie, then arrived in Perth around 10am (Perth time) this morning. The changes of time threw the body clocks out quite a bit;D

And we have done a little 'Perth wandering' today, and looking forward to LOTS more in the next few days!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks guys! Haha!! Having a wonderful time Renee! Thanks for 'lending' us your city for a little while;D

I'm sure the sky is a different blue than it is at home...my hubby laughs at me when I say that!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Renee wrote: "lol I love it. There is no where else on this planet I would rather be. We are so isolated and its beauty never fails to bore me. Theres always something new and exciting."

Wonderful that you love your home town!! I'm quite fascinated by the Bell Tower, the sound of the bells is just so beautiful!

[Davina]

Couldn't figure out what thread to put this in. Childrens book festival at The State Library of Victoria is on again this year and I'm going to try and convince my husband to go again. It's only their second year. It's going to have a story telling by Hazel Edwards and I'm sure my girls and I would love that. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/defau...

[Mish]

Davina wrote: "Couldn't figure out what thread to put this in. Childrens book festival at The State Library of Victoria is on again this year and I'm going to try and convince my husband to go again. It's only th..."

Oh wow thanks Davina. I’m defiantly going....my daughter would love this.

[Davina]

Mish wrote: "Davina wrote: "Couldn't figure out what thread to put this in. Childrens book festival at The State Library of Victoria is on again this year and I'm going to try and convince my husband to go agai..."

Depending on how old your daughter us Mish they have a meet the author with Graeme Base too which I thought might be nice but I think my girls are too young to appreciate.

[Mish]

My daughter 8 yr Davina. She’ll defiantly want to meet Graeme Base and she’s a big fan of Sally Rippen as well. She’s almost completed her collection of the Billie B Brown series so she’ll be very excited to see her and get her books signed.

I can’t wait to see Andy Griffiths. I saw him once at a writer festival and he’s so funny.

[Davina]

Carmel wrote: "Davina wrote: "Couldn't figure out what thread to put this in. Childrens book festival at The State Library of Victoria is on again this year and I'm going to try and convince my husband to go agai..."
Thanks Carmel for the link. All done. Your not going to believe this but when I scrolled to the State by state round up it had no Victoria so I just thought there wasn't one.

[Neko]

There was a big fire in the city today..i saw it from the start while I was in a different classroom today as I work at an inner city school but wow that thing went off..bbbooooommm lots of black smoke everywhere :|

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dreadful news also about the death of Lincoln Hall Alive in the Death Zone..very young at 56!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "There was a big fire in the city today..i saw it from the start while I was in a different classroom today as I work at an inner city school but wow that thing went off..bbbooooommm lots of black s..."

Hope no-one was hurt Laura!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "So sad to hear of the deaths of the 4 white rhinos at Western Plains Zoo:(
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/..."

Very sad Carmel, hope they can save the others!

[Stephen]

I think its time for a good news story. Anyone have one?

[[deleted user]]

my friends room mate got bitten by a shaker yesterday all over the news he accidentally jumped of his board on to the shark was bitten twice
he is fine was tell news crews it was 20ft long...slight over statement lol

[★ Jess]

Its one for the grandkids, for sure.

[★ Jess]

Stephen wrote: "I think its time for a good news story. Anyone have one?"

Another good news story is there is less than 24 hours until I see The Hunger Games. Three years of painful waiting finally reaches its climax.

[[deleted user]]

I cant remember what type of shark it was.
he dragged him self up on the beach yelling for help but every one had ear phones in and no one heard him luckly tyson has already gone for the life savers when he saw him go down. but he is pretty much all ok besides the huge bites in his leg

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melanie wrote: "I cant remember what type of shark it was.
he dragged him self up on the beach yelling for help but every one had ear phones in and no one heard him luckly tyson has already gone for the life saver..."

It was a bull shark Melanie! We even heard it on the news in Perth!! Hope he's ok!

[Neko]

21st of March was Harmony Day.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes, it was Harmony Day in Sydney today (23rd) at the Central Railway Station. The music was lovely, but boy! it was loud! We couldn't hear ourselves think....;)

[★ Jess]

Michael wrote: "Oh almost forgot today 22nd of March is World Water Day http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/..."

It will be known as the date The Hunger Games finally came out.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well, what a day I've had! Firstly, heading out to pick up the grandson for his soccer game this morning, discovered the battery in the car was dead flat:( (the back door not quite closed for 11 days will do that!!) Our neighbour had something he could 'kick start' it with, but that didn't work, it was soooo flat! So he lent us his car, and left the battery charging all day, and night!

We did all the necessary things after soccer (grocery shopping etc) arriving home at 4 with visitors coming for dinner at 5.30. In returning the car to our neighbour, I somehow went over on my ankle, and it's now extremely sore and swollen! So the visitors had to 'do it all', thankfully I was able to stand and make the salad before they arrived, but it made it worse!!

