Well it's the end of semester and the students, for their sins, submit their work this week. There are a couple I am very concerned about but I can't do their work for them.
I've been giving this creativity course, which is actually very illuminating and quite confronting also.
Kate wants more grapes. Back in a tic.
It's all been quite illuminating and a little tragic around here lately. Christine's boyfriend dropped her earlier this month, or late last month and within a day was engaged to another girl. What a creep! Not that she wants to be mixed up with him, he was a loser and I hope she finds a nicer person next time. Anyone who visits someone and drinks the cabinet dry in 3 weeks is an alcoholic and needs help.
I feel sad for the new fiance when she realizes what a trial being married to a schizophrenic alcoholic unemployable sociophobe.
I'm quite pissed off with him, but then I never liked him and she's well shot of him.
It's Christine who I worry about, as she's actually become a rather nice person after all. I know we've had our differences in the past, but she's got talent and I hope it all works well for her.
She's moving to Melbourne. Good luck to her.
PhD doing OK, but not as well as before Andy yelled at me. Quite demotivating. Must push up the speed.
Happy at work. I really like it at TAFE. It seems like a happy place to work and I'm loving it. Works for me.
29/11/2009
28/10/2009
Technology and transcriptions
I wonder why anyone would add a link to the title of their blog. More transcribing, did another interview yesterday. I've been hanging around like a bad smell waiting for Kaz to show up for his second talk aloud. He no show. I shall gently berate him later when I see him. Maybe he's sick. Andy was late today, but there's not much to report. Starting the second tranche of talk alouds. Need to find two more educators and two more experienced web designers.
Shall look up massive again and try the Lilian lady. Must also contact the lovely Mr. Goodyear and see if he can help. Hmm. Did a thing with one of the fellow post grads about to-do lists. Very interesting.
DJ's doing yet another course next week. Let's see what transpires of that. Hope it works for him. Fingers crossed.
Shall look up massive again and try the Lilian lady. Must also contact the lovely Mr. Goodyear and see if he can help. Hmm. Did a thing with one of the fellow post grads about to-do lists. Very interesting.
DJ's doing yet another course next week. Let's see what transpires of that. Hope it works for him. Fingers crossed.
17/10/2009
Sadness and Joy
I've been watching "Love Actually" on TV. Made me very melancholic about Engerland. I miss it. Yet I don't. I feel a little like DJ in that things haven't gone particularly well here in Oz. But we're surviving. Our little one is getting bigger.
Watching the end of the film, where people hug their loved ones at the airport reminded me of when I came back from New Orleans that time. No hugs for me. Not even a kiss. Was that 2 years before we split up? He put me through torture, that one.
It makes me so sad when I think about those times. Not good times. Not then.
We went to Katoomba yesterday and I was a little sad there too. I loved it up there. And didn't.
I'm a bit weepy today. Shouldn't ponder the past. Le passe est le passe. Laise tombe.
I really miss London. I've been missing it more and more lately. I know that things change, people move on. Even if we went back, it wouldn't be the same. The past is another country. Rang the ABC to enquire about a job there today. Laise tombe. The man on the other end of the phone was horrible. Don't these people realize that they are ambassadors for their company when they speak dismissively to folk on the phone. Put me right off.
Anyways sad right now. But also very happy. DJ and Kate are lovely and are my joy. Absolute joy.
Spent today transcribing again. Not progressing as fast as I'd hoped, but it was the lovely Kaz, who is quite loquatious. God rest my aching fingers.
Watching the end of the film, where people hug their loved ones at the airport reminded me of when I came back from New Orleans that time. No hugs for me. Not even a kiss. Was that 2 years before we split up? He put me through torture, that one.
It makes me so sad when I think about those times. Not good times. Not then.
We went to Katoomba yesterday and I was a little sad there too. I loved it up there. And didn't.
I'm a bit weepy today. Shouldn't ponder the past. Le passe est le passe. Laise tombe.
I really miss London. I've been missing it more and more lately. I know that things change, people move on. Even if we went back, it wouldn't be the same. The past is another country. Rang the ABC to enquire about a job there today. Laise tombe. The man on the other end of the phone was horrible. Don't these people realize that they are ambassadors for their company when they speak dismissively to folk on the phone. Put me right off.
Anyways sad right now. But also very happy. DJ and Kate are lovely and are my joy. Absolute joy.
Spent today transcribing again. Not progressing as fast as I'd hoped, but it was the lovely Kaz, who is quite loquatious. God rest my aching fingers.
