These are, without a doubt, my favourite Australian animal. No other creature is so fascinating to me- everything about them is wonderful. From their distinctive laugh to their interesting & complex social structure, to their love of play, to their funny little faces- they are the animal that made me fall in love with Australia.

( Come see the Kookaburras! )

My apologies for not updating lately; it has been a stressful couple of weeks ( Read more... )

It is hard to be far away. It doesn’t matter if the distance is that of an ocean, or a difference in belief, or the threshold of death- separation is hard ( Read more... )

Okay, this is my last post for the evening, time for a general update ( Read more... )

Here is another review I did for Seventh Scent, for a perfume called Beyond.

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I recently placed an order for a 4ml bottle of "Rose Red" perfume (and I just had to have that star-shaped bottle!) at Seventh Scent; it arrived right away- thank you Maria! There was also a lovely surprise gift inside the package: a pink atomizer bottle of "Beyond ( Read more... )

These are the first set of reviews I did for Seventh Scent; thought you guys might enjoy reading them. This is a fun company, and the frangrances are low-priced and shipping is low priced as well. You can order small samplers- 1ml in either individually or in 4, 6 or 13 scent packages, and you can get larger bottles (4ml) and lotions. I will be ( Read more... )

April 26 1986: Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, 80 miles north of Kiev, Ukraine.

April 27th & 28th 1996: Martin Bryant slaughters 35, wounds 22 at Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia.Normally I don't use this journal for political & social commentaries; I have other places where I rant & rave. But these are big events that shaped the world ( Read more... )

You guys ever hear of "Fish Tycoon"? This is a seriously awesome sim game. I discovered it by accident yesterday as I searched for celebrity skins for The Sims 1 (must have handsome celebs for my newly single Rachael Sim to date ( Read more... )

The Kookaburra is still here, and doing a bit better. The lower eyelid is still swollen and puffy, and the eye is tearing but the eyeball itself is still in perfect shape. He is beginning to have normal-ish poops, thanks to the hydrating & force feeding. For two days I had him on a slurry of Wombaroo insectivore and high protein baby cereal, ( Read more... )

Diana, the adorable little reigning princess of Pademelon joeys had to be put to sleep ( Read more... )