Just a reminder I am giving away lots of cool stuff so come by if you can sometime this morning...

See here for more info and address - forgotten how to do the cool linky thing...
http://willowgypsy.livejournal.com/68831.html

It probably seems weird to break my silence with this post; it will make sense in the long run...

I need to de-clutter and de-stress my life.

I don't seem to have time to take photos, E-Bay, e-cycle, or sell my stuff – so I am going to give it away.

On Sunday 15 March I will be having a giant “Give Away De-Clutter Morning” from 9 am until 12 pm.

Much of what I have that I no longer need, or can use, is still in good order and may be useful for YOU :)

Some examples of what you can pick up for nothing:
Old BBQ (3 burners, lid, on wheels, with side bits)
Roll Top Desk
VERY Old (early 1970’s) Ornate TV (large wooden surround)
Wicker Chest
Gas Heater
Tupperware and plastic ware
Kitchen items

School / Education (Teaching)
Curriculum Materials
Resources, games, cards
Posters, pictures, charts

Craft Stuff
Material – many sizes and colours
Wool, ribbons, buttons and other items
Papers – card making, corrugated card etc
Craft books

Other (I keep books and DVDs so anything in this next section will be things I really don’t like, nothing to recommend them)

So, come by anytime between 9 am and 12 pm on Sunday 15 March – First in Best Dressed! – pick up a bargain (It’s Free!) or just say hello. And obviously anyone who is smart enough to pick up my junk and sell it themselves… well, good luck to them, I just need it out of my house.

eta... address would be handy... 22A Pingrup Lane, Scarborough

The Best Laid Plans of ...

I posted here about the Busy Bee for Callistra on Tuesday 6 November.

You may have heard that Pikelet may want to meet us early...

In the tradition of Cons... Pikelet should arrive 'just before', 'just after' or 'during' Night's Edge / CyPEC - we all hope s/he will hold on a few days longer but ... Just In Case...

If you are planning on coming to help on Tuesday 6 November... I suggest you either let me know you are coming (with a contact number) so I can contact you if for some reason we cannot go ahead.... OR ... keep your ear to the ground for impeding news!

In addition, I cannot get there at 3 pm as planned and will be arriving at around 6:00 pm. If you can get there early, again, it would be handy to know so that Callistra is prepared.

Thanks!!

The delightful callistra is deliciously pregnant and her hard-working hubby is getting ready to have his baby too - the Nights Edge Con...

As their focus has been on making sure callistra and Pikelet are healthy, the energetic and active V is occupied, the Con actually has panels and panellists and so on and so forth...

They are in need of some assistance in getting their house ready for the impeding birth...

We are going to have a Busy Bee for them.

Because all the weekends in the foreseeable future are tied up with Races, and Cons, and other stuff (yes, ok, one of the spanners is me! I am moving this weekend) we are having it on a rather random day...

Tuesday 6 November

Starting around 3 pm for those of us who don't work or can get off work early or are already there because its Melbourne Cup day... and continuing into the early evening.

There will be cheesecake... oh yes, there will be cheesecake... and other yummies.

Please bring your own gloves and cleaning cloths.

If you choose to bring cleaning products please only bring low-allergenic and low-environmental-impact products, and please don't be offended if we ask you not to use them :)

We shall have a list of things that need sweeping, mopping, wiping, cleaning, sorting, moving, throwing or otherwise dealing with...

Email either me (jennifer at it dot net dot au) or callistra for her address if you don't already know it.

We all know how much callistra gives to our community - here is an tangible opportunity to give something back to her and show her how much she is loved...

Any TIME you can spare is welcome!!

... and now I am not sure quite what to do next ... *grin*

I imagined I would be all tired and weary and craving my bed... but I am not :)

I feel like doing ... 'something'... but not sure what. *smirks* Sun is shining, I am all energetic... waiting for the crash.

So I am watching Angel... which feels lame.

For those who weren't getting the emails, the short version is:

I had a ball
Japan was wicked and exciting
I love travelling and am planning my next trip already
Boston was charming and enticing and enchanting
I'm happy to be home :)

More details later... maybe... probably verbally to those who want to listen *winces*

I missed an anniversary...

On 5 September 2006 I started my LJ...

Its been an interesting year ... thanks for coming on this journey with me!!

... had a FABULOUS day on The Island on Thursday!!

(I will write about it tonight... along with Brisbane, and Brisbane pics and other stuff...)

TODAY is 'real' first day and I am so excited!!!!!

My little sister just gave birth to my neice ...

I know nothing else, cept that she was born at 0630... everyone is too emotional to tell me much more...

Going in to visit them soon. She was due 15 September so we are a little early, but both mum and bub are doing fine.

Yay!

First grandchild on this side...

Anyone want to come to this with me...? Anyone already planning on going?

Copied from BOCS Ticketing Site

Gynaecological Awareness Information Network (GAIN) and Playlovers have the pleasure of inviting you to a celebration of National Gynaecological Awareness day. This special evening will launch the Great Gynae Kit and feature an encore performance of the hugely popular The Vagina Monologues on Friday 7 September 2007.