So, much ice and foot propping later, it's a little better.....we will see what tomorrow brings!! Should have stayed in Perth! LOL

[Mish]

Brenda wrote: "Well, what a day I've had! Firstly, heading out to pick up the grandson for his soccer game this morning, discovered the battery in the car was dead flat:( (the back door not quite closed for 11 da..."

My goodness Brenda what a hectic day you’ve had….and the ankle. Are you going to see the doctors about it?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Lol sounds like you had one of them days Brenda. Hopefully your feeling better soon and thats the last of your bad luck for the weekend."

Thanks Michael, it certainly was one of those days!! Could have done without it!!!


Mish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well, what a day I've had! Firstly, heading out to pick up the grandson for his soccer game this morning, discovered the battery in the car was dead flat:( (the back door not quite c..."

No I won't worry about a doctor Mish, thanks...unless it gets worse of course! IT WILL BE BETTER TOMORROW!!! Power of positive thinking! lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Thats the spirit Brenda itll be sweet. :)"

Haha!! It better be!! LOL

[Mish]

Yes I should be fine by tomorrow…Take care Brenda

Well I had a fairly quiet day today. Hubby’s off to a gig tonight so it’s just my daughter and I. Tomorrow I’m off to the Children’s book festival at the State library. It should be a good day. I just hope the weather decent tomorrow.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mish wrote: "Yes I should be fine by tomorrow…Take care Brenda

Well I had a fairly quiet day today. Hubby’s off to a gig tonight so it’s just my daughter and I. Tomorrow I’m off to the Children’s book festiv..."

Have a wonderful day tomorrow...has the weather improved down there? We have had glorious weather today, so for now the rain has gone!

[Mish]

Michael wrote: "Is your hubby a musician or is he going to a concert Mish?"

Yeah He’s a musician Michael. He plays in a cover band for weddings and corporate functions. I don’t get a chance to see him play that often s most of them are private functions.

[Mish]

Brenda wrote: "Mish wrote: "Yes I should be fine by tomorrow…Take care Brenda

Well I had a fairly quiet day today. Hubby’s off to a gig tonight so it’s just my daughter and I. Tomorrow I’m off to the Children’s ..."

Thanks Brenda, my daughter Zoe is so excited. It’s very cute…she is seeing one of her favourite Authors and she can’t wait. We had good weather here today but the past week has been crazy and unpredictable (strong wind, rain etc)

[★ Jess]

Brenda wrote: "Well, what a day I've had! Firstly, heading out to pick up the grandson for his soccer game this morning, discovered the battery in the car was dead flat:( (the back door not quite closed for 11 da..."

Tomorrow will be kinder :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

★ Jess wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well, what a day I've had! Firstly, heading out to pick up the grandson for his soccer game this morning, discovered the battery in the car was dead flat:( (the back door not quite c..."

Thanks Jess...you definitely can't have 2 days like that in a row!! lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Mish wrote: "Yes I should be fine by tomorrow…Take care Brenda

Well I had a fairly quiet day today. Hubby’s off to a gig tonight so it’s just my daughter and I. Tomorrow I’m off t..."

The weather definitely has been weird! Good luck for a lovely day tomorrow, and hope your daughter has a ball!!

[Mish]

Thanks Brenda I'm sure she will:)

Anyhow off to get some reading done….goodnight everyone :)

[Neko]

Brenda, I hope that ankle of yours gets better!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "Brenda, sorry to hear you had on of those days you'd like to forget! Hope your foot is much better today!"

Laura wrote: "Brenda, I hope that ankle of yours gets better!!!"

Thanks guys, it seems a lot better today but still not walking quite right! lol

But the car battery is still dead, so with a little more charging happening right at this moment, we will see...probably a new battery coming up:(

[[deleted user]]

Hope the ankle is better Brenda, I'm so glad today was easier at work compared to yesterday with the phones ringing non stop & customers just kept walking through the door, then during my lunch break I had to wizz into town for a full interview & photo shoot for Saturdays 'lift out' magazine, so a cold beer (or 4) certainly went down well.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

David wrote: "Hope the ankle is better Brenda, I'm so glad today was easier at work compared to yesterday with the phones ringing non stop & customers just kept walking through the door, then during my lunch bre..."

Thanks David, it's about 97% now:) I'm just being careful not to aggrevate it...lol

Sounds like your day was extremely hectic Monday...we sure don't need too many of them! A beer (or 4) usually goes down nicely;D (though if I had four, I'd be on the floor!!) *cheap drunk*

[Amber]

I had my only nephew for the day on the weekend (he's nearly 13), and he was reading through some notes I'd made for the next writing project. When he'd finished he said, 'I wish I could take this to school to show everyone how awesome you are.'...

I've been gloating since then - my 12 year old nephew thinks I'm awesome :-)

[Amber]

Carmel wrote: "Amber wrote: "I had my only nephew for the day on the weekend (he's nearly 13), and he was reading through some notes I'd made for the next writing project. When he'd finished he said, 'I wish I co..."

:D my head is swelling unbelievably!!! Seriously, I'm still so glad your 19 y-o liked E.D. - feedback is great, and lovely feedback like hers is incredible!!