At what point does Christmas stop being about individual consumerism and start being about deeds of goodwill toward mankind in general ( Read more... )

Bloody Peter Lang. If you're reading this and feel like making me VERY happy, get thee to Alannah Hill and buy me a pair of Peter Lang earrings and a certain necklace. If you don't know which ones, call and ask! Or just slip me $200 (earrings) and $160 (necklace) on the QT and I'll go buy them myself. It just feels WRONG to spend that much money on ( Read more... )

Five good things ( Read more... )

The Cat Empire's new cd. Playing it VERY loudly while doing house stuff is a good way to get house stuff done ( Read more... )

So one of the girls on the op-shopping blog I like (http://melb-opshopping.blogspot.com/) suggests that every day you should be able to name five good things. I feel that this would be a challenge while knowing damn well once I got started I'd probably get to fifteen. I don't think ( Read more... )

Kirtan is a good thing ( Read more... )

OH, the glories of youtube. Found a couple of fantastic clips; one is Dr. Suzuki in action with a bunch of kids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1dzQlCWLvYRead more... )

You may feel like you are free falling, with both family and professional concerns looming in the background. They dont have to be big concerns either, even those small niggly ones can unnerve and unsettle you. It's time to get crystal clear about what you want and of course what you don't want. Any Full Moon family issues should be handled ( Read more... )

An interesting state of affairs occurs for you and it may feel that your plans have been thwarted right now but what you should focus on is that the setback could actually work in your favour (in some way). What transpires over the coming weeks could actually lead you in to a much better position than you find yourself in right now. Try to adopt a ( Read more... )

Eff. Why do I get dumped with many crap and time consuming ballet jobs with the expectation that they will immediately become my highest priority? Cutting music takes HOURS. HOURS. Typing a programme with every child's name in a highly specific order and typesetting the FUCKING thing so it actually looks decent also takes HOURS. Oh, and because I ( Read more... )