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Tell Me What You Really Think
The Life, Times and Loves of A Girl From The Rainy City.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night...
21 January 2010 @ 10:22 pm
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01 January 2010 @ 11:59 pm
I decided I'm going to have a go at a photo-a-day project this year. I take photos most days anyway, and I thought it would be interesting for me if no-one else. I've created a seperate journal specially, which you can find at ![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
thephotoempire if you're interested in following along.
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This journal is mostly smoke and mirrors. This entry was originally posted at my Dreamwidth journal.
thephotoempire if you're interested in following along.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
This journal is mostly smoke and mirrors. This entry was originally posted at my Dreamwidth journal.
01 December 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Mum and I were in my car, and I was playing Jeff Martin's Live in Dublin album. The conversation went thusly:
Mum: Who's this?
Me: Oh, it's that bloke we went to see last weekend, Jeff Martin.
Mum: He's got a lovely voice.
Me: Oh yes.
Mum: Sounds a lot like Michael Buble, doesn't he?
Me: *dying inside* Only in that they're both Canadian. They're not even from the same world, much less the same part of Canada.
That's right, you heard it here first... Jeff Martin and Michael Buble - pretty similar, really. *headdesk*
Mum: Who's this?
Me: Oh, it's that bloke we went to see last weekend, Jeff Martin.
Mum: He's got a lovely voice.
Me: Oh yes.
Mum: Sounds a lot like Michael Buble, doesn't he?
Me: *dying inside* Only in that they're both Canadian. They're not even from the same world, much less the same part of Canada.
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That's right, you heard it here first... Jeff Martin and Michael Buble - pretty similar, really. *headdesk*
06 November 2009 @ 09:55 pm
Turns out when you blanch purple cauliflower in preparation for freezing, one ends up with green cauliflower and purple water :(
09 October 2009 @ 03:53 pm
In lieu of real content, since I's sick, again, check out my purple cauliflower!
26 August 2009 @ 11:38 am
Three years ago today, I met an amazing man. (Actually, the whole truth is that three years and one week ago today I met an amazing man, and three years ago today we spent our first day together). I'm not sure I can enunciate clearly enough just how much better my life is with him in it, but it's lots.
So, <lj user="teflon2000">, thank you for another lovely year, and here's to very many more. xx
So, <lj user="teflon2000">, thank you for another lovely year, and here's to very many more. xx
11 August 2009 @ 05:38 pm
Heh.
Yeah, hopefully I'm well enough to go back to work tomorrow, 'cos I'm starting to drive myself mad!
Yeah, hopefully I'm well enough to go back to work tomorrow, 'cos I'm starting to drive myself mad!
29 June 2009 @ 03:34 pm
25 May 2009 @ 04:08 pm
I'm finally getting around to publishing some of the posts I made during my trip last year, and actually writing up some of the other stuff. I doubt they'll be in order, and I'll cut them because they're long and have photos. I did ask last year about setting up a filter so you didn't have to read them if you didn't really care, but I'm sorry, I can't lay my hands on that post to set it up, so scroll on by if you don't care. I'll be posting them one a day so as not to drown everyone's f-lists.
02 May 2009 @ 11:50 am
18 April 2009 @ 06:49 pm
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Of course, I say what I did instead, but obviously, what I really mean is what
teflon2000 did instead, while I mostly wandered around taking photos of things, and occasionally holding onto things and generally trying to pretend I'm useful. But you know, same thing from a distance ;)I'm Feeling: 
tired
tired12 March 2009 @ 04:41 pm
When we were in Northern Ireland last year, we were quite shocked to see the chief constable on tele calmly explaining how the various paramilitary groups were currently vying to be the first to kill a policeman. Seems the Continuity IRA now hold that dubious honour, as they have claimed the murder of Stephen Carrol, a policeman shot dead from behind in an unmarked patrol car. This two days after the Real IRA shot and killed two soliers, leads to some pretty serious unease about the stability of the peace accords. I was, then, please dto see in today's paper that Belfast held a kind of silent vigil, both sides standing together, to denounce the actions of these paramilitary groups. I hope they mean it.
I will write more about this and my experiences in Northern Ireland when I get around to writing up my trip journal, as I definately have more to say. Such a beautiful country, so very, very badly broken.
I will write more about this and my experiences in Northern Ireland when I get around to writing up my trip journal, as I definately have more to say. Such a beautiful country, so very, very badly broken.
