I finish work on Sunday... today was my last day working alongside my boss carolyn, who's in dubbo, because she's off on holidays tomorrow. So sad! She's the best boss I've ever had, been a friend, a mentor and a bloody good journo... sigh ( Read more... )

 It feels kind of redudant posting photos on your blog these days, what with facebook taking over, but I thought i'd share some photos of when Jess and I went to Young for the cherry festival a couple of weeks back. We went cherry picking at an orchard, where we could eat as many cherries as we wanted out in the fields!


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I  generally have a pretty bad memory, just ask my friend Veronica [or should I say, watch her comment smugly on my blog now!], who has a crazy good memory and is forever paying me out for not remembering anything ( Read more... )

The time has come, the Walrus said ( Read more... )

Last night in bed I was flicking down the list of bands in my mp3 player and saw "Body Jar" and thought how long it had been since I'd indulged my pre-pubescent love of pop-punk. So I gave "not the same" and "fall to the ground" a whirl and a catalogue of memories came rushing back.

Body Jar were among the bands at the first festival I went to. It ( Read more... )

I am so tired right now. Why am I online? Anyway, I wrote something this afternoon in my head driving home, but put pen to paper when I got home.

Uranquity, purple haze on the horizon.

Pattison's curse has gripped you again.

There is a rumble in the valley,

Its bass notes crush the depths.

From whence does this majestic enemy spring?

Up close, stark ( Read more... )

Wow, what a couple of days! man if you were working this weekend as a journo you'd be sweet... so much news ( Read more... )

This election, Rudd will win the election by 2 seats. We won't know the final result until Thursday.  In time, a number of by-elections will be held as Coalition members, backbenchers and frontbenchers jump ship. Howard will bow out in 12months. Peter Costello will take the reigns. I think Rudd will win 2010. Beyond that I'm not sure, but I think ( Read more... )

Stuff can be sucky.

In recent times, things have been sucky, not for me, but for others and it is sad.

A close friend of mine had a sister with a severe disability and she passed away last month. She was in her early 20s. My friend is struggling with everyday things, with relationships, missing her family in Queensland, and most of all missing her ( Read more... )

Like a good soapie I left you hanging, so here's what happened when both future potential deputy prime minister's came to bathurst ( Read more... )