Update: Point (1) has been modified slightly. An AusWomBlogCon? (Ideas for a proper name rather than an abbreviation are welcome!) Yes, I’ve talked about this before (in this post – in the comments) but guess what? This time I’m serious. So serious in fact I need to make a decision in the next 36 hours…
I will be embarking next month on my first ever fun run: specifically, the Eltham Fun Run 2009. As I’m not in the shape I once was I thought, oh, I’ll dip my toe in slowly, do the 5km and see how that goes. Then maybe sometime in the future I’d give the 10km a…
Notes: 1) That is Riley’s first ever tie ($10 off ebay!) 2) He arrived at the party with a bandaid across his bottom lip. It seems he wanted to try his hand at shaving before we left home, just like dad does… 3) All the kids were so gorgeous as they danced the ‘Tic Toc…
{As you’ll see, this post is largely derived from the past week of different status updates on Twitter. Which is ironic really, as this blog was supposed to be my diary of sorts; the written chronicle of the ins-and-outs of my life. However that mantle is gradually being taken by Twitter. Is this bad? Lazy? Or neither?…
My reading pile is getting smaller and smaller, isn’t it? This week I’m focusing on this above book, the O. Henry Prize Stories from 2003. I deliberately sought it out this past weekend because it contains one of my favourite – if not the favourite – short stories ever, ‘The Thing in the Forest’ by…
This post should start with a story about hair-dye. Then again maybe it should start with something about death. But death talk is hardly original and, chronologically speaking, the part about the hair-dye comes last. So let’s talk first about age. ****** In two months, I will be thirty one. This time last year…
I’m taking you back to February 21st 2007 today. My mother was staying (she’s shooting the video). That’s her bed on the lounge room floor we’re sitting on. Although Riley took his first steps the week before, this was the moment it all came together. Yes, we get rather excited. You might want to adjust…
This is a big day, people. Big for me, at least. I’ve been thinking of this project (cooking it up, deliberating the pros and cons, anticipating feedback – good and negative) for almost a year now. Submissions will be open up until 31st December, so there will be a far bit of time for me…
I’m writing a poem at the moment that has the word ‘gossamer’ in it. I wondered what Flickr had to offer for someone doing a Creative Commons search for it. Here are some examples below. The links back to their sources should be embedded within the images (tell me if they aren’t working):
