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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "So strange! Polar opposites. Here it just stopped heavy raining and the sun has come back out....I don't think it'll last though."

Is it cold with it though?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Faye wrote: "Oh gosh, my daughter just finished year 12! Off into the big wide world now."

Congratulations to your daughter Faye! Fabulous...is she going to Uni next year?

My daughter has submitted her final assignment last night, and with 3 exams to go, will finally graduate!! Woohoo...hard slog as everyone knows!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "We have a fire nearby here. There's a plane and a helicopter buzzing around, but it's blowing away from us (thankfully!) but I think that next time I walk up the common it might not be as green/br..."

Take care Leonie! With this wind having a fire nearby is terrifying!

[Neko]

@Faye - Is she excited?

@Leonie - Stay as safe as possible!

@Brenda - Yes, it's really cold like winter chill cold. And congrats to your daughter as well..She must be pleased it's soon going to be all over.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Laura, yes she's over the moon! Just trying to get a job now!

I only said to hubby yesterday that this heat is getting to me (already!) let's move to Tassie for the next 4 months!! lol

[Neko]

Oohh job hunting how unfun but hopefully for her it won't be too frustrating!

Lol..We still need to get Summer..It may be a hot one like the newspaper predicted (I really hope not..mid heat is fine but nothing scorching hot).

[Leonie]

I think we're fine here as the wind is blowing the fire away from us. May not have been the case if it had started on the other side of the road though. Water bombing is now underway.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "Oohh job hunting how unfun but hopefully for her it won't be too frustrating!

Lol..We still need to get Summer..It may be a hot one like the newspaper predicted (I really hope not..mid heat is fin..."

I hope not too, for her sake!

I hope you don't get too hot a summer too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "I think we're fine here as the wind is blowing the fire away from us. May not have been the case if it had started on the other side of the road though. Water bombing is now underway."

Reminiscent of a couple of weeks ago here, (while we were away) when the fires were within 3kms of our place:( Scary!!

[Mish]

Laura wrote: "Do you know when Spring time is actually meant to happen? Or do we get stuck with very odd weather until Summer time?"

Hey Laura, welcome back. It so good to hear from you :D

[Neko]

Hey Mish! :D How's things?

@Brenda - If it's blooming hot here I will come on here to complain then! lol Where did you go? How scary a fire coming close to your house :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We were away for almost 3 weeks Laura...a cruise to the Fiji Islands among other things:)

[Neko]

Come back with a nice tan? That sounds loveeeelllyy!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No tans!! lol It was lovely:) We'd go back to Fiji tomorrow, especially Port Denarau.

[Mish]

Laura wrote: "Hey Mish! :D How's things?

@Brenda - If it's blooming hot here I will come on here to complain then! lol Where did you go? How scary a fire coming close to your house :("

Great Laura but like you, I'm pretty much over this cold weather and have been stuck in door.

I really want summer to come :(

[Neko]

I've totally forgotten how to quote things here :|

@Brenda - I admittedly don't know much about Fiji. What made Port Denarau so good?

@Mish- Baah :( Hopefully the summer breeze will come and allow you to step outside and not need to hide inside for much longer!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mish wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hey Mish! :D How's things?

@Brenda - If it's blooming hot here I will come on here to complain then! lol Where did you go? How scary a fire coming close to your house :("

Great Laur..."

I will swap with you gladly!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "I've totally forgotten how to quote things here :|

@Brenda - I admittedly don't know much about Fiji. What made Port Denarau so good?

@Mish- Baah :( Hopefully the summer breeze will come and allo..."

Just a really beautiful place...I plan to put some photos up soon, but sorting through 650 makes it hard to decide which ones without overwhelming everyone!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just read this...totally grossed out!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11...

[Leonie]

Brenda wrote: "Just read this...totally grossed out!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11..."

Urrrrghhhhh! Note to self: always clean flute before putting away!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Just read this...totally grossed out!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11..."

Urrrrghhhhh! Note to self: always..."

Exactly!! :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Typical i get home from work to see Laura has returned and i missed out on all the fun. :/

Welcome back Laura. :)

And Brenda that nearly put me of dinner ewwwwww. :/"

Definitely gross Michael!

[Deb]

Phrynne wrote: "Deb wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Anyone heading to brisbane Supanova this weekend?"

Been this afternoon.... went to see George RR Martin and had my 2 lovely hard copy books of GOT signed. My daughter ..."

Have a great time Phrynne.

[Neko]

@Brenda - Woah that is quite a few photos to go through! haha And eewwww that news article was just gross..never bothered to clean it in that long? So silly!

@Michael - Hiiii :) How's things?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "@Brenda - Woah that is quite a few photos to go through! haha And eewwww that news article was just gross..never bothered to clean it in that long? So silly!

@Michael - Hiiii :) How's things?"

