Two weeks ago, I read a friend of my brother's - and now it seems my friend too... connections are so exciting - first novel. I can honestly say, it was gripping and exciting writing. The story itself was charming, as were the characters - whom I really did feel I wanted to continue to know and explore - but intriguingly it was almost like a dream ( Read more... )

It may surprise some of you, that I have an extremely dirty mouth. I also am a free upholder of the Steven Fry school of thought, saying that those with potty mouths generally are, in fact, the enthusiasts of language - in that they understand the art of language play and words. It can also be noted that since moving in with me, one of my ( Read more... )

How is it that Bill Henson was cleared of all charges and it went by without my notice? It pisses me off that someone can so easily be defamed and then the pieces not be picked up again and proper apologies made.

I still have things to say, most primary of all, is to those who say it was an issue of consent not the content of the images - this has ( Read more... )

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Meanwhile, I am astounded by this statistic:

'By 15 years old, a quarter of young Australians will be having sex and at 18 years old about half will be sexually active.'
- Janine Sim-Jones, 'Safe Sex: Are We Getting the Message?', The University of Melbourne Voice, Vol 1, No 19, 26 November - 10 December 2007, p.4

Am I the only one amazed that it is ( Read more... )

It seems that sometimes the people you think are most volatile in life end up alright unexpectedly, and then some people you thought were stable are the ones crying behind locked doors... The ones you thought would be infinitely interesting are stuck in a life route that they perceived themselves to be stuck in, and the ones that were plodding each ( Read more... )

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So, without doubt, one of my favourite poems to this day still remains William Carlos Williams' This is just to say:

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so coldBut perhaps my more favourite thing is the response this specific poem has derived ( Read more... )