Last Thursday, Darin and I went to Belgrave after work to see Paul Dempsey at Ruby’s Lounge. It was a busy night. My mind was racing with the events of the next few days. We called in to see Wilma, but missed her. We had dinner at the pizza shop a couple of doors up. It […]

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Last night I got an email to confirm that I would still be available to work in the UK in September. I have been keeping that option open. It is scary to abandon a plan you felt so sure of. A friend at work questioned me about my decision not to go one day saying […]

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The new moon falls in Aries, the beginning of the zodiac. It’s an astrological new beginning. Aries is the start of the zodiac, the baby. My sister, Kate, long time friend Glenn and my Auntie Judy are all Aries natives who have taught me plenty about this sign and the youngest children in their families. Aries is a […]

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Last night I looked up Tom’s VTAC offer. He had told me not to bother as he didn’t expect to get one. He’d gone off to the Prom without even checking.  He got two offers as he’d applied to a TAFE as well. I feel pleased for him. Both were the courses he wanted, so […]

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Rice is what I want to eat when I am sick. I like fried rice, rice pudding, risotto and sushi. My mum has made me a bulk supply of fried rice, pudding and chicken soup. I have been sleeping for a couple of hours, getting up and having whichever of those foods I feel like […]

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Today I learnt how to use bluetooth between my laptop and mobile. That’s the great thing about working with young people. In our Digital Storytelling class one of the students wanted to put a track from his mobile onto his clip he was making. Our students aren’t allowed to reveal their mobiles at school. They […]

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The last book I am aware of in Scot Westerfeld’s Uglies series is Extras. A new central character is introduced and Tally arrives part way through the novel to save the day. The world has changed and no longer are standards of beauty imposed and brains numbed to accept it. The currency for this new […]

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This book is part of a series of books about possible futures. I have been reading it since January as I commented on Cellobella’s post: The Uglies Trilogy. I really got into it the last couple of weeks when I’ve been resting off this cold. It’s was given to me by a year 7 student […]

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Tonight, my son came home from school (eventually) and told the world might end on Wednesday, so I had to investigate. I’ve been reading about the Large Hadron Collider tonight. I don’t understand a word of it. Astrologer, Jonathon Cainer has been making mention of it in his column all week and I’ve assumed he knows […]

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Today we had our careers expo at school. We set up displays for subjects and teachers stand by to answer questions. Tertiary education providers and employment agencies provide information to help students in their subject selections keeping their futures in mind. This year I was course checking for our current year 9 students.
It was tricky going at times. […]

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