tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56449972026-03-03T09:56:56.489+10:30<center>"clap, clap"<br> <b>move it if you need it...<br> don't forget to feed it...<br> can you picture that?</b></center>jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.comBlogger581125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-71099996828249298362015-09-03T18:09:00.001+09:302015-09-03T18:09:50.351+09:30

Today was odd: 5:30am text message arrives, with the basic jist of... hey, such a shame I didn't bang you last time you were in town8:00am - mild anxiety, but must leave for work11:30 - incoming phonecall, can you work? rains, pours.11:45 - incoming phonecall, hey some mail turned up here for you14:30 - roomie phonecall, hey can you go pick up the memberships? Sure.15:00 - leave work16:30 -

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First, here's part of the email I received in return: "If you are a constituent of another electorate Due to the large volume of emails we receive, your correspondence&nbsp;will not be forwarded&nbsp;to the Premier’s office." So, here is one I penned (the last 4 paragraphs are not mine) quite some time ago, November in fact: &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Dear Mr Baird&nbsp;

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Just tried something I remember my mum had told me and found some random notes on a website about it....&nbsp; - halve a lemon - squeeze half into 1 glass of water - do that again (2 glasses) - pour into your kettle - boil VOILA! Let the kettle cool right down, including the element of course, and empty. If there is any scum left then wipe through with a small amount of bicarbonate of soda and

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If We Don't Dig It Up, Someone Else Will: Coal Giants Argument in Court https://newmatilda.com//2015/04/09/if-we-dont-dig-it-someone-else-will-coal-giants-argument-court No. Just no. &nbsp;It is bad enough that this is a company from outside Australia with such an exposed poisonous, horrendous environmental record, but to say 'nobody is doing anything anyway, someone else will just do it anyway

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-76746550972972705762015-03-20T10:37:00.001+10:302015-03-20T10:37:13.821+10:30

(Originally 'penned' November 9, 2014) Periodically I step back into the corporate world in the form of, well, what I have heard it referred to as is a 'professional temp'. &nbsp;Luckily for me I have a long standing relationship with one particular Company that calls me in when either someone is on leave, it gets to a busy period, or they want to complete a research project. So this week I

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-87578648365210480122015-02-08T21:02:00.001+10:302015-02-08T21:02:25.083+10:30

Each year I write myself a list of things I want to get done... not a new years resolution list, more personal goals that I can monitor and mark off as they are completed. What I just realised is that I am already 25% of the way to my annual savings goal, and this makes me super happy. &nbsp;I put the level UP this year, so that's even better. I usually burn a giant hole in it when I do my big

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-30421382277515028612014-12-11T10:31:00.000+10:302014-12-11T10:31:32.596+10:30

This awesome shopping trolley that I have had and used for a while now, thanks to a delightful friend who picked it up at a yard sale for me, has always seriously needed something to stop smaller things sliding out the side... Awwww.... poor trolley!So naked. Anyhoo, my mother very naughtily cut out the sizing I had measured instead of letting me do it! Naughty mum! So she said she

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-70824612978220961402014-12-07T09:39:00.001+10:302014-12-23T09:20:01.846+10:30

So I've had a few things sitting there in a giant pile being neglected waiting for mending or just general 'that's not quite right' kind of fixing... so have made some headway on that this past week! I'm a big fan of buttons, I can't help but collect a myriad of them wherever I am on this planet. The little memories they bring back to me are just wonderful. &nbsp;So I had used a couple of pieces

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-86768220793952779002014-11-27T09:16:00.002+10:302014-12-11T10:32:14.661+10:30

Just hit UNsubscribe on my current Superannuation Funds email newsletters... I can't say that they haven't tried to be forthcoming in their communications with regards to sustainability and divestment. &nbsp;In fact someone from their sustainability department tried to phone me when I was at work sadly, so could not answer. &nbsp;Ultimately, with the WORLD BANK just announcing it will no longer

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-35091958585932401652014-10-30T12:15:00.002+10:302014-11-08T08:02:23.089+10:30

I ask that you to reject the bill regarding the collection and holding of data from private email and telephone records in Australia, currently being debated in the Lower House. The destructive policies the LNP is introducing every day in the Federal Parliament are creating fear, hatred and confusion amongst the people you are supposed to be serving. &nbsp;I can personally tell you that my

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-68627163403134951282014-10-30T09:52:00.003+10:302014-10-30T09:52:48.486+10:30

I found this book by Hannah straightforward, but uplifting and mostly I thought it would be helpful to many people I know. &nbsp;We don't have to accept being unstable or less organised financially because we earn less. &nbsp;For example, I've always said that I have no pre-conceived notion that I would ever own property. Could that change? Who knows, we shall see. Some quotes from the book: "

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In my recent past I went to see a kinesiologist at the&nbsp;insistence&nbsp;of a Bristanbul beauty. &nbsp;Sadly, the words 'fear', 'anger', 'rage' came up, as well as 'confusion of truth' and 'activism'. "Surrendering to the natural order" may be all well and good, and hey, deep down I do believe that. &nbsp;But at the same time does that discount fighting for what you believe in?! Problem is

