From Santa:
A blue glass water bottle/jug (sounds boring but it's pratical AND pretty)
Book - 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult
Cute PJs
A Darrel Lea Chocolate Nougat Pudding - the last one available in Tamworth!

From Marja & Farja
A whiz bang TV (which I went halves in)
A Pandora bead
A Momiji doll - they're a Japanese-inspired collectable, vair vair ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas ( Read more... )

 I got the weirdest messages today ( Read more... )

First up, thanks to everyone who came along last night for drinks - it was a great chance to get together and I hope y'all had a fun time! I sure did. Am feeling quite 'rooted' today though (to quote a workmate), as for the past week or so the arrival of my laptop and iPod and all the fun things to install and toggle around with have rendered me ( Read more... )

Reader comment in response to an article re. Christian outrage over a Betta electrical ad which uses the Nativity scene to advertise gifts:

"God has a sense of humor. He made the platypus"

LOLZ

Okay, here it is.

The definitive Sorting Hat quiz for those inconvenient times when a talking, thinking hat isn't within reach. Should be interesting to see whether the conversational Group Sorting Hat of early this year was on the right track...here goes...

GRYFFINDOR:
[x] You've never done drugs.
[x] You have a lot of friends.
[_] You get along with ( Read more... )

 I have 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' stuck in my head. As I've learnt from past experience - that's NEVER good. So. Damn. CATCHY ( Read more... )

You know how spring and summer are usually associated with new arrivals? (Like, the birth of puppies and kittens and the blooming of flowers in the sunshine, etc) - Well it couldn't be more true in my household at the moment ( Read more... )

LOVE:

*  My new iPod - which is hereby named Iggy Pop! I have finally shunned my fellow non-conformists and succumed to the world of mp3, with its stylish black exterior and colourful screen. However, there will always be a place in my heart for my trust Discman which has served me well on many a long and torturous train/car/plane/bus trip!

* Coles ( Read more... )

Feeling rather happy today.

I received my email of acceptance into UTS Housing for next year, which is uber awesome because now I won't have to seriously consider camping on the steps of the city campus building in the middle of Broadway! Huzzah!