Well, other than covering my kitchen in a thin layer of pumpkin puree (and I mean the entire kitchen including the floor, the splashbacks, the counter-tops, the fridge door - I've got to work out an easier way of get it blended), it appears my first attempt at pumpkin soup was mostly a success. It's too thin because I put too much stock in and ( Read more... )

Whee! Just whee!

I love the Barossa.

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Telstra is going to die. So I had an appointment scheduled for the technician to come and check the line today. I ended up taking the day off work on personal leave because I had a scheduled time of "between 1 and 5pm" and it ended up being easier to take a sickie (helped by the fact that I did wake up this morning with a headache and a neck spasm ( Read more... )

Sorry - lost your e-mail when the laptop got stolen but NZ Holiday photos are up on Facebook. Finally! Happy for you to nick any and all of them.

I totally love iPhoto 09 and it's upload facility. It's SO EASY!

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From Stephen J. Pyne in Voice & Vision ( Read more... )

Mmm, currently pondering the ethics/sensitivities of providing fashion advice to tranvestites (or possibly transgender - not sure at which point along the scale s/he identified her/himself). On the one hand: s/he has probably got more than enough to deal with, what with the whole gender identity crisis issue and probably having to deal with a whole ( Read more... )

Really, since about 10am all I've been able to do is giggle. What on earth are they thinking? They do know women have the vote, right? Because we know how the women of Australia LOVE Tony Abbott ( Read more... )

Well, my pre-science worked. I said, anything the Federal government wants to announce that's embarrassing should be announced right now, while the Liberal party self-immolates spectacularly ( Read more... )

So, you know, not normally one for getting involved in the XP angst. It probably explains why I'm so bad at getting involved in the angst is that my reaction to today's news is "where the heck did he get the TIME ( Read more... )

There's a new Pratchett! In 10 days! Waah - refuse to do hardback, but I want it so much....

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