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Dear Woolworths ( Read more... ) -
Australia: The Poll
Yes, it’s poll time ( Read more... ) -
A Letter to Australia
[A short note for Australians or easily offended people: you guys know me well enough to know that the following is incredibly tongue-in-cheek, right?]
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Kiefer Sutherland-related things
Time for some 24 commentary! It’s been a while. Firstly, though, I keep seeing ads for ‘Mirrors’ on TV which apparently has Kiefer Sutherland in it and is available to rent from places that rent stuff. Can anyone tell me whether it’s any good? The trailer seems intriguing, but there are plenty of terrible movies with great trailers so I’m still ( Read more... ) -
WA So Far, In A Nutshell
So I figured it was time for a rather less whiny and rather more excited post about how awesome Australia is. I actually considered going back and deleting the previous post, but then decided I didn’t want to go all revisionist history about it and in any case felt I ought to keep it because it’s ‘real’ and is an indicator of the kind of panic I ( Read more... ) -
A call for help, and the Outback Trip That Wasn't.
I’m gonna cut to the chase for this first bit: do any of the Australians or Australia-linked people on my FL know of anyone who is definitely looking for staff and would be happy to take on a 22-year-old Scots girl who has done waitressing, housekeeping, retail, has a national RSA and learns pretty quickly? I don’t care which part of Australia it’s ( Read more... ) -
Labour Day
Today, I learned an important lesson: when staying in a country that has/practices Labour Day (we don't have it in the UK - what the hell is it, anyway?), make sure the day BEFORE Labour Day that you have enough groceries to last you for a 48 hour period. Because if you don't, you will be sad to discover on Labour Day that Woolworths is closed and ( Read more... ) -
Australia!
Just a quick post to say that I'm in Australia now, woo! I didn't get to bed until about 4.30am (combination of late flight + long immigration line + long wait for baggage) and then my body woke up by itself at about 9am, so I figured I may as well roll with that and will see if I feel the need for a nap or early night later. I think my body clock ( Read more... ) -
Sci-Fi Update
You lucky FL - not only am I updating you on Stargate Universe whether you want me to or not, I also have some rather unexpected Red Dwarf news!
First up: apparently the Stargate Universe pilot will include a familiar face in a cameo appearance. You have until the end of this sentence to guess who it is! ( Technically a spoiler, I guess ) -
The Great Clothing Census of 2009
As part of my preparations for going to Australia, I've basically been doing a census of my wardrobe to establish precisely a) what clothes I own, b) what condition they're in and c) whether there's anything else I need to buy before I go over ( Read more... )