Yes, yes it is;)

[Neko]

@Michael - Oohh, I was going to ask how is GR on the phone? Doing well, thanks. School year is almost out so holidays are coming up.

[B the BookAddict]

I'm not getting all my Notifications:(

[Sally906]

I am sitting on 151 books read this year - my goal is 160. Last year I read 151 and in 2011 I read 156. I am on track to beat my 156 record.

Mind you I didn't realise I was reading to beat my own record I only found the stats button today in the 'My Groups' section so didn't know my top read was 156. but now I know...I feel compelled to beat it!

***sigh***

[Dale]

As you do Sally

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "I am sitting on 151 books read this year - my goal is 160. Last year I read 151 and in 2011 I read 156. I am on track to beat my 156 record.

Mind you I didn't realise I was reading to beat my ow..."

Fantastic! You'll do it easily:)

[Dale]

I've never even though of doing that counting how many I have read. I just checked I have read 139. Plus a couple or so I know I read and forgot to add.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "I've never even though of doing that counting how many I have read."

If you record it here in GR it does it for you Dale:)

[Neko]

We had a moment silence at work....The Last Stand..I dunno always sends shivers down my spine.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We were actually at a shopping centre, having coffee, the loud speakers went over the whole centre and everyone stopped in their tracks. It was amazing, touching and yes, sent shivers down the spine!

[Neko]

That sounds pretty awesome that people would do that!

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "I've never even though of doing that counting how many I have read."

If you record it here in GR it does it for you Dale:)"

Thanks Brenda. That's where I found it in the Goodreads stats when curiosity got the better of me.

[B the BookAddict]

Brenda wrote: "We were actually at a shopping centre, having coffee, the loud speakers went over the whole centre and everyone stopped in their tracks. It was amazing, touching and yes, sent shivers down the spine!"

We were in Warrnambool main street & they played it over the whole area. Amazing how virtually everyone stopped walking/talking/whatever and stood still: kind of like a 'freeze-frame', quite eerie. The Last Post always gives me a lump in my throat.

The son of the guy I grew up next to was killed in Afghanistan 2009 and the Herald Sun had a huge photo of him; it made me cry, Ben Renaudo was 21 and a gorgeous kid: his Dad has been a wreck since Ben died.

[Geoff]

Never fails to affect me – from 16 to 18 years of age I went to sleep each night with the last post being played. As the last ‘G’ sounded, all the lights went out, and we slipped asleep (eventually).
A few hours late when they played reveille at 6.00 am, that was something else on a cold winters morning in North Wales running to the showers across open ground :-o)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Bette wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We were actually at a shopping centre, having coffee, the loud speakers went over the whole centre and everyone stopped in their tracks. It was amazing, touching and yes, sent shiver..."

Oh the poor man...that is tragic to lose a son so young. And they're mostly all young, the ones who lose their lives. Such a dreadful waste of life:(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Geoff (Scouse) wrote: "Never fails to affect me – from 16 to 18 years of age I went to sleep each night with the last post being played. As the last ‘G’ sounded, all the lights went out, and we slipped asleep (eventually..."

That sounds amazing Geoff..not something you would ever forget I suspect.

[Neko]

Raaaaaaaiiinnnnn....and we might get some snow again :|

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We have had lots of rain in the last few days. Very welcome as we haven't had decent rain in a long time. But tomorrow it's back up to 32, so will be as humid as anything:(

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

About 500 people at a lunch today where George R.R. Martin was the guest speaker. He was very good. He pretends to be old and cranky but is actually very entertaining. The queue for the book signing was amazing!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A friend of mine went to that too Phrynne, she was totally in awe! Glad you had a great time too:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

A lot of people seemed to be awestruck! There was certainly dead silence in the room when he was talking. There were an unusual number of young people there too perhaps because of the TV show as well as the books.

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Phrynne wrote: "About 500 people at a lunch today where George R.R. Martin was the guest speaker. He was very good. He pretends to be old and cranky but is actually very entertaining. The queue for..."

I saw him speak at supanova.
I was in awe! His knowledge of historic queens is rather awesome.

I liked that he wasnt trying to play it humble he had a pretty good career right off the bat, and new he was a good writer, but seemed humbled by how big A song of fire and ice got.

Such an interesting and funny man, also got my book signed :)

[B the BookAddict]

Phrynne wrote: "A lot of people seemed to be awestruck! There was certainly dead silence in the room when he was talking. There were an unusual number of young people there too perhaps because of the TV show as we..."

It's good to see that people have such respect for a great author.

[Sharon]

amazon have opened up an Australian kindle ebook store

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Sharon wrote: "amazon have opened up an Australian kindle ebook store"

I am not sure that is a good thing.

[Sharon]

well, not sure if it amazon or because of the gst, but still appears cheaper to shop on amazon. One of my books on kindle US site is $3.90 and the australian site for 4.16 - so ironically it is still cheaper to by from the US