10/10/2009
Argghh!
So I ring her today. She picks a fight. I hang up.
Nuff said.
Sometimes I wonder if she'll ever get over having had post natal depression with me.
LIKE GET OVER IT!
Nuff said.
Sometimes I wonder if she'll ever get over having had post natal depression with me.
LIKE GET OVER IT!
02/10/2009
The sound of one hand clapping
I wonder if there's anyone out there? I write this blog from time to time. Is there anyone home? What is the sound of one hand clapping? If a tree falls in a forest and no-one hears it fall, did it ever fall? Indeed, did it ever actually exist?
I blog, perchance to dream.
I've been dreaming in 3D lately. I had something rather important to remember from my dream last night. But alas, as with all of these things, I forgot what it was.
Wrote a poem - or perhaps a children's book yesterday.
Mmm. The possibilities.
I wonder if anything will ever come of it all. Regardless, we survived the dust storms, the tsunamis and everything else nature seems to be throwing at us. They say the bushfire season will be bad this year. On verra.
I blog, perchance to dream.
I've been dreaming in 3D lately. I had something rather important to remember from my dream last night. But alas, as with all of these things, I forgot what it was.
Wrote a poem - or perhaps a children's book yesterday.
Mmm. The possibilities.
I wonder if anything will ever come of it all. Regardless, we survived the dust storms, the tsunamis and everything else nature seems to be throwing at us. They say the bushfire season will be bad this year. On verra.
29/09/2009
Onwards!
Really don't have much to write about. I have been transcribing interviews for my study and am doing another one tomorrow. .,;6yp;ojuollllllll..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ypli
Yikes! Just got hijacked by a 3.5year old. Refinanced my loan today, so that should trim some buckeroos off the repayments.
All is going well. Not much to report.
Yikes! Just got hijacked by a 3.5year old. Refinanced my loan today, so that should trim some buckeroos off the repayments.
All is going well. Not much to report.
23/09/2009
Algeria
You might have noticed I haven't blogged about our time in Algeria in July. Well to put it bluntly, it was tough. If ever I doubted our relationship, it was this month. DJ did exactly what I expected he would do, and simply disappeared for most of the month, after giving us explicit instructions not to leave the house. He was nervous about our personal safety and very very scared of kidnapping.
We managed to leave the house after about a week for a walk, in 38 degree heat, not very successful. The car that his dad has bought in the end wasn't delivered until after we left, so no transport made DJ a very unhappy puppy.
Luckily Hakkim took a week off towards the end of our visit and drove the 12 hours to get to see us. He looks like he's a man with troubles on his mind. He is lovely and adores his family, but he's not letting on his problems. Theriva doesn't want to move to be near him, so he only gets to see his family once every two months.
Kate was a horror in Algeria. She didn't like it at all and misbehaved with me most particularly. It became a "I love daddy I hate mummy" thing which was more than I could bear. She disliked the heat, her grandparents and the food. She stopped eating, lost lots of weight. As did I.
Overall, next time I think we'll stay only a week or two, and treat ourselves to somewhere luxurious on the way home to make it worth while. Hard hard work.
We managed to leave the house after about a week for a walk, in 38 degree heat, not very successful. The car that his dad has bought in the end wasn't delivered until after we left, so no transport made DJ a very unhappy puppy.
Luckily Hakkim took a week off towards the end of our visit and drove the 12 hours to get to see us. He looks like he's a man with troubles on his mind. He is lovely and adores his family, but he's not letting on his problems. Theriva doesn't want to move to be near him, so he only gets to see his family once every two months.
Kate was a horror in Algeria. She didn't like it at all and misbehaved with me most particularly. It became a "I love daddy I hate mummy" thing which was more than I could bear. She disliked the heat, her grandparents and the food. She stopped eating, lost lots of weight. As did I.
Overall, next time I think we'll stay only a week or two, and treat ourselves to somewhere luxurious on the way home to make it worth while. Hard hard work.
Running goalposts
Well, yes I am slack, or to be more precise, just very very busy. I wish I could devote all my waking hours to this study, but unfortuately I have to earn money as well, and as PhD scholarships fall well below the poverty line, I need to supplement my income. I am after all the main breadwinner in this equation.
I have to get on it however. Each time I meet with Andy, it feels like the goalposts move. I go down one path and I have to do more and more and more just to satisfy what needs doing.
I think this is why I lose motivation. I'm doing what I think I want to do then I have energy and commitment, then it all gets shifted. I feel like I'm walking on sand.