06 March 2009 @ 09:23 pm
Dear Earth,
You know, I feel like Victoria's been through enough in the last few weeks, without you throwing earth tremors at us too.
Also, I'm not really sure Queensland needs a cyclone just now either.
So stop. Just... stop. What is this - natural disaster month?
Love,
Me.
ETA - 4.7 magnitude 96km SE of Melbourne... eek.
You know, I feel like Victoria's been through enough in the last few weeks, without you throwing earth tremors at us too.
Also, I'm not really sure Queensland needs a cyclone just now either.
So stop. Just... stop. What is this - natural disaster month?
Love,
Me.
ETA - 4.7 magnitude 96km SE of Melbourne... eek.
05 March 2009 @ 10:29 pm
Under the cut is a short video of Riley etting his tablet...
( He's so cute...Collapse )
Since the embed seems to be screwey, you can also see it here.
( He's so cute...Collapse )
Since the embed seems to be screwey, you can also see it here.
05 March 2009 @ 01:11 pm
teflon2000 had an early start yesterday morning, and left before I got out of bed. Which meant that he wasn't on hand to help give Wonder Cat his antibiotics. I figured I could always ring mum is needs be, but thought I'd give it a go on my own.There's a stool in the kitchen that I use when I'm cooking, as soon as I picked up the tablets off the shelf he ran into the kitchen, leapt up on the stool and purred at me. Interesting. So I thought I'd just try holding the tablet out to him on my hand, like we do with treats. He sniffed it, licked it, then et it. My cat really *is* self-medicating. He did it again for
teflon2000 last night, and again this morning.I really hope he doesn't grow out of all this lovely as he gets older. He's currently curled up on the couch sulking because I won't let him outside.
Here's a litle pic of him playing in his travel cage yesterday...
03 March 2009 @ 08:11 am
Let me tell you about my kitten. He's five months old now, and still a real sweetheart. Little bugger went missing yesterday, and rolled up at sundown with a paw he wouldn't let me touch. Sigh. Trip to the vet.
I got his travel cage out from where I hide it, put it in the living room, opened the lid, and he jumped straight into it. No fighting, biting, scratching, hissing or carrying on. Just walked over, sniffed it, and jumped in. A performance he repeated later for the vet.
Turns out he got in a scrap with another cat or possibly a possum and got bitten just above the paw. Antibiotics are required. Oh goody. Whoever first wrote this had clearly met The Stripes, so I was a bit apprehensive. I picked him up,teflon2000 put the tablet in his mouth, missed a bit and sort of balanced it behind his teeth instead of pushing it down the back of his throat, and Kitten Features makes a bit of a face, then swallows it down.
My kitten puts himself in his cage and medicates himself. We've achieved a nasty vet visit without a single scratch or bite or being hissed at even once. He's such a lovely boy.
ETA - he's now belting around the hallway thwacking something around, having cracked it because I won't let him outside. Doesn't seem to be worrying him too much.
I got his travel cage out from where I hide it, put it in the living room, opened the lid, and he jumped straight into it. No fighting, biting, scratching, hissing or carrying on. Just walked over, sniffed it, and jumped in. A performance he repeated later for the vet.
Turns out he got in a scrap with another cat or possibly a possum and got bitten just above the paw. Antibiotics are required. Oh goody. Whoever first wrote this had clearly met The Stripes, so I was a bit apprehensive. I picked him up,
teflon2000 put the tablet in his mouth, missed a bit and sort of balanced it behind his teeth instead of pushing it down the back of his throat, and Kitten Features makes a bit of a face, then swallows it down.My kitten puts himself in his cage and medicates himself. We've achieved a nasty vet visit without a single scratch or bite or being hissed at even once. He's such a lovely boy.
ETA - he's now belting around the hallway thwacking something around, having cracked it because I won't let him outside. Doesn't seem to be worrying him too much.
24 February 2009 @ 09:32 am
The Upwey fire was controlled overnight, easing the immediate threat, at least for now. We did have a particularly tense moment around 10pm last night, when we heard sirens blare past, and checked to CFA website to discover four units at the Basin-Olinda Road, presumably Wick's reserve again, which is around 1.5km from here, and a much bigger problem to us if it goes up. Within 15 minutes it was marked as a false alarm, fortunately.
