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In the last couple of weeks, I have joined a Masters troupe of marching girls (having never marched in my life). The organisation that sets the rules for marching has recently decreed that Masters grade marchers (who can be any age over 25 years) must wear trousers instead of the ( Read more... )

When I think that i've sensibled myself into a corner and that I'd have to risk livelihood and limb to really break out of my current mould, it is strangely comforting to realise that, if I really want to, I can sell my house, buy one in a small rural town and live with half the mortgage, on half the income ( Read more... )

20 Years Ago, I...
1) had a short-back-and-sides hair-do, that may or may not qualify as a crew cut, which I wore slicked back with gel
2) only had access to TV and a flush toilet at school and between the hours of 7pm and 8am for 6-8 months of the year
3) was one out of 2 girls at Royal Oak primary who were beginning to develop breasts

15 Years Ago, I ( Read more... )

 Today it hailed while I was driving to work. For at least 5 minutes. October. In Auckland. Argh!
I'm just glad I wasn't driving over the Harbour Bridge at the time.

Today I managed to spill coffee down my cleavage without getting any on my shirt - I can't even SEE my cleavage in this shirt. No gapage whatsoever.
Nothin' but net!

I am in Las Vegas at a conference in a swank hotel, eating the free food and drinking the free booze, and work is done for the day. Doesn't get much better than this. 

A journal article entitled 'All that moves or is inattentive is not ADHD. Beware comorbidities.'

That is all.

Whether some people think at all.
Today I stood and waited 15-20mins while the only person in the Vodafone store in the new Albany mall capable of telling me about roaming gave instruction on how to use their phone to someone who was either too stupid to own a phone, or too precious to read an instruction manual. And said person did not even have ( Read more... )

Guess what I had for lunch? I went out to get a coffee and ended up getting that as well. $7 is a bit pricey when I think about how much it would cost to make, but the problem with roast vegetable frittatas is that they require roast vegetables. Roasting of vegetables Takes Time. I tend to think of roast vegetable frittatas as being a good thing to ( Read more... )