I have to get on it however. Each time I meet with Andy, it feels like the goalposts move. I go down one path and I have to do more and more and more just to satisfy what needs doing.
I think this is why I lose motivation. I'm doing what I think I want to do then I have energy and commitment, then it all gets shifted. I feel like I'm walking on sand.
19/09/2009
Obama
Had a conversation with my PhD supervisor who is a californian vietnamese of indeterminate sexuality. I commented that I never suspected that the Americans would ever elect Obama as president - that was until I head his oratory. The man is an absolute marvel. He's clearly super intelligent, competant, a brilliant speaker and cuts through the chaff like a scythe. I thought the demoncrats were balmy going for a black man and a woman. Given my impression of the US culture. (Not saying that we here are any better!) I have absolute respect for Mrs Clinton and was gutted when Obama flicked her out of contention. But really never thought the democrats had a chance.
My supervisor's comment, there are those in the US who still can't reconcile that he's president due to the hue of his skin. They can't see how he, from a middle class non-white background could rise to achieve the American dream. I said surely it's to do with the quality of the individual... my supervisor just looked at me and said that I don't quite get the racist thing.
Nope. Don't get racism. Never did really. Must be why I married an Algerian Muslim.
My supervisor's comment, there are those in the US who still can't reconcile that he's president due to the hue of his skin. They can't see how he, from a middle class non-white background could rise to achieve the American dream. I said surely it's to do with the quality of the individual... my supervisor just looked at me and said that I don't quite get the racist thing.
Nope. Don't get racism. Never did really. Must be why I married an Algerian Muslim.
14/06/2009
Baby steps
Well, we have our first client! Hooray! Now we is in business.
We're just adapting a flash template for a photographer here, and will post up some of his photos.
Should be fun.
We're just adapting a flash template for a photographer here, and will post up some of his photos.
Should be fun.
30/05/2009
Sleepies
K has a cold. She's been a bit of a terror recently, to be honest. But today, not too bad. She's just passed out on the sofa, so I'll pop her in bed soon.
Cold today. Getting chilly. Raining. Stuck inside. Monosyllabic.
Making K some new pyjamas, not that she needs them but she wanted funky monkey again, so I'm up for a third pair.
Dj's good. I'm good. Looking forward to our holiday. Works been fun.
All in all, plain sailing.
Cold today. Getting chilly. Raining. Stuck inside. Monosyllabic.
Making K some new pyjamas, not that she needs them but she wanted funky monkey again, so I'm up for a third pair.
Dj's good. I'm good. Looking forward to our holiday. Works been fun.
All in all, plain sailing.
24/05/2009
Coffee and clunks
Today we went to Glebe to have coffee with Jo, AKA Angelo to discuss doing his website. It went well, I think combining the socialising with the business worked, but Kate was a disaster.
I made the mistake of giving her chocolate cake, and inevitably she went berko and ran all over the place. Stressy.
Came home and had lunch and of course she's passed out for 2 hours in the afternoon. Me too. DJ snuck off to work at sometime.
She managed to roll off the coffee table this evening backwards and clunked her head. It must have hurt like hell. She's a brave little thing tho and only cried for a bit.
Now I have to get my act together, get the spec done, let DJ do his thing and get the site made. Hope it goes well.
I made the mistake of giving her chocolate cake, and inevitably she went berko and ran all over the place. Stressy.
Came home and had lunch and of course she's passed out for 2 hours in the afternoon. Me too. DJ snuck off to work at sometime.
She managed to roll off the coffee table this evening backwards and clunked her head. It must have hurt like hell. She's a brave little thing tho and only cried for a bit.
Now I have to get my act together, get the spec done, let DJ do his thing and get the site made. Hope it goes well.
17/05/2009
Brush Turkeys!
Well today was mostly uneventful. We spent this morning in the garden with our neighbours, Natasha and little Olivia, demolishing a patch of weedy plants that have completely dominated the front yard for over a decade. Had a lovely time while DJ slept like a baby. He's getting run down, that one.
This afternoon, after a rather failed trip to DFO to buy shoes for Nessima, we saw not one, but two brush turkeys in our little bit of bush. Amazing! I've never seen the like in Lane Cove before. They kind of pottered around for a bit before moving on. Couldn't believe my eyes.
It seems our little bit of scrub is quite a healthy link in the local environment.
Yay to that.
About two years ago we were visited by a flock of around 8 black cockatoos, who hung around for the afternoon before moving on. Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice.