So, short version, we're staying alert, but there is no current cause for alarm. Let's hope it stays that way.
So, short version, we're staying alert, but there is no current cause for alarm. Let's hope it stays that way.
23 February 2009 @ 08:35 pm
We're safe. Belgrave is looking pretty sketchy, which is one of my favourite places in Melbourne. The fire front is around 10km away from us, so we're blanketed in smoke, the sky is orange and full of helicopters, but we *should* be safe.
Still, closer than I like it.
Still, closer than I like it.
13 February 2009 @ 02:05 pm
They've caught the bastard responsible for the Churchill fires. I have never been more serious when I say that we could do with taking a leaf out of Tudor England's book, and hang him up somewhere so people can chuck shit at him.
10 February 2009 @ 10:10 am
Riley just brought me in a mouse, a really big dead one. These are usually teflon2000's problem since, despite being pretty much the antithesis of Great Big Girl, I can't deal with them at all. I heard him jingling away and went to see what trouble he was getting into, and there he was ON MY BED with this fuck-off great mouse.
Ring mum. Not home. Ringteflon2000's parents. No answer. Shit shit shit. Don welly boots, rubber gloves and dustpan. Feel like enormous spazzy.
After about 15 minutes of this, he puts it in the bedroom rubbish bin. Ah-ha thinks me. Crisis over. Then he starts to try to remove it through the side. After a little bit of throwing the whole rubbish bin around the room with the mouse still attached, he took it into the ensuite. Now I can't brush my teeth, but at least it's out of the way, andteflon2000's penalty for laughing hysterically at me when I called to ask his advice is to deal with it when he gets home.
Riley's slinking around the place alternating between trying to find his shiny thing, and making big kitten eyes at me. He's in trouble for at least another ten minutes yet, I reckon.
teflon2000's problem since, despite being pretty much the antithesis of Great Big Girl, I can't deal with them at all. I heard him jingling away and went to see what trouble he was getting into, and there he was ON MY BED with this fuck-off great mouse. Ring mum. Not home. Ring
teflon2000's parents. No answer. Shit shit shit. Don welly boots, rubber gloves and dustpan. Feel like enormous spazzy.After about 15 minutes of this, he puts it in the bedroom rubbish bin. Ah-ha thinks me. Crisis over. Then he starts to try to remove it through the side. After a little bit of throwing the whole rubbish bin around the room with the mouse still attached, he took it into the ensuite. Now I can't brush my teeth, but at least it's out of the way, and
teflon2000's penalty for laughing hysterically at me when I called to ask his advice is to deal with it when he gets home. Riley's slinking around the place alternating between trying to find his shiny thing, and making big kitten eyes at me. He's in trouble for at least another ten minutes yet, I reckon.
07 February 2009 @ 03:27 pm
Fuck bushfire season in its stupid arse.
We're okay, and it looks like we'll stay that way, there are fires nearby but they're small and far enough away that as long as the cool change does turn up tonight we'll be fine. It's pretty smoky, but that's the worst of it at the moment. But fuck, this sucks.
ETA: View from my back porch:
We're okay, and it looks like we'll stay that way, there are fires nearby but they're small and far enough away that as long as the cool change does turn up tonight we'll be fine. It's pretty smoky, but that's the worst of it at the moment. But fuck, this sucks.
ETA: View from my back porch:
02 February 2009 @ 09:41 am
I'm so excited. I can breathe. It's not supposed to get any hotter than about 29 today, which will be nice given the three days over 43C last week. My poor veg aren't quite sure what hit them. But mostly seem to have survived, thankfully.
In the latest installment of Bush Week, this was in my front yard this morning...
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In the latest installment of Bush Week, this was in my front yard this morning...
( I cut so I can feel...Collapse )
29 January 2009 @ 12:52 pm
1. Texture By * Lynne, 2. sundried tomatoes, 3. Norwood Junction Station Subway, 4. PURPLE HAZE, 5. Whitlam in Newtown - Tim Freedman, 6. Summer Sangria, 7. Trans-Siberian Railway, China/USSR, 8. Banofee Pie, 9. Ballet Dancers, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver Colorado, 10. Heirloom Tomatoes, 11. CRAZY CAT LADY PLAYMOBIL FROM GROC!!, 12. Talamanca (I) Dedicada a mi amigo PEPE (Jovisur)
The concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.
