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[★ Jess]

Hopefully you'll be okay, Michael..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh dear Michael...so worrying for you. Take care..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good luck tomorrow Michael!

[★ Jess]

Good luck at the doctor's tomorrow!

In somewhat happier news, I have almost completed my Personal Project- y'know, that big stressful 4,000 word report that only decides weather or not we pass the MYP?
yeah, well Last night (or in the very early hours of this morning) I finished my first draft. Its 3,891 words, which is perfect length. Now I am just editing it, and will hand it into my mentor to edit tomorrow. Feeling kinda relieved :)

[[deleted user]]

Michael :( I hope everything gets sorted for you
hopefully the Meds help and you get some answers tomorrow

[[deleted user]]

Well done Jess
the hard part is over :D
have you picked a cover picture yet (always my favorite part :D)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Jess, that's awesome news!!

[★ Jess]

Thanks everyone :)
Melanie, we're not allowed a cover picture. The cover just has to be our name, mentor and guiding question. Boring.

[[deleted user]]

:O Blasphemy! Cover pictures are the only good thing about assignments!

[★ Jess]

No joke!

[★ Jess]

Oh no :( Thats terrible Michael...Im sure there is some cause..sit tight!

[[deleted user]]

I hope all gets sorted Michael! I feel for you...must suck not knowing whats going on

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh Michael, how very frustrating:( You must be getting fed up with it all. At least you've got medication, and hopefully the dentist can help you out sooner rather than later. Good luck with it all, thinking of you:)

[Laurel]

I'm so sorry to hear of this, Michael. What a shock for you. I hope the doctors have you on the right track with the medication. You sound as if you live by yourself. I'm glad you have your sister to help.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "Via the Love2read site:
If wearing your pyjamas and changing a life appeals to you as much as it does us, this is your very last chance to register for The Pyjama Foundation's Pyjama Day next Thur..."

Ha! Carmel, what fun! Don't think I'll do it in Adelaide though...now if I was home, PJ's all day would be lovely;D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

One year, we promoted Mothers Day at work by all wearing our PJ's in the apparel department..I had bright yellow flannelette's with hot pink animals on them, and yellow fluffy duck slippers to match:) Hahaha!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No Carmel, no photos!!! Not allowed by me >.<

Today on our way through Hay, we found out where the Girls Institution was, that used to hold young female prisoners, transferred from Parramatta Girls Prison back in the 1960's. I had read The Inconvenient Child by Sharyn Killens, which is the true story of her life, and I was horrified about the story of the Hay prison. I didn't know it existed until I read the book. We went there, and went inside, looking at the cells, and where they were kept, and worked. It was so incredibly inhumane. I took some photos as well, which I will post later. It was very interesting, but horrifying as well.

[★ Jess]

Sounds fascinating..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

★ Jess wrote: "Sounds fascinating.."

It was Jess, I was really glad to go there and have a look.

[★ Jess]

So....Much...Homework.
Between yesterday and next Tuesday, we have seven different assignments due.

[★ Jess]

I sense an incredibly late night for yours truly.

[Amber]

I just want to tell everyone how proud I am of my sister. Yesterday we were at home, keeping an eye on Mum's oven as it tends to go out while she's cooking. We could smell smoke, and thought it was her roast. I went outside, and saw our neighbour diagonally across from us had a big tree on fire. My sister without a word raced up the alley way, straight into our neighbour's yard - he lives alone and is in his late 80s. He had been up a ladder chopping back his tree when sparks from the chainsaw sparked the fire. My sister caught him as he fell off the ladder, moved him away from the tree, put out his hair which had caught fire from falling flakes, and proceeded to put the fire out all by herself. I AM SO PROUD OF HER!!!!

[★ Jess]

Thats so amazing. Awesome work to your sister!

[★ Jess]

No joke.

[Shane]

Amber, great to hear.
What a good role model for younger kids!
Need more people like your sis, willing to take themselves out of their own comfort zone to help others in need.

