Have just explained to the office just how much of a geek I am by laughing out loud watching this while supposed to be working .....

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/07/14/votd-improv-everywheres-star-wars-subway-car/

Anyone interested in hearing a Steve Biddulph talk in Ivanhoe tonight at 7.30 (Tuesday the 11th) is welcome to two free tickets. A. isn't well and I can't go (nothing particularly terrible, I just don't want to leave him at night after being in childcare all day).
Steve Biddulph wrote the classic 'Raising Boys' but this talk is based on his other bestseller 'Secrets of Happy Children'. I went to the Raising Boys night and cannot recommend Steve enough as an engaging, thought provoking, entertaining, approachable parenting guide. Tickets are electronic so comment with your email (or txt me) and I will send them to you.

Cheers, K

I have a spare ticket for Friday's performance at 7. Any takers?

So, my mother's going in for a biopsy thingy because she's had irregular pap smears for the last six months and hasn't responded to the last three months of treatment. Probable cervical cancer. Its survivable (one of the most survivable in fact) but I feel like a terrible human being and a terrible daughter for feeling tired already. Its not the physical realities of taking care of her but the emotional rollercoaster that will ensue. My mother is very skilled at not being where you expect her to be emotionally, nor even being where she tells you she will be. For example she hadn't told me what was happening for her until two days ago because 'every time I tried there was always something happening for you'. Like we're in competition for who has the most emotional shit. I am trying so hard not to take responsibility for too much, and I am truly sorry for her that she has to go through this process and want to be sympathetic, but she is not the kind of person who will make it easy or straightforward for herself or those around her. It is just so difficult (and so often difficult) to navigate the difference between what she wants, what she says and what she does.

Can't believe I'm posting again so soon, you can tell Aiden's away...its like a flood that comes after a drought! (Probably neither can you!)

I'm starting a ning.com discussion site with my Year 12 English Language students and I really really *really* need a copy of that grammar nazi avatar thingy, because I cannot think of any more appropriate icon to show these students in this context!! I just gotta show them I can has a sense of humour and a bit of net cred.

Anyway, anyone know where I can snurch/link to a copy without just 'borrowing' it?
(I have become very finicky about copyright and such lately...)

Court date set for 15th Sept (a Monday, 9.45 am!) in Melbourne. Just to be difficult I think. Custody & Property together (saves lawyers fees I hope). X is asking for full custody (but Jan suicide attempt and lack of employment will supposedly make this not happen. Oh gods, how I need that to be true.)
Phone calls and emails appreciated. Spinning my wheels a bit. Forgive me if I don't make it to Melbourne often over the next few months, money and time and 'get up and go' kind of an issue atmo. :}
Love to you all (hello pretty lady in Upwey!) Do you guys need a nappy bag? Very sexy, hardly used, lots of pockets and groovy features!

SO he's gone.
Taken the couch etc and all we have left to fight over is the custody stuff.

How did we get to the point where all we have left is something to fight over?

Hello all! Long time, no post!
This is an opportunistic post, you may be required to do something!

[begin plug]
I raise funds for South African women who have been infected with Aids and have no other means of support. Often they are rejected by family and friends because of the disease and struggle to feed themselves and their children (let alone buy any medicine!). To do this raising of funds I sell cute little beaded badges that they make. The cost of the badges is $4.50 and of this dollars goes straight into the women's hands.

At the moment I have recieved some really cool dragons in a range of colours (as shown in the attached pictures) and I thought some of you might like one/be a good target :)


They are very light and can easily be posted. If you would like one, or even if you'd like to take ten and sell them to your friends and workmates!, please email me at 'my real name' at ncable 'dot' net 'dot' au or comment here to arrange the transfer of hostages! Thank you for your time and interest!

PS I have non-gamer designs too - flags, footy colours (ugh!), cute animals and all sorts of things. I can even get custom made ones - minimum order of twenty though!
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Well, seems to be on from the organiser's point of view! I just got the following email ( thanks for your submissionCollapse ) which mentions the same kind of "we haven't had an event submission system before, and this one's not really working yet either but we're getting on to it" feel to it.

I found the event submission form at http://www.genconoz.com/?m=162

So are people excited about Gen COn Oz?
Are we going? Are we submitting events? Are we bringing our A game?