I've seen the post about the new LJ friends page in beta.
I must say that if that actually goes ahead I'll not be able to use LJ any more. I guess I'll still cross post.
I can't read my friends pages on that though.
Here's some more info on itMy internet does not run fast enough for it. I can't do pages with lots of java script. They just don't ( Read more... )

Here are a couple of in depth articles on the PACE Trial in the UK. I have a lot I want to say about it but I just can't find the words. I'm angry about it. Really angry and it makes me feel sick the way this shit is being mishandled and the ridiculous stories that were printed in Newspapers ( Read more... )

I've had a huge amount of problems with my computer this evening but Ruth has got most of it working. Can't access the external drives though which is where all my fest stuff is living. I mean we can access them on Ruth's computer it's just the front USB ports on my computer have gone again. Stupid machine is dodgy and nothing holds them in except ( Read more... )

Today was tough. My joints were really painful and I had to move terribly carefully because it felt like they would get much worse if I didn't ( Read more... )

*sigh* we don't have enough money left to cover the bills, dog boarding and petrol so we're going to have to use some of the stuff we saved for the mattress ( Read more... )

Today I am grateful for the sound of rain on a tin roof ( Read more... )

I am grateful for the fact that I was able to get my back back to a slightly more stable position. I hate wondering which move is going to cause it to finally go. I wouldn't be able to drive into Bathurst to go to a doctor if it did ( Read more... )

Today we got $800 worth of electricity bill (half of it is from the first quarter of the year that they just decided to send us and both due in 10 days) and then the car battery died and we had to replace it. So $150 there. That's $950 when we only get paid $800 a month. Right before my birthday weekend. Didn't get all the extra stuff I wanted to ( Read more... )

I had many, many things to link to and talk about but then we had a black out and Chrome lost all my tabs. Sad now. Much sad ( Read more... )

The Business Council says cuts to disability services and foreign aid should be considered as alternatives to the flood levy.

I can't even....

make sure that there aren't people currently incentivised to be on disability pensions who really would be much better off going back to work, even if it is only part-time or less rigorous work ( Read more... )