If, like me, you're feeling utterly helpless at the moment, wanting to help but don't know what to do, then here's a start:

The most useful things to donate at the moment are cash and blood:
* Donate to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal by calling 1800 811 700, or by visiting https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp - the minimum ( Read more... )

I was short-listed for the job at Monash, and have an interview during the week of my birthday! What an awesome present that would be :)

Many thanks to traeemery for all the guidance she gave me in writing the application.

I swear it, I feel like I am ( Read more... )

I has a Preppie kid :)

( photos under here )

No particular surprises there, I just wasn't sure which of the top two would come out top!

( Nerd Meme )

Well, here I am back home again, slightly sore dopey but otherwise OK.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes :)

( Details )

Finally it's all happening tomorrow (checks time... yes, still tomorrow...). The faulty gall bladder is being removed. I have to be there at 7am, which is going to be... challenging... as I'm really not a morning person. I should go and pack ( Read more... )

As you all know, I've had... sketchy... paid employment over the last seven years. It's not been such a problem from a financial point of view, however I feel like my brane has gone to mush over that time ( Read more... )

Just in case you missed the details in the discussion in my post a week ago, the details are:

Drinks! 6pm (or earlier, if so, see you there), Friday 16 January
Platform 3 - next to E Richmond train station, Church St, Richmond.

It's happy hour (cheaper drinks) until 8pm we think. We might go off for dinner after that?

EDIT: OK, I've been ( Read more... )

Wow, how fascinating: Self adjusting glasses - at only $27 a pair, they're helping so many in poor countries. What an achievement!