And here was I thinking that Scrub Turkeys didn't come this far south.
This afternoon, after a rather failed trip to DFO to buy shoes for Nessima, we saw not one, but two brush turkeys in our little bit of bush. Amazing! I've never seen the like in Lane Cove before. They kind of pottered around for a bit before moving on. Couldn't believe my eyes.
It seems our little bit of scrub is quite a healthy link in the local environment.
Yay to that.
About two years ago we were visited by a flock of around 8 black cockatoos, who hung around for the afternoon before moving on. Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice.
And here was I thinking that Scrub Turkeys didn't come this far south.
11/05/2009
Smoke and Mirrors
/*being gripe*/ I'm not one to complain, hardly! But this stimulus package thing is really pissing me off. We didn't get the stimulus payment for our little one last time around (no idea why). DJ's got his for this time around, but I won't be getting it, despite me being one of the lowest income earners I know. Two reasons, one is I got back all of my tax last year. Second reason: my PhD scholarship.
The irony is one of my students got paid twice. He earnt about the same as me, and got it again for being a student.
Hmmm. Oh well. No such thing as a free lunch. At least one of us got it. /*end gripe*/.
It's getting cooler, and Kate is on a growth spurt. She's just grown out of another pair of trousers, and she's getting short on warm PJ's so a shopping trip to La Maison de Target was in order. Mission Impossible. Took her leash/monkey and she was more than a little naughty at the shops.
Oh well. In other news, doing some serious modelling at the moment, improving the skillset yet again. Might apply for some "real" jobs as the business venture is a no show.
The irony is one of my students got paid twice. He earnt about the same as me, and got it again for being a student.
Hmmm. Oh well. No such thing as a free lunch. At least one of us got it. /*end gripe*/.
It's getting cooler, and Kate is on a growth spurt. She's just grown out of another pair of trousers, and she's getting short on warm PJ's so a shopping trip to La Maison de Target was in order. Mission Impossible. Took her leash/monkey and she was more than a little naughty at the shops.
Oh well. In other news, doing some serious modelling at the moment, improving the skillset yet again. Might apply for some "real" jobs as the business venture is a no show.
25/04/2009
ANZAC day
There's something about ANZAC day. I'm always a mess. When I was in the UK it was a little less emotional, but regardless I always manage to cry on ANZAC day.
I mean it's not as though I actually have a close relation or ancestor who died in war. They all managed to come home and expire of something quite different. I guess I grieve for those who didn't.
Anyways, to my Great Uncle Les Knight, who fought in WW1 in Egypt and was wounded during the last great cavalry charge in history. Got home safe, took tablets to combat the lead in his system until he was jack of it at the age of 84, refused to take more, arranged his own funeral, then gently dropped off the twig.
To Uncle Bruce Kerr, a veteran of the Kokoda Track. Returned home safely. Lived until two years ago, died peacefully at home.
To Grandfather David Bruce Kerr who served in WW1, came home and died of chronic nephritis at the age of 40 in 1933. Womaniser and rogue, I wish I had known you.
To Grandad Russell Davies, served in WW2. Never saw active service, never got to march. Bless you for serving in a foreign country you called home. Died of old age.
To all those who died in war, I grieve.
Bless you and rest in peace.
I mean it's not as though I actually have a close relation or ancestor who died in war. They all managed to come home and expire of something quite different. I guess I grieve for those who didn't.
Anyways, to my Great Uncle Les Knight, who fought in WW1 in Egypt and was wounded during the last great cavalry charge in history. Got home safe, took tablets to combat the lead in his system until he was jack of it at the age of 84, refused to take more, arranged his own funeral, then gently dropped off the twig.
To Uncle Bruce Kerr, a veteran of the Kokoda Track. Returned home safely. Lived until two years ago, died peacefully at home.
To Grandfather David Bruce Kerr who served in WW1, came home and died of chronic nephritis at the age of 40 in 1933. Womaniser and rogue, I wish I had known you.
To Grandad Russell Davies, served in WW2. Never saw active service, never got to march. Bless you for serving in a foreign country you called home. Died of old age.
To all those who died in war, I grieve.
Bless you and rest in peace.
21/04/2009
Don't spend money!
I bought a beautiful jacket yesterday. It's super funky and it looks really good. So today I've been avoiding spending money at all. Run away!
Mmmm. I've been marking work over the past few days. Interesting to note: the class that gets the bad rap is doing as well as the "good" class. Of course I omit to mention what course this is in a vain attempt to obscurificate the issue, but I think people shouldn't confuse "boisterous" with "bad". But then I'm teaching a fun course.
