Category Archives: Random

Christmas Otters …

...  are necessary.

Thanks, Daily Otter.

 

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If only all my endeavours turned out this well …

Coconut Ice and Caramel Fudge for Christmas – huzzah!!!

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Listening to…

… the new Florence + the Machine album, Ceremonials and Lungs and wishing I could get a copy of Sourdough and Other Stories to Florence Welch.

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Oh dear, post-midnight haikus

At Clarion South a few years ago, our weeks 1 & 2 tutor, Sean Williams, made us start our days by writing a haiku.

I thought I’d gotten over it after much therapy, but noooooooooooooooo.

After midnight last night, unable to sleep, I found myself posting mournful and terrible haikus to FB.

The
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Margo Lanagan …

… has cold feet.

So I am sending her these:

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Listening to this …

… again, just coz it never gets old.

Go here for The Short Go: A Future in Eight Seconds by Lisa Hannett.

Then when you’re done, go here and buy the book.

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The Perfect Getaway

We went away this weekend just passed, for a combination early anniversary, late PhD, and SO’s birthday celebration. We went here and it was pure bliss.

I’ve been wanting to go to the Narrows Escape at Montville for a few years and finally did it.

The cottages are gorgeous, self-contained,
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A squee is in order

Otters.

Sooo many otters.

The Daily Otter.

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Moment of intense frustration …

… whilst reading a HR document and finding that selection criteria includes “clear annunciation”.

I was unaware of the opportunities in the public service to tell virgins that The Lord was going to be their baby-daddy.

Sweet mother of crap, learn to spell … and enunciate.

I’m not a horror writer’s bootstrap

Yes, I know, strange saying, but it belong to my grandma Maisie and she was a font of strange sayings, many of which have been passed down to my mother, sister and I.

But back to my point – yes, I frequently have one, I just forget where I
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