It’s technically still summer as they tacked an extra day onto the month (apparently, it’s the day to propose if you’re a woman)… but I was so cold last night! and it’s still meant to be under 10 again tonight, according to my weather wiget thingy… :\ Good thing the days are still warm…ish.
Apparently, also, I’m off to Woolongong to assist Rish in the collection and payment of a new motorbike. I know it’s red and better than the other one. And also that I’m loaning him money until he sells the ZZR-250. (my airfares to Europe – so need to get cracking on that planning – next week! when I’m at work for more than two and a half days!)
I need a Hello Kitty phone!
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Just finished my first Japanese lesson since year 11 (1999)… it’s starting to come back to me! And I’m feeling so tired, but exciteable… kinda like I’m doing somehting new, but at least I know that I can be capable at it if I keep trying!
The tutor was talking about whether we need to get text books or not – she suggested that if we want to know the grammar etc, then texts are the way to go, and if we just want to travel, phrase books are better. But I’m a nerd/ speech pathologist who NEEDS TO KNOW exactly what each little particle is for… then I can manipulate it more :) I want to control my language, not be restricted. Long way off, I know… but yay!
Oyasumi!
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YOu know how at weddings and other events, the dancefloor can be empty, except for a few little kids bopping away? well, at Jen’s wedding, there were times when there were just four of us out there: Me, Kate (another bridesmaid) and two little brothers. They certainly were showing us the moves:
Reality tv, here I come!
(just wait until the Macarena, Nutbush, Chicken Dance, and the Grease medly pics turn up! *dies*)
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Well, it’s done. My little sister got married, I didn’t cause any deities that may have been out there enough grief to destroy the cathedral over the weekend, and I managed to stay (relatively) sane over the weekend. All things considered, of course.
First question you will have is “PHOTOS!!!?!?!! WHERE ARE THEY?!!?!!” Mine are on my camera which bis on this desk. But Windows 2000 may be my problem. I will have them (probably) this evening, after Rish gets home and I can use his magical new laptop to get them off the camera, and then upload them to my Facebook account. And others will likely start to appear also. If there is good tagging done, I will manage to stumble across these, and will of course steal the good ones :)
It will be easier to do commentary with the photos. :) So I’ll hold off.
Families are great, but sometimes it’s good that they’re a distance away! Who wants some breathing space? :D
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I have the song “Ducks don’t need Satellites” (the Kate Miller-Heidke version) running through my head, thinking of the suicidal dusck family I saw crossing Adeleaide Avenue late yesterday afternoon. Just infront of The Lodge, two parent ducks, about to lead their gathering of ducklings out onto one of the main roads of Canberra. Like one of those parental murder-suicide plots?
Anyway. Ducks need to find slightly better places to cross the road. I know I know, maybe the lawns at Parliament House were looking particularly moist and nicer to be at than the Lodge, but the direct route is not always the best.
Other scary things on the road… Today I drove by an overturned car on the Parkway to Tuggeranong… with driver still inside and emergency crews arriving just as I crept past. Ugh.
But petrol’s cheap at the moment…. filled up for 120.5 cpl. Excellent since we’re heading to Newcastle on Friday for “the wedding”… but it might mean more of the crazies in general… *hides*
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