I'm doing well with the blog after a long drought, don't you think?
There's another memorial service on for the Browns of Kingslake this week. I'm going to try to make the funeral proper, as I think my little heart will break having to sit through another service. I feel Santo (both the Santos really but I refer to the senior) will need support as I feel he is bottling it all up for the funeral. J & M are doing better and I'm actually not too worried about them, as the mourning is progressing normally - albeit stifled through the coroner not releasing the bodies. It really is all a bit shite.
Other news a little altercation about neighbourhood rubbish as N has returned back from Melbourne. Stayed inside and out of it. Upstairs left stuff for the council, who of course didn't pick it up. Usual frictions. Duck head. Hide. DJ says I did the right thing staying out of it.
Lara popped in for a cuppa this arvo. She's been over to the old work to pick up her stuff. I predict tough times for those lovelies. Hope they grow stronger through it. Tough time to be looking for work.
Mmmm. I've been marking work over the past few days. Interesting to note: the class that gets the bad rap is doing as well as the "good" class. Of course I omit to mention what course this is in a vain attempt to obscurificate the issue, but I think people shouldn't confuse "boisterous" with "bad". But then I'm teaching a fun course.
I'm doing well with the blog after a long drought, don't you think?
There's another memorial service on for the Browns of Kingslake this week. I'm going to try to make the funeral proper, as I think my little heart will break having to sit through another service. I feel Santo (both the Santos really but I refer to the senior) will need support as I feel he is bottling it all up for the funeral. J & M are doing better and I'm actually not too worried about them, as the mourning is progressing normally - albeit stifled through the coroner not releasing the bodies. It really is all a bit shite.
Other news a little altercation about neighbourhood rubbish as N has returned back from Melbourne. Stayed inside and out of it. Upstairs left stuff for the council, who of course didn't pick it up. Usual frictions. Duck head. Hide. DJ says I did the right thing staying out of it.
Lara popped in for a cuppa this arvo. She's been over to the old work to pick up her stuff. I predict tough times for those lovelies. Hope they grow stronger through it. Tough time to be looking for work.
19/04/2009
Play days
It's getting cooler, no longer the balmy weather of the past few weeks, and swimming from now on will require effort and fortitude.
Poured rain this morning, so in an attempt to avert the inevitable TV watching I took ickle one to Playdays. Excellent! They're under new management, and the floor has been resurfaced. We got a free pass in the mail, so why not use it on a rainy day. Many ball pits, swings, wendy houses, cars and slides later it was time to go home. She was having such a good time, but my goodness, what a tantrum.
She literally screamed all the way home and then cried for about 20 minutes. I cooked a magnificent chicken dish with olives, tomato and mash and she ate heaps. Hungry and tired. She fell asleep in my arms around 1pm. Still sleeping at half four.
DJ slept in today while we were away, so he's happy happy. Me, I'm slugging through the marking. I should get it all done, but what a chore!
And I've still the lunch dishes to do. Wind's picked up. Going to be a blowy night methinks.
Poured rain this morning, so in an attempt to avert the inevitable TV watching I took ickle one to Playdays. Excellent! They're under new management, and the floor has been resurfaced. We got a free pass in the mail, so why not use it on a rainy day. Many ball pits, swings, wendy houses, cars and slides later it was time to go home. She was having such a good time, but my goodness, what a tantrum.
She literally screamed all the way home and then cried for about 20 minutes. I cooked a magnificent chicken dish with olives, tomato and mash and she ate heaps. Hungry and tired. She fell asleep in my arms around 1pm. Still sleeping at half four.
DJ slept in today while we were away, so he's happy happy. Me, I'm slugging through the marking. I should get it all done, but what a chore!
And I've still the lunch dishes to do. Wind's picked up. Going to be a blowy night methinks.
14/04/2009
April and no fool in sight....
Two days in a row! Well it must be the holidays. We went swimming at the pool again today. The weather is just gorgeous, just perfect. Not too hot so I get fried, not too cold.
I got Kate to swim 50 metres today, she's doing well. I also only blew her floaties up to half mast. Didn't even phase her. She still needs to get the arm action going, but overall she's making good progress. DJ says we need to get her floating without floaties, but she freaks out at that. We keep trying.
I feel quite the negligent mother at the moment. All the other kids seem to be going to preschool or having swimming lessons. We go swimming, but DJ says we should be able to teach her ourselves. THe preschools are all oversubscribed in this part of the woods. Very hard that. No-one told me you have to put their names down AT BIRTH! Maybe missed that due to being out of the country.