[[deleted user]]

wow!
thats amazing

[[deleted user]]

today is a sad day...after being put through the wash twice, surviving my some what horrific car accident, thrown in a pool, at the ground, at phoebe , the wall and been left on top of my car and run over...my Ipod (Timmy)has finally died last night while blasting music from my car stero :'(

and now I have to fork out hundreds of dollars to get a new one and soon...cant live with out my music for too long.

R.I.P Timmy the Ipod you were well loved

[Amber]

Thanks to all for your great comments about my sister. I've shared your messages with her, and she blushed bright red!!! She was really awesome though, took it all in her stride and handled it without panicking. I've been calling her Supergirl lol

[Amber]

And I'm sorry about Timmy Melanie :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "Aw Brenda, no jammie pics!!!
Wow the prison sounded pretty nasty Brenda! Interesting Aussie history which I think we're all grateful we never personally experienced!"

Haha!! No, definitely no jammie pics..lol

It's awful to imagine the era back then, and the horror some people went through...I bet there would have been a lot who didn't survive!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

★ Jess wrote: "So....Much...Homework.
Between yesterday and next Tuesday, we have seven different assignments due."

Good luck Jess with all your assignments. It's a horrible time isn't it, but the results are well worth it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Amber wrote: "I just want to tell everyone how proud I am of my sister. Yesterday we were at home, keeping an eye on Mum's oven as it tends to go out while she's cooking. We could smell smoke, and thought it was..."

Wow Amber, that is awesome! She is one special girl. Good on her:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melanie wrote: "today is a sad day...after being put through the wash twice, surviving my some what horrific car accident, thrown in a pool, at the ground, at phoebe , the wall and been left on top of my car and r..."

RIP Timmy...lol ;D

[★ Jess]

Poor Timmy! I can survive without music either, and it really sucks that your iPod is broken :( Good luck with saving and getting a new one!

[★ Jess]

I just got back from the Royal Adelaide Show, which was pretty cool. Some guy on the ride was trying to chat up me & my friend ;P

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Thank you all or your sympathies...i have a fathers day present and my mums and brothers birthday presents to buy so ipod will have t wait till next sigh...i also need a new computer...this shall be one expensive month

[★ Jess]

Thats horrible...I hate how people just think they have the right to damage other people's property. Its awful, I hope they get caught and fined. At least you have an excuse to get a new letterbox?
A similar thing happened on my street a while ago. It was 2AM and there was a giant explosion, and apparently someone had put a firework in the neighbors letter box and blown in apart.

Michael wrote: "Lucky bugga Jess i have to wait till the last day before i go. =/"
Why is that? My school had a pupil free day, so we went first day from about 10-5. Me & a few friends left early. Others stayed until the fireworks. A casual 11 hours at the show.

[★ Jess]

What additions are there Michael? (and have fun when you get to the show! I believe I ate way to much food and felt sick that night!)

I brought my dad his fathers day present earlier today. the complete Underbelly Season One. I couldn't find it anywhere. The very last shop I looked in had it, and it was on sale :)
Discounted from $70 to $50. Normally I wouldn't pay so much, but I have no idea what else he would like, and I wouldn't mind watching it myself :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh Carmel, so sorry to hear about your dreadful night with those rotten vandals!!! They need catching, that's for sure. Hope you manage to sleep better tonight, especially when you had a lovely day with your family:)

[[deleted user]]

So after Timmy packed it in the other day my laptop Marvin (from hitch hickers) also packed it in :(
however yesterday I went out a got Kermit the Ipod (he is green ) and Sonny my new laptop (I,Robot)

thoroughly poor but happy
(yes all my things have names)

[★ Jess]

Carmel wrote: "I was very amused today to hear that one of the drunken offenders who damaged my letterbox on Friday night along with other neighbours, car which was kicked & fence panels which were damaged, this ..."

bahahahaha. Totally serves them right. Definitely something out of Dumb & Dumber. I love that movie, by the way :D

Melanie wrote: "So after Timmy packed it in the other day my laptop Marvin (from hitch hickers) also packed it in :(
however yesterday I went out a got Kermit the Ipod (he is green ) and Sonny my new laptop (I,Rob..."

