Tomorrow we are having a surprise birthday party for Nori. I haven't bought a present yet. Aaaah. I'll hop to the shop and get something tomorrow. I just kept kind of thinking: it can wait until next week. But now his birthday is here and I have nothing. Aaaaah ( Read more... )

An English Version of the Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Study
Something that I just cannot find. If YOU have connections, help me!!

Biggest disco ball in the worldHas a 4m diameter and is currently on sale. Alcazar is selling it so if you are interested then please check out their website. Prices are not listed so you will need to email the ( Read more... )

After having only 2 hours of sleep the night before...and then running for 30 minutes last night...I feel totally rested now. Last night's sleep was just what the doctor ordered ( Read more... )

I am amidst a sea of transcriptions, a report, and preparing a talk that I have to give next week.

I'm not very hungry today...but I have a special curry for myself that I bought as a treat so I'm going to eat that for dinner tonight.

Back to my grindstone.

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Today is my most scholastic day of the week but somehow I feel at my liveliest. Since staying up all night in Shinjuku on Friday and Saturday night...and then sleeping on a pretty average (but I did have more room than the poor guy next to me who had way too much luggage to be travelling comfortably) bus...and then watching DVDs late at night...my ( Read more... )

Ok so besides getting to see War Of The Worlds a whole DAY before it being released in Australia last night...Hector and I were in a movie theatre reminiscent of 1960s Prime Cinemas. Like...we're talking the kind of cinemas our parents met at, went to dates in, made out in the back row, had fights in, spilt popcorn down their polka-dotted one-piece ( Read more... )

So for the next 3 weeks I am on a Brett-appointed holiday! I will still be going to my lessons on days that I am in Naruto, I will still be teaching my English Conversation classes, and I still have one tape transcription that I have to do...but basically when I'm not in Naruto I won't be stressing over these things - which I think can only be a ( Read more... )

"We forgive Japan, we forgive North Vietnam, we forgive Germany."
Wayne Pope

How nice of him.

And how thoughtful of him to use the pronoun 'we' as if all allies feel the same way...because I do so love to feel included in such a rednecky statement.

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Lots and lots of work to do this...but then mega-time-off!
Back to it, then...