Apparently mum ate no lunch today.

Apparently mum drank a taste of wine.

What is known is that mum fainted.

Whether this is caused by the wine on an empty stomach or something more severe is the question to answer.

Which is the case will have to wait until tomorrow because my father won't take mum to the hospital or to see a doctor, or check to see if ( Read more... )

( Cut for TMI and bodily functions. )

So yesterday I dragged Alex along to the NaNoWriMo kickoff BBQ to hang with a bunch of writer types... and had a blast.

Thankfully he did too :)

It was nice to see everyone, and it was amusing to realise that bar
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Do Candy-Eating Kids Become Criminal Adults?
What parent hasn't used candy to pacify a cranky child or head off a brewing tantrum? When reasoning, threats and time-outs fail, a sugary treat often does the trick. But while that chocolate-covered balm may be highly effective in the short term, say British scientists, it may be setting youngsters up ( Read more... )

Came across these and found them interesting:

Among teens, who's gay is less clear than in past

Who's gay and who's not is less clear than it used to be among today's young people - and that's complicating how researchers conduct studies on the sexual behavior of teens and young adults, a developmental psychologist who studies gays, lesbians, and ( Read more... )

...she scares the crap out of me.

So I go to laurenmitchell 's new years party and all is good - lots of good food and friends and munchkin booty. And met up with cool friends and cool new people - Hi Jin, Anna, Dasha and Sasha! So anyway, at 11 pm I get the phone call

... Mum is going to the hospital on account of having a stroke.

Say what?

Mum is going to hospital ( Read more... )

Scotty's in hospital with a lesion in his neck, Hugh's shattered and BillW's patner passed away. And all in the last 3 days ( Read more... )

Well we voted and the result is in - Howard's out and Australia has a new government. Rudd's Labor.

About damn time.

In other news I may have graduated from university and I just cut my finger.

Yay.

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By AP
31/01/2007 5:30:43 PM

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