Taking ickle one horse riding tomorrow, hope she doesn't freak out. Should be fun anyways.
I got Kate to swim 50 metres today, she's doing well. I also only blew her floaties up to half mast. Didn't even phase her. She still needs to get the arm action going, but overall she's making good progress. DJ says we need to get her floating without floaties, but she freaks out at that. We keep trying.
I feel quite the negligent mother at the moment. All the other kids seem to be going to preschool or having swimming lessons. We go swimming, but DJ says we should be able to teach her ourselves. THe preschools are all oversubscribed in this part of the woods. Very hard that. No-one told me you have to put their names down AT BIRTH! Maybe missed that due to being out of the country.
Taking ickle one horse riding tomorrow, hope she doesn't freak out. Should be fun anyways.
13/04/2009
Easter chocolate frenzy!
Well, not exactly. Although we did do a lovely Easter Egg hunt in the garden with the little ones.
The good news is I have a couple of weeks off work. Bad news, marking. Just when I think I have two seconds to rub together. Also housework. Why is it that the amount of housework you have to do expands to fit the time available? It's one of those universal laws. Something like the amount of money you expend always expands to fill the amount of money you have. Or why one sock always goes missing...?
Things are really good at the moment. Loving teaching, the new courses appear to be doing well. Having fun with Kate with less stress than before, now the pressure of phd is off for a bit.
My friend Larina kindly finished off the last study for part1 of phd this week, so now I need to get a few bits and bobs done and then we can get the thing evaluated. Hurrah!
Weather's getting cooler. We're off to Canberra on Wednesday, hopefully taking Kate on her first horse ride! She should love it, I hope.
Other than that, life is good. Loving it. We're off to Algeria at the end of June. Woot! Adventures! We'll get to see the new house and shops and where all our funds have gone over the past few years. I really think we've done the right thing getting the house built for the family, even though we'll never live in it. Something about the Karma of doing the right thing.
We've started a design business. Well, we've registered a business, got the paperwork done and the website up. Now if we ever get a client, I'll die of shock!
Mind you, it's the right thing to do. Nothing like starting a little business in a recession...
The good news is I have a couple of weeks off work. Bad news, marking. Just when I think I have two seconds to rub together. Also housework. Why is it that the amount of housework you have to do expands to fit the time available? It's one of those universal laws. Something like the amount of money you expend always expands to fill the amount of money you have. Or why one sock always goes missing...?
Things are really good at the moment. Loving teaching, the new courses appear to be doing well. Having fun with Kate with less stress than before, now the pressure of phd is off for a bit.
My friend Larina kindly finished off the last study for part1 of phd this week, so now I need to get a few bits and bobs done and then we can get the thing evaluated. Hurrah!
Weather's getting cooler. We're off to Canberra on Wednesday, hopefully taking Kate on her first horse ride! She should love it, I hope.
Other than that, life is good. Loving it. We're off to Algeria at the end of June. Woot! Adventures! We'll get to see the new house and shops and where all our funds have gone over the past few years. I really think we've done the right thing getting the house built for the family, even though we'll never live in it. Something about the Karma of doing the right thing.
We've started a design business. Well, we've registered a business, got the paperwork done and the website up. Now if we ever get a client, I'll die of shock!
Mind you, it's the right thing to do. Nothing like starting a little business in a recession...
14/02/2009
Bushfires
It's been quite a horrible week here in Australia. Last weekend there was 48 degree heat and winds from hell in Victoria, and of course half the state went up in flames. The upshot is that firstly 108 and now 181 people are confirmed dead in the fires, the worst in our nation's history.
Today is valentine's day. Today I found out that one of my best friends, Mandy has lost not only her sister, but her husband and their three children in the fires. I didn't even know they were in Victoria, last I heard they were living elsewhere.
So now it's shock, being gutted and remembering that gorgeous little blonde headed moppet and the woman she became. Dead at 30. Her youngest child was the same age as Kate, 3 years old. I can't imagine what the family is going through.
Today is valentine's day. Today I found out that one of my best friends, Mandy has lost not only her sister, but her husband and their three children in the fires. I didn't even know they were in Victoria, last I heard they were living elsewhere.
So now it's shock, being gutted and remembering that gorgeous little blonde headed moppet and the woman she became. Dead at 30. Her youngest child was the same age as Kate, 3 years old. I can't imagine what the family is going through.
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