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Melanie wrote: "I like robbie...phones need names so you can yell at them when they stuff up"Right, my iPhone is officially called Robbie :)
On the subject of naming things, my mum named her car Betsy, and my friend named his balloon David.
Very short lived. We were at the Royal Show on Friday, and he brought the balloon. We parted ways to go with different groups of friends. Two hours later I got a text reading "Have you seen David? :("
Apparently, he had gotten bored of carrying the balloon around ten minutes after buying it, so he tied David to a post, and when he returned to pick him up two hours later David was gone.
Sad times as the Show :(
poor david!
I name my parents cars
dads is called belle ( its a yellow porche)
his 4x4 is called evy
and mums is called ariel (its red)
I name my parents cars
dads is called belle ( its a yellow porche)
his 4x4 is called evy
and mums is called ariel (its red)
We were talking about this at school day. What sort of lowlife steals a balloon at the Royal Show?
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What sort of lowlife steals a balloon at the Royal Show?"
It was probably a child! As in 'look Mummy, a free balloon!' :)
haha probably. Poor David, taken against his will from a poor 15 year old, now held captive by a 5 year old :(
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Actually, David wasn't abandoned by his 15 year old owner, he was tied to a pole for safety. 15 year old owner had every intention of coming back :) Hahaha, there are even photos of David & his owner nice and happy together!
YAY for answers!
hope it works out Michael
hope it works out Michael
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Glad the tests at the RAH are starting to move things along...hopefully you will get some answers soon...
Hopefully you get some answers Michael :) And it sounds like a fun day!
Geoff wrote: "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 n..."
Very interesting, Geoff. It looks like print books are in a state of flux. Will the future of books be - to take your Kindle, etc to a place maybe called a Library or Bookshop and borrow or pay for a download?
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No, it was a little scary at first...
Brenda wrote: "Had a bit of excitement on Monday night. Sitting chatting, watching a bit of TV, when suddenly there was a massive explosion! It shook the house! Went out the back, and could see black smoke in the..."Would have certainly been scary :/
In other news, I got a casual 5/6 in my french oral, an 9/10 in my english essay today :)
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R U ok day sounds like
to write love on her arm day
Well Done Jess that is some awesome studying you must be doing..
well as today was my first day off in awhile (and it was sunny) I went to the beach all day and even picked up a new book for myself :D
to write love on her arm day
Well Done Jess that is some awesome studying you must be doing..
well as today was my first day off in awhile (and it was sunny) I went to the beach all day and even picked up a new book for myself :D
Melanie wrote: "R U ok day sounds liketo write love on her arm day"
I agree, sounds like a good idea though :)
I have work experience next week. Im working in law-at my mums office.
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to write love on her arm day"
I agree, sounds like a good idea though :)
I have work experience next week. Im working in law-at my mums office."
Wow Jess, good on you...hope you enjoy it:)
Carmel wrote: "Melanie wrote: "R U ok day sounds like
to write love on her arm day..."
Apparently the school packs ran out, so it's great to see so many schools getting involved:)"
I agree schools really need to get involved.
Wish my old school kept up with our foundation.
but juding by what my friends little sister tells us all they care about at the moment is grades and school uniforms...to the point of ridicioulsness
to write love on her arm day..."
Apparently the school packs ran out, so it's great to see so many schools getting involved:)"
I agree schools really need to get involved.
Wish my old school kept up with our foundation.
but juding by what my friends little sister tells us all they care about at the moment is grades and school uniforms...to the point of ridicioulsness
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Good luck with your appointment Michael:)
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Congrats on your purchase of a letter box..Must be a thrilling thing to have purchased!! ehehe
Laurel wrote: "Geoff wrote: "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 s..."
Morning Laurel,
Our local library has a section of e-books (fiction & non-fiction), haven't yet checked out the format or if they will work on Kindle. The e-books is a growing section near the audio books. I walk everyday around 6.00am and often have audio books on the mp3 player - one way of getting through those that you should have read earlier in your life :-o)
As for e-books, currently had an ongoing correspondence with Amazon about a formatting problem on my book ‘Ice King’ as I received a complaint from a buyer that it had faded font (turns out it was red in colour) and where I had a dash e.g ‘ – ‘ they had ‘3/4’ . I found 22 pages with this problem. Took a couple of days to get fixed, but all is well (I hope) now.
cheers
Geoff
www.geoffwoodland.com
I'm home from my last night shift few a for weeks - I have taken some annual leave, and hope to catch up with a few jobs but mainly want to relax.I've been so busy these last two weeks that I'm ready to chill out, stretch out and read.
I built a chair swing this week, and am looking forward to better weather so I can sit, read, swing, doze, admire nature and catch up on some Vit D.