07 January 2009 @ 05:03 pm
I suspect everything is going to be fine, but there are people who I only really "know" here who I'd hate to lose touch with if anything went pear shaped. I've created http://thepurpleempire.insanejournal.co
01 January 2009 @ 03:51 pm
As usual, the New Year's honours list contains some interesting decisions, but I was very excited to see that Terry Pratchett, OBE, is now Sir Terry Pratchett. Nice one.
28 December 2008 @ 12:31 pm
17 December 2008 @ 01:33 pm
Just a test post to see if I've set up blogging from flickr correctly. These are the first carrots out of our garden - they're supposed to be round - roly poly carrots!
15 December 2008 @ 05:37 pm
Finally. The photos from my recent overseas adventure can be seen here, in easily digested chunks, or here in it's completeness. It's a stonker.
So now I'm done with that, I might actually write something about the trip soon. In order to to avoid boring the socks off the whole world, I'll put it on a filter. Let me know if you're interested in the intricacies of my wandering across the UK, and I'll add you to it :)
So now I'm done with that, I might actually write something about the trip soon. In order to to avoid boring the socks off the whole world, I'll put it on a filter. Let me know if you're interested in the intricacies of my wandering across the UK, and I'll add you to it :)
28 November 2008 @ 10:52 am
So, again, another person stabbed at good old Boronia station. I don't think anyone needs to hear what I think about that, yet again.
In other news, I got into work this morning, and took a trip to the ladies, as one does. There, on the floor in one of the cubicles, was what could only be flakes of pie pastry. This really is a very, very strange place.
Also,monkey_la_femme check out who's playing at the Northcote Social Club on the 18th. Plans are underway. Let me know if you're interested.
In other news, I got into work this morning, and took a trip to the ladies, as one does. There, on the floor in one of the cubicles, was what could only be flakes of pie pastry. This really is a very, very strange place.
Also,
monkey_la_femme check out who's playing at the Northcote Social Club on the 18th. Plans are underway. Let me know if you're interested.25 November 2008 @ 09:08 am
In case anyone's interested, Eat My Garden now appears as a syndicated feed on LJ, here - 
eatmygarden. Why? Well, because I can, really :)
eatmygarden. Why? Well, because I can, really :)24 November 2008 @ 12:47 pm
Million things to do, but since I'm trapped under a snoozing kitten, here, have some cute...
Apparently it's supposed to be a sign he knows his water bowl is his, since this is his favourite toy. I also found it in his food bowl this morning, so I guess he's really driving the point home.
He's currently curled up on my shoulder, fast asleep. Dead as I am from the cute, I'm starving, and there's a week's lunches needs making...
Apparently it's supposed to be a sign he knows his water bowl is his, since this is his favourite toy. I also found it in his food bowl this morning, so I guess he's really driving the point home.
He's currently curled up on my shoulder, fast asleep. Dead as I am from the cute, I'm starving, and there's a week's lunches needs making...
19 November 2008 @ 03:52 pm
Our furry new addition... he's 11 weeks old and adopted me at the RSPCA on the weekend. He's currently licking my nose. We've called him Riley...
( kitten pics - cut so as not to die from cute...Collapse )
And for those of you who can't get enough of the feline cute, you can see the whole set here
( kitten pics - cut so as not to die from cute...Collapse )
And for those of you who can't get enough of the feline cute, you can see the whole set here
I'm Feeling: 
amused
amused13 November 2008 @ 03:59 pm
I'm not sure if I've really got into my recent obsession with vegetable gardening here yet or not. I'm sure I've mentioned the other blog before, but I don't know I've really got into it.
I think it all probably started withteflon2000's mum and her plum sauce. That, and buying a house with a beautiful garden. And an empty vegetable patch. Anyone who knows me even slightly will no doubt be amused at the thought of me clomping round the back yard in my wellies poking things and muttering about water. Believe me, no one is more amused than myself. But I'm really, *really* enjoying it.
My hands hurt too much right now (bloody weather...) to make me really want to retype the contents of the other blog, so if you're interested in the finer points, please have a squiz over there. I'm very impressed that blogger have finally implemented a reading list too by the way.