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-44413989689493071402014-10-27T10:10:00.002+10:302014-10-27T10:11:27.040+10:30

Talk about going into a time-warp! Yes I dubbed off video footage of some girlfriends and I on a cruise boat in early 1999, amongst other things. Hilarity. One thing was for sure, I was ultimately miserable with my boyfriend at the time. &nbsp;I also dragged out the last remaining box of random stuff (that I know of) in my parents house and have been going through old letters and such. &nbsp

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Hmmm... I still don't know how to react to what I saw last night. Recently I watched the following film about how we are clearly doing things wrong. Peak Oil was only mentioned once last night (by the moderator, the delightful Rod Quantock) and I wonder why we are still managing to ignore this. &nbsp;It's why it infuriates me so much our Government is so backwards when it comes to

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I certainly don't pretend to be an expert by any means on Whitlam, but after hearing people speak about him and learning more about the myriad of things he did for social change during his very very short time in office, I truly wonder where our next great leader will come from. The entire LNP should be hanging their heads in shame right about now. They've been in power a year and all I can

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-29355035886096365482014-10-19T10:14:00.000+10:302014-10-19T10:14:29.352+10:30

Earlier this week I cut up my Woolworths rewards card! &nbsp;It was totally satisfying, I just logged on to the site, cancelled the card, and cut the bastard up! The truth was I was barely using it anyway, I've had a long standing dislike of this organisation for a variety of reasons, but the icing on the cake was the random "Aussie Pride" (yeah right, more like racist) shirt they got

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-56247001148533961632014-10-18T08:13:00.002+10:302014-10-18T08:13:20.987+10:30

I am almost certain there will be little to no media coverage on this day, but I am proud to say that I will include myself in this mission. Today is DIVESTMENT DAY.&nbsp; Some big movers and shakers (ref. ANU and Glasgow University) have recently publicly declared they are divesting their universities away from fossil fuels. &nbsp;I completely applaud this and wrote to the Vice Chancellor of

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-30480521868448601002014-10-17T19:31:00.001+10:302014-10-17T19:31:37.362+10:30

Yes, projects. Or at least... personal challenges. So I've decided I have been way to slack in the reading department AGAIN this year, even though it was again on my annual list to READ MORE BOOKS. &nbsp;Well what a slacker. However, I have devoured two (count them, TWO!) in the last couple of weeks. The first one being&nbsp;Adrienne Langman's "Choosing Eden:&nbsp;The real dirt on the

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-76307710949159792142014-10-11T08:58:00.001+10:302014-10-11T08:58:07.682+10:30

Been busy, busy, busy. Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending my cousins launch of her new book of poetry, an event held as part of Mental Health Week at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide. The book is called Pendulum and is a collection of her poetry. You can read about Kylie's journey by visiting her website at http://kylieharrison.wordpress.com She is a Community Peer Worker who

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&nbsp;Before &lt;&lt;&lt; After &gt;&gt;&gt; Looking a little neater if we don't say so ourselves :) xJ

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So I have a little bit of time up my sleeve at the moment, at least, until next week when I will be doing some temping again. Whilst I was away on my North American jaunt this year, my Dad found MORE boxes of stuff that belonged to me when he cleaned out his computer room. &nbsp;It included a box of old VHS. Some of it is stuff I taped from the teev and some is home video stylings! This is

jet xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526332436659748623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644997.post-41107488451518910252014-10-02T08:52:00.003+09:302014-10-02T08:52:32.396+09:30

So in the name of the word FOCUS and such, I have started putting together the games for the Planet Challenge: Population? You! web phenomenon. &nbsp;It's in beta crappy version so far, so if you find it, good for you :) When I'm happy with it I will share more. &nbsp;I'm trialling getting the format right in my head, and on the page. It will probably change many many times. Suggestions welcome.

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Okay okay so more on THAT tomorrow, however on to what we achieved in the last couple of days... My mum volunteers at an Op Shop called The Caring Place in Morphett Vale, South Australia. It's one of those true op shops too, where you can find stuff for 20 cents. I've managed to spend a whole $7 since I have been helping clean up there. (I cleaned up, cleaning up?!) It's school holidays so it is

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Notes on pertayters - or Potatoes in the Queens' English... - If there's more than one 'eye on the spud you want to plant, cut it in half and allow it to dry out for a day or so. ie. Allow the cut section to form a layer otherwise moisture will get into it and rot once you've planted it and are watering and it just won't grow. - when they start to grow, build a bank of soil around so only a

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Been doing a lot of thinking about social media in the last month or so, sometimes completely avoiding it due to the fact that I had school assignments to finish. &nbsp;Now that's done I've trawled it here and there, catching up on the happenings of friends, reading way too many articles and getting a good giggle out of political cartoons. Several points of note: It occurs to me that you

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