CONGRATULATIONS, Americans, on your new President. And THANK YOU for voting for who I believe is the right man for the job. And major respect to those of you who not only cast your own vote but sacrificed your time and energy to mobilise others to do the same. Coming from a country where voting is compulsory, it's easy to forget that getting ( Read more... )

I had my eyes tested last week and unsurprisingly I was told I need glasses. I've thought there was something wrong for a while but I've been reluctant to have my eyes tested simply because I didn't want to be told I need glasses. The Roar game a couple of weeks ago was too much though - the combination of my vision being slightly fuzzy at a ( Read more... )

Slow news day, LJ? Everyone's being very quiet. I have had to spend nearly the entire day doing photocopying and I am dying of boredom. I demand that you entertain me ( Read more... )

Bloody hell. Steve Irwin is dead. I don't really know what to say. I mean, he was a dick in many ways but I have a lot of respect for his conservation work and his rampant individualism. I also respect the fact that he personally, expertly and very cheerfully broke into my dad's car once because Dad was silly enough to lock his keys in there ( Read more... )