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Of work and painful procedures
Yesterday, I had to replace the shower head in the bathroom, as the old one was well and truly rooted. So guess what the final bit of my dream was about last night? I start off dreaming that I’m...
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom (Review)
This is the first in the series of four historical crime fiction novels involving the hump-backed lawyer Matthew Shardlake. The year is 1537, and Henry VIII is the Supreme Head of the Church. Tho...
Adventures With Reading
Just thought I’d do a brief entry on my reading. I reside with two book cases practically full of books. Some aren’t mine, and I wouldn’t be interested in reading them. However, I’ve split mine i...
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao (Review)
Author: Junot Diaz Publisher: Faber and Faber Genre: Fiction Pages: 335 Thoughts: My mother occasionally sends me books to read, or lets me know of titles that she’s found interesting. Most, I’ll...
Hacked Face
I had a couple of dreams last night, but can only remember part of both. The first had me in the living room. I notice that a chair is in front of where the TV should be. There is a person sittin...
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII (SOME SPOILERS)
Author: David Starkey Pages: 852, including Notes and Index Publisher: Perennial Genre: Biography Thoughts: This is supposed to be a book dedicated to the six very different women that married H...
Graduation Last Night
My graduation from my nursing course last night - managed to catch up with five people I went to TAFE with. It was ok, everything (including the food afterwards) was done in an hour and a half to...
Cages
Last night, I dreamt about being at work. I have to get a couple of bits for a colleague, and as I’m walking back to my department Mike pulls up and opens the door of the car so that I can get in...
Of the numbers 12 and 12
Still no word from that place I went to last week for an interview. I was told I'd be telephoned this week in regards to whether I got the job. But still nothing, and it's 12.05 pm local time. I'...
Childhood's End
Author: Arthur C. Clarke Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 212 Publisher: Del Rey Books Premise:When the Overlords appear over every city on Earth, mankind finds itself agreeing to their few demands....
Interview
This week, I'm waiting on a response to an interview I went to last week. The plus side is that the place is only 20 minutes drive away, and it's in the field I want to work in. The down side is ...
Family birthdays
My cousin, E, had her twenty first birthday recently - she had a long weekend at home from university, and had a party. Quite a few of her friends and some of our family were there. Aside from he...
Three
Three job rejections this week. :( This week's been rather dull otherwise. No real news. Trying to debate on whether or not I should keep reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell or not. I start...
Job applications.
Five job applications sent off today. I'm not feeling too hopeful with any of them. I've sent several off the past few weeks, and have only heard back from one place (a knock-back). It's frustrat...
An Aussie Larikin Was Buried Today
Went to a funeral today, in a small town 167 kilometres away. It's been a long day, I left the house around 11.45 this morning and returned around 6.30 this evening. The funeral was at 3, and I w...
OD refugee
Well, as OD is finally going, I think I'd best try and write more in here. My college course is finished, and aside from a minimum of 20 hours a year of personal development (plus I need to work ...
ODing on online diaries
Granted, this isn't my first online diary. I've tried Livejournal, and to be honest I didn't like the layout. I do keep an Open Diary (but don't post there too often - I have had a diary there on...
Old journal entries
The following entry is an edited version of what I wrote in a heap of journals back in 2002...Originally posted online in October 2007. 24 November 2002: My first diary thing since 1995, so just...
Poetry
This entry was posted online in 2007...I did a creative writing course around 2003, along with a part time business admin certificate. I haven't done any form of poetry since, as I simply don't ...
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