The best thing about LJ is the way you can stalk people you have only a vague connection to, it definitely appeals to my voyeuristic senses. My latest thing has been reading the LJs of kids still at Ruse. This one is a Year 12, who is actually doing 4 Unit English, in case you couldn't tell from his style of writing:

...now aloai is peeved and ( Read more... )

Go. Here.

Over the October long weekend the most ambitious camping trip yet was attempted. It was risky, due to Tod's (Triangle Of Doom, Camping God, Bringer of Good Weather, Protector from Prosecution for Violation of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974) known dislike of the female sex. So strong were his feelings on the introduction of female campers that ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about getting rid of this LJ for a while, and now I'm pinky-promise contractually obliged to do it. I can't really put my finger on why, other than the obvious fact that I've revealed too much a few times and the general awkwardness of people bringing things up in real life. Anyway I decided in the end to not delete it, there are ( Read more... )

Argh, Apple, take my money already. I spent my whole frigging lunch break trying to buy an iPod nano today, and they were sold out everywhere I tried. I know they're overpriced and the capacity is too small, but holding one in your hand is truly a thing of beauty ( Read more... )

I finally got the last full Pumpkins album, Machina, today ( Read more... )

Aside from the fact that Mark Latham's primary objective is clearly revenge, does anyone really disagree with him? I was a big Latham fan during his leadership, he was enough to let me pass over the faults of the party, so maybe I'm just inclined to see only positives in him.

But on Beazley: he is two-faced, he's always run slur campaigns against ( Read more... )

'At the final whistle, most of the 24,685 fans chanted "U-S-A! U-S-A!" as several players ran off the bench wrapped in U.S. flags. All of the Americans were handed flags, which they then draped on their shoulders or waved to the crowd as fireworks lit the sky.'

America. Subtle like a brickI finally got around to watching Bowling for Columbine. It ( Read more... )

1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )

Today I discovered my sister's school diary, and of course being the cool, school-hating rebel she is, she wrote "Ruse is a whole" on the inside cover. Ahhh, the amusement her stupidity brings ( Read more... )