Oh, Melanie.

[[deleted user]]

I'm glad that Karma is working in your favor Carmel!

:D I name everything...my car is called Jasper and my tv
brady

[[deleted user]]

well I find if you name things they last longer...my friends ute (which he hadnt named) kept breaking down and he was about to sell...he got it raised called it godlizal and its working pretty darn well now :D

[★ Jess]

Right, I am naming my iPhone now. Any suggestions?

[★ Jess]

haha I am going to call it Robbie. I love Robbie Gray so much!

[★ Jess]

Michael wrote: "Call it Boaky what a legend."

Boak's pretty good, but Gray and Hartlett are better.

[[deleted user]]

I like robbie...phones need names so you can yell at them when they stuff up

[Laurel]

Carmel wrote: "I was very amused today to hear that one of the drunken offenders who damaged my letterbox on Friday night along with other neighbours, car which was kicked & fence panels which were damaged, this ..."
I'm sorry about your night of horror, Carmel. Leaving a wallet behind. Just goes to show what too much alcohol does.

[Geoff]

From the UK Daily Telegraph (plus the SMH has a shortened version on their back page.)
cheers, Geoff
www.geoffwoodland.com

The number of bookshops in Britain has halved in the past six years and nearly 600 towns have none at all.

Heavy discounting by supermarkets, the rise of Internet retailers and the growing popularity of e-readers such as the Kindle have forced nearly 2,000 bookshops to close since 2005.

There were 2,178 high street bookshops left in Britain in July, according to research carried out by Experian, the data company, compared with 4,000 in 2005. A total of 580 towns do not have a single bookshop.

Campaigners said that the loss of bookshops, coupled with threats to close thousands of libraries as part of council cuts, will lead to "book deserts" across large areas of the country.

Tim Godfray, the chief executive of the Booksellers Association, which represents independent bookshops, said: "These are very difficult times for bookselling and high street retailing in general. While the overall picture in terms of the number of independent booksellers in the U.K. is still one of contraction, we continue to do as much as we can to support booksellers, whose presence on the high street makes such an essential contribution to culture in the U.K.."

Small shopkeepers have complained that rising rents and business rates are making it hard to stay in business.

Many independent bookshop owners say that they are on the verge of collapse, and even established chains such Waterstone's are having to close branches. Last week Waterstone's, Britain's biggest bookseller, ended its long-running three-for-two promotion. The Booksellers Association is consulting with its members about what measures can be taken to stem the decline.

Judith Parke, head of development at the National Literacy Trust, said she was concerned by the decline of bookshops and libraries.

"In the U.K. today one person in six struggles with their literacy. As this can negatively affect all areas of an individual's life, from employment to health, any decline in institutions that encourage reading is a potential concern," she said.

Roger Hickman, the owner of the Mole & Haggis Bookshop in Torrington, Devon, said he is "only just" in business and predicted that in five years there will be "very few" independent bookshops left.

A number of high-profile small bookshops are on the verge of closing or have recently shut.

The Travel Bookshop in London's Notting Hill is threatened with closure, while the Derwent Bookshop in Cumbria - a local favourite - has recently shut.

The volume of books being bought is in decline. In 2010 a total of 229.3 million books were sold in Britain, a 1.7 per cent decrease on 2009, according to research company Nielsen Bookscan.

[Maggie]

Carmel wrote: "I was very amused today to hear that one of the drunken offenders who damaged my letterbox on Friday night along with other neighbours, car which was kicked & fence panels which were damaged, this ..."

Karma strikes back!