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Ahh...vit d...how hard it is to find it sometimes :( Enjoy your break Maggie by the sounds of it you deserve it :)!!
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Now I'm noticing the bad reason of owning a kindle...I've got too many books to read as kindle format and as physical format..Not enough hours in the day..lol :s
Here's the trellis that I [put up the other day.I have planted a pomegranate that I plan to espalier.
Swing completed. Job well done! thanks to Jai's help.
of course I never get many turns
Maggie, Michael, Brenda and Richard at Glenelg for afternoon tea today (thanks Jai for uploading this photo). Great for us all to meet up.
Carmel, I should have warned you when the instructions say may require two people they mean you will need three but it is so worth it.
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Was a lovely day...no dinner required >.<
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I'm a little excited, look who is appearing on The Simpsons soon:
What can I say, he's a cool guy! Also, I am doing work experience all of this week. Its required for my whole year level-I'm working at my mums law firm. Two or three of my friends are nearby, so we're going to meet up for lunch in the city one day :)
Geoff wrote: "Laurel wrote: "Geoff wrote: "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 halve..."
Listening to audio tapes must be a pleasant way of reading and walking, Geoff. I'm glad you managed to sort your book out with Kindle.
A book you might be interested in is - How to Make, Market and Sell ebooks. All for Free. by Jason Matthews on Kindle. He might have it on Smashwords too. I found it very helpful and well worth the three dollars something I paid for it. All the best with your book. Laurel
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I have a feeling they'll only swap the whole lot...maybe you should ring and ask before taking a part down? Really disappointing. It's such a shame the quality is so often not there:( Good luck with it Carmel.
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No kidding. Relying on you to liven things up a bit Michael.
Thanks for asking Michael, it was okay. On Monday I went to two hearings (one was it that awesomely modern building with the green copper thing on the end of Victoria Square. You know the one im talking about?) That building was amazing. I also went on rounds, which was visiting all the courts and dropping off/picking up documents.
Today, my second day, I went on rounds and helped sort documents and files in the library. At 1:00 it was decided I had nothing to do, so I was allowed to do whatever. I went on a walk around the city-got to the Botanic Gardens. Was supposed to be back by 2:30, and at 2:20 I found myself behind Hindley Street, which, for all you inter-staters is veeery dodgy; strip clubs, dance clubs, adult shops, always fights taking place in the newspaper... My options were to cut through there, or be late.
I decided to be late.
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Haha!! I'm sure you and Jess will be able to hold the fort together Michael!!!
We have arrived in Balranald, after being in 3 different states today!! Had a good trip, with lovely weather for travelling. You guys are having 31 on Sunday...O.O!!! Wow! High summer in one day;D
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On Monday I went to two hearings (one was it that awesomely modern building with the green copper thing on the end of Victoria Square. You know the one im t..."
Jess, I'm glad your work experience is going ok...lovely you could take yourself for a walk in the sunshine! Good luck with the rest of the week! I'm sure you'll have fun:)
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Have a safe trip back Brenda (: Shit Michael-that sounds scary :S Glad the police came. Ive never walked Hindly street, and plan to for ageees to come :/
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Solid day at work experience today. Went to a hearing with a solicitor, one of my mums friends. It was totally awesome: there was shouting and 'objections' and arguing and everything. All the hearings I've been to previously were quiet and quick-like five minutes. This one went for forty minutes and was intense. After they were dismissed, the other person came to discuss a date with the guy I was with. That started another argument, and they went into an interview room where they argued for another half hour. It was actually a really intriguing case, and Im pretty upset I wont be there for the next hearing, I'd love to see how it turns out.
What a great work experience day Jess.
When I did mine a thousand years ago, I worked in a library. It was pretty much quiet all the time. The librarians convinced me not to become a librarian.
When I did mine a thousand years ago, I worked in a library. It was pretty much quiet all the time. The librarians convinced me not to become a librarian.
The lawyers are convincing me not to become a lawyer, but I dunno, that court session looked pretty cool...
Maybe that is a rare occurrence?
its weirding me out O.o btw, hello Gail! Nice to see you 'round :)
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What a coincidence, I name things too! My eldest is called Jo and my other daughter is called Jai.
Seriously, I have been known to name things - I once had a beautiful houseplant called Tarquin, and my car is called Kellan (which means powerful).
I do like the idea of naming the ipods though - I have two and I wouldnt want to get them muddled up. I'm thinking Lars and Graham (cos its green).
And I recently purchased an azalea bush - usually these are called delicious names like 'Paradise Beauty' or 'Bridal Bouquet' etc but this one (and the only reason I purchased it) was called 'Roger'.