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goodnight irene
I don't think there's anyone still reading this, but on the off-chance, I'm entirely over at DW these days and never log in here anymore ( Read more... ) -
it begins
Last week, my mother - an Australian citizen for over 50 years and an Australian resident for over 60 years - tried to change her address with an official government organisation ( Read more... ) -
australians all...
Yesterday, I went to one of the many rallies for a Tamil family who've been denied refuge (or politically thrown under the bus, take your pick) and are being deported quite viciously back to Sri Lanka ( Read more... ) -
is it too late?
To remind UK folks with the ability to vote to do so?
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thoughts on fortune, wealth, privilege
A friend on DW said that she felt bad about sharing good news; that in her midwestern culture it was considered 'boasting' and that it might be highlighting to others what they don't have ( Read more... ) -
phrases I need to use more
"It’s not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it’s about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism."
― Mary Robinette Kowal
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Yonic: resembling of vulva/labia/vagina
Yonic, from from sanskrit word Yoni
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In answer to a guy sarcastically saying 'So I can never talk to a woman again?' when someone reprimands them for ( Read more... ) -
last day at work
Mostly it's just trying to make sure that everything is cleared off my HD, including passwords and apps and suchlike, and saying goodbye to people ( Read more... ) -
#changethedate
A couple of amusing videos at Junkee about Australia Day. The style of the 'piracy' is particularly funny to Australians because they've been trying to get Australians to stop pirating things the companies wouldn't legally sell us since Day Dot ( Read more... )
