Last night we had our friends over for dinner. Well, for pizza and drinks, but *I'm* calling it dinner. I've recently re-connected with a uni friend who has been living overseas for a few years and amazingly, we've totally clicked the same way we did back then ( Read more... )

I'm not really all that interested in politics most of the time. But with the Federal Election happening over the past 5 weeks, I've certainly sat up and taken some notice. I've agonised over who to vote for, and been swayed by just about every televised interview, personal opinion and piece of political junk mail I've seen ( Read more... )

This weekend C and I went up to the farm to visit my mother. It is her birthday on Monday so I decided we'd give her a present and another gift - we'd cook dinner ( Read more... )

So C's uncle is very unwell, and his parents really want to see him. His dad in particularly is very upset because they think he might die soon. So we're going to go to Townsville this weekend. I've got 3 days off work next week so hopefully we can make it up and back by the time I have to go back on Thursday ( Read more... )

I really love Sundays. Especially ones like today. After what seems like weeks of overcast weather, the sun is out! Granted, it's not exactly WARM, but seeing the sun makes me want to run out on the lawn and stretch my face skywards for a while. Like a big flower ( Read more... )

Mum visited this weekend. I love Mum Visits. She does spontaneous bits of housework, chivvys me out of bed early to go for walks, gives me endless family gossip and insists on paying for everything. She really is the best ( Read more... )

You know why I don't LJ any more? Because I barely have time in my life to scratch my ass. Nice image, I know, but hey. I've also started a 'real me' blog, one that I can share with my family and friends more comfortably ( Read more... )

Five weeks since my last post - dear dear. I really do prefer Twitter these days though, which is strange when blogging was such a huge part of my life for so long!

Let's see... what's been going on ( Read more... )

My boyf's mother is having an operation today to remove the screws from her titanium leg rod thing. Sounds painful. Want to send her something nice (and cheap, and doesn't involve me going to the post office) and can't get past the idea of a lame e-card. Anybody?
Maybe an online gift card? Hmmm.