I think it all probably started with
teflon2000's mum and her plum sauce. That, and buying a house with a beautiful garden. And an empty vegetable patch. Anyone who knows me even slightly will no doubt be amused at the thought of me clomping round the back yard in my wellies poking things and muttering about water. Believe me, no one is more amused than myself. But I'm really, *really* enjoying it.My hands hurt too much right now (bloody weather...) to make me really want to retype the contents of the other blog, so if you're interested in the finer points, please have a squiz over there. I'm very impressed that blogger have finally implemented a reading list too by the way.
I'm Feeling: tired
tired20 October 2008 @ 12:13 am
10 June 2008 @ 04:12 pm
22 May 2008 @ 03:12 pm
Is there anyone in Sydney who could nab me a copy of the Whitlams CD that's going to be free with the Telegraph in Sydney this Saturday? I can get the Tele here, but not the freebees, and I wanna, wanna, wanna this CD!!! Please? Anyone? For a random Melboune-based favour of your choice? Or you know, chocolate? Or something?
I'm Feeling: 
desperate
desperate19 April 2008 @ 10:38 am
Ten years is a bloody long time. Christ, ten years ago I was eighteen, weighed roughly the same as or slightly less than an average person, was disgustingly healthy, and cried in the front row of the Weddings, Parties, Anything farewell show at the Hallam Hotel.
When I saw the poster up in Richmond announcing that the Weddo's were doing a ten year reunion tour, I refused to move from the spot until MtB promised we'd go. And go we did, on Friday night. The intervening ten years appear to have been much kinder to them than to me. Having said that, it was as if ten years had just fallen away. Sure, we were at the Corner, not the Hallam, the bloke standing next to me wasn't a deadshit, and god knows I've changed, but just for a couple of hours, you could believe they'd never gone away.
( A few photos - what's the good of being right at the front if you don't wield the camera?Collapse )
Looking forward now to the 15th anniversary tour... hahaha. Oh, and I managed not to cry this time, even though they did play '"For A Short Time'...
When I saw the poster up in Richmond announcing that the Weddo's were doing a ten year reunion tour, I refused to move from the spot until MtB promised we'd go. And go we did, on Friday night. The intervening ten years appear to have been much kinder to them than to me. Having said that, it was as if ten years had just fallen away. Sure, we were at the Corner, not the Hallam, the bloke standing next to me wasn't a deadshit, and god knows I've changed, but just for a couple of hours, you could believe they'd never gone away.
( A few photos - what's the good of being right at the front if you don't wield the camera?Collapse )
Looking forward now to the 15th anniversary tour... hahaha. Oh, and I managed not to cry this time, even though they did play '"For A Short Time'...
30 March 2008 @ 07:19 pm
Oh, Issy. What have you done? Brisbane don't even *need* a freaking centre.
27 March 2008 @ 04:15 pm
Good thing: Nearly home time.
Bad thing: Socks are still drying on my filing cabinet from the torrential downpour this morning.
Yep, it's barefoot at work day :)
Bad thing: Socks are still drying on my filing cabinet from the torrential downpour this morning.
Yep, it's barefoot at work day :)
24 January 2008 @ 08:57 am
22 January 2008 @ 05:20 pm
You are 94% English.
Congratulations! You may now take your place as a subject of Her Majesty.
"And did those feet
In ancient times,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
In England's pleasant pastures seen?"
Well, no, but it's a cracking good tune.
How English are you?
Create a Quiz
14 January 2008 @ 09:57 pm
In case anyone's interested, I have created a new journal to deal with the fighting-based stuff, rather than bore those who aren't interested here. You could find it at isibealfights.
isibealfights.25 November 2007 @ 10:08 pm
More later. News in brief...
*Innilgard good fun.
*Here endeth the Year of the Rat
*Innilgard good fun.
*Here endeth the Year of the Rat
31 October 2007 @ 05:50 pm
25 September 2007 @ 09:33 am
07 September 2007 @ 08:47 am
So, I'm not sure exactly what it says about me that I find The Chaser giving APEC hell the funniest thing ever.
But I do. And I make no apology for it, either :D
Edit: Hai you guys, so not funny *snerfle*
But I do. And I make no apology for it, either :D
Edit: Hai you guys, so not funny *snerfle*
03 September 2007 @ 10:36 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepurplee
Rowany 25 photos. Too tired. More later.
wenchilada, there's a few of the ceremony, grab 'em if they're any good for you :)
Rowany 25 photos. Too tired. More later.
wenchilada, there's a few of the ceremony, grab 'em if they're any good for you :)