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Note added to Watch Melrose Place:
Five seasons down. Now I have no more Melrose Place to watch at the moment as the last two seasons aren’t on general sale, though I may source online rarities to try to meet m...(more)
2 days agoNote added to Watch the sunrise:
This would be lovely from Charles Bridge, Prague. I'll try to get up in time!
6 days agoPhoto added to Learn how to plait my own hair:
My favourite hipster learning academy (the same one that taught me to do cryptic crosswords) had a brief course in hair braiding. I learnt to do a French braid and a waterfall...(more)
Photo added to Get back into making mixtapes:
The mixtape of mixtapes, at the Melbourne Mixtape Exchange. In return I picked up a mix of modes of travel.I also recently finished the Living Together mix - but I can't give ...(more)
Photo added to Find a film critic I can trust:
Film Criticism 101 at Laneway Learning. I even got a gift for being the one to suggest the class - my request was "How to Find the Right Film Critic for You" and now I have a ...(more)
Photo added to Play giant chess on the Pavement Chess Corner:
My first proper game with my dad. It took over two hours and he gave me lots of hints. Of course he still won comfortably!We've since had one more, that was a little quicker, ...(more)
Photo added to Play giant chess on the Pavement Chess Corner:
The chessboard is etched in the pavement on a big corner in the city in Melbourne and sometimes has giant chess pieces on it with people playing. In fact it often used to, but...(more)
Photo added to Clear my skin:
I bought some cleanser, (sampled) toner and moisturiser for my face from Lush, an organic cosmetic shop in Melbourne. I had a consultation where we tried various products and ...(more)
Photo added to Use my personalised soup mug regularly:
I've been using it a lot lately for my homemade soups so I can check this off!
Photo added to Donate blood:
The donation itself went fine. It did hurt a little when the needle went in, but really no big deal. It took longer than expected due to perhaps not having as much water as I ...(more)
Note added to Donate blood:
I did it!I’ve been preparing for a month this time, after a previous attempt was unsuccessful, so was nervous for two reasons:1) the obvious, new experience, needle, will it ...(more)
one month agoPhoto added to Walk through a corn maze:
I went to the Enchanted Maze Garden in Arthur's Seat an hour out of Melbourne. The main attraction was a hedge maze, and I made my way through it. There were some wrong turns,...(more)
Note added to Make ice cream from scratch:
I made Gwyneth Paltrow's Banana "Ice Cream" It doesn’t have much (fake) milk so it tastes mostly like banana. Nice, and certainly very different. Not quite ice cream.http://ww...(more)
one month agoPhoto added to Use my personalised soup mug regularly:
The mug is a custom Continental mug I got from collecting enough of their packet soup packages and says "vampire slayer". I love it but don't use it all that much and when I s...(more)
Photo added to Send a secret to PostSecret:
With the PostSecret event coming up, I wanted to make my secret in advance. Eventually I thought of something - a photo I had which didn't show what I looked like but was rela...(more)
Note added to Buy a lottery ticket:
I won! Well, I won in the lowest division - I won $13.60, and since the ticket of 12 games cost me $11.15 that comes to a profit of $2.45. Not bad for a one-off. I don't plan ...(more)
2 months ago
Note added to Buy a lottery ticket:
I bought a ticket today, 12 games for tomorrow's draw. I was considering using the numbers from Lost but decided to let the machine choose the numbers. This was really no big ...(more)
2 months agoPhoto added to Make a pie on Pi day:
My cherry lattice pie looks like something a child made all by themselves!
Note added to Make a pie on Pi day:
I didn't technically make the pie today on Pi Day (3.14 in the US date format) because I have work today and a concert tonight, but I did it yesterday in preparation for eatin...(more)
3 months ago
Note added to See Garbage live:
I saw Garbage! And they were amazing. I’ve been a fan for half my life and missed out when they were last here eight years ago. What made this show so fantastic was the love b...(more)
3 months agoNote added to Go clubbing:
Went dancing again at McClelland's Finishing School yesterday and stayed out late. I'm ready to cross this off.
3 months ago
Note added to Go horseback riding:
I took a horseback winery tour as part of the surprise Valentine's Day weekend away I organised for my girlfriend. It was fun but of course I was pretty nervous and not being ...(more)
4 months agoNote added to Get contacts:
So I ran out of contact solution yesterday which was very sad! My still-good sample contacts were still in my eyes, and are now floating in dregs – I don’t have much confidenc...(more)
4 months ago