and then i fell off the NaBloPoMoEx02Nov wagon

oops. i forgot to update everyday.
i started the new job. it’s amazing how tiring sitting and listening is. sitting and doing is much less tiring.
i think it’s going well though.
at the very least, it’s ok to wear jeans.
phew.

Working & parenting & the great debate

There’s a bit of a talkback discussion on 774 at the moment about working & parenting, and how is it possible to do both well.
I don’t understand this concept of “my partner is hands-on and isn’t that wonderful”. I dunno how “wonderful” this is, as in, inspiring wonder. And what alternative is there to “hands-on” […]

here comes the meltdown
also, why are my ears burning

and then i …

this morning i took drew to edinburgh garden’s playground to meet up with a friend who has a two year old. it was nice to sit in the sun. there were kids queuing to have a turn on different pieces of play equipment, it was just that busy.
then we had lunch, and drew screamed because […]

procrastination

i just bought some very expensive lights for my bike but oo-ee, they are bright.
i’ve dusted the thing off and pumped up the tyres and i think i’ll wait until this evening to do the ride because i want to put those lights to the test.
also i probably shouldn’t procrastinate any longer on revising for […]

I can almost feel my arteries hardening as we speak

My mother and all the aunties on the maternal side of the family tree are skinny as rakes, consult their naturopaths and alternative health practitioners regularly, and embrace things like the pritikin diet. (We all have the pritikin diet to thank for bringing us the sultana and shredded carrot on flatbread sandwich. Thanks very much […]

Childcare, houses, pretending to be an adult etc

When it comes to the being an adult business I feel I am seriously underqualified. These are some of the adult things we are working on at the moment:
We’ve been watching house prices scale impressive heights in West Footscray. Now we’re looking at Sunshine and Maidstone and Braybrook and wondering how you pull together a […]

Joss Whedon Fanboys/Fangirls Alert

The great Joss Whedon is back with a new TV series.
Via the Baybeasts.

NaBloPoMo

I meant to join up to NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) but then I forgot, and I didn’t post anything yesterday.
So I’m starting my own competion called NaBloPoMoexceptfor2ndNovember.
Everyone is free to join.
There are no prizes for the winner.

News from the listservs

It seems like the librarians are divided about The Librarians.