Date: Friday, 7 September

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Hackett Hall

Event Information:
Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's Obie winning masterpiece gives voice to women's deepest fantasies and fears.
The moving collection of tales give voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories, guaranteeing that no one who sees it will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex, in quite the same way again.
Director Sue Hayward, known for a vast repertoire of productions produced at various Perth theatres looks forward to presenting this outstanding show at one of Perth's leading community theatres being Playlovers.

For more information please visit the GAIN website.

Event Schedule
6:30pm - 7:15pm: Arrival, Registration, Drinks & Finger Food
7:30pm - 8:00pm: GAIN Introduction and Launch of the 'Go to GAIN Kit'
8:00pm - 9:00pm: First Half
9:00pm - 9:40pm: Interval - Drinks & Finger Food
9:40pm - 10:40pm: Second Half
10:40pm - 10:45pm: Speech by Natalie Jenkins, Chair of GAIN.

Prices Available Online Price
Standard $35.00

Comment or email me :)

(Apologies for a. people who get this in their own right straight to their mailboxes and 2. for quoting straight from the email and not paraphrasing etc... too sick and too much to write in my own right to fix this...)

( Dear friends )

Excuse the slick schtick/spiel from the website...

"I thought you would like to know about this new organisation called Avaaz that has had some success getting world leaders to take action on climate change. Avaaz recently enjoyed a major victory when 100,000 people from 181 countries managed to get G8 president German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put climate change at the top of the agenda for the G8 leaders summit in June. This is an amazing achievement, but there’s still a long way to go. I thought you would want to help Avaaz get as many signatures possible so that when the G8 summit arrives, the leaders simply have to act! Please visit their website, below.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_action_g8/tf.php

Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. Its aim is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people -- and not just political elites and unaccountable corporations -- shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members are taking action for a more just and peaceful world and a vision of globalization with a human face. Avaaz means voice in a variety of Asian, Middle Eastern and European languages. There are already 1 million people from 182 countries that form the Avaaz.org community.

Check it out"

My CEO (who rocks my socks off) has signed up our organisation to do this...

What this means is that we have to turn off all lights/appliances from 7.30 - 8.30 on 31st March 2007 (EST). We are doing this to promote the need to reduce greenhouse emissions. You can get more information here, including registering your home.

Sorry - posting at work (again), can't be bothered with the proper linkie thingy - http://earthhour.smh.com.au/downloads/

(I am constantly stealing boxbrown's links, so this time I am linking to him! Read his comics! You might want to go back a bit for today's to be in context, to the beginning of this week, or last week... or... just read them all!!)

to the point!! .... this way...
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Everyone knows how much I enjoy xkcd... and his fear of velociraptors is notorious...

boxbrown has a link on his comic today to a fantastic letter from a paleontologist about velociraptors!!!

MADE MY MORNING! In fact... MADE my WEEK!! :) (Made me giddy and giggly!)

grrrr... argggh!

I am appalled by this travesty against an artist.

I sometimes get VERY indignant and angry on behalf of other people... and this is one of those times.

Reasons for?

Reasons against?

A big THANK YOU!! to all the teachers out there.

I hope your first day with students was fun and exciting and not too stressful :)

People who are not teachers ... make sure you thank, hug, or kiss (if you are lucky enough) a teacher today :)

We need to love and appreciate the people who look after the education of our children - the future of our world.

Stolen from dalekboy ... too ill to post normal stuff so point and lick meme's are the go... was interested (as was he) that this was a meme I couldn't guess the outcome of. I want to know the qualities of "The Rowan" though... so if you get that... can you comment? ... I don't think I am cautious but I am possessive.

You scored as The Holly. In Celtic astrology, you're a Holly. The animal symbol that accompanies this tree is the unicorn. The ancient Druids say Holly people are cautious, capable, steadfast, efficient, supportive and protective. However, Hollies may be prone to perfectionism, loss of direction and possessiveness, especially toward people. </td> The Holly 80% The Rowan 80% The Hazel 75% The Ash 65% The Alder 60% The Oak 60% The Ivy 60% The Vine 60% The Reed 50% The Hawthorn 50% The Willow 40% The Birch 35% The Elder 30% What Tree Are You? (Celtic astrology) created with QuizFarm.com

Thanks to boxbrown for this FANTASTIC link. :)

1. Thanks to all the people who gently reminded me that most people on my flist are Perth 'fans', and are likely to be preoccupied at Easter with Swancon *sound of palm hitting forehead... then sound of forehead hitting keyboard* hee hee hee :)

2. Tomorrow night (Australia Day Fireworks) are still a go, but might be moving to Mindarie - so if you were planning on surprising us, let me know so I can tell you where we will be :)

3. Work - started back at work yesterday. Started badly because I mis-calculated the 2 hour times difference for a phone call (can you believe it?!?!). It was a short week really - two days and both days I only worked the morning so 'gently' and 'pacing yourself' seems to be the catch cry. They have created a list of projects that sound exciting and are within my abilities and interests and basically said 'Choose what you want to do'... I work for a WICKED organisation! I feel so lucky and valued and ... starting to remember 'rockage'.

4. Sometimes lotto 'scratchies' are fun - I bought $10 worth today. I won $22 so I got my $10 back and $12 worth of more 'scratchies', and I have just scratched them - I won $24. Yippeee!!

5. Got to spend $100 at the New Edition Bookshop in Fremantle today - it was a voucher my previous work gave me when I left and it has taken this long to find the time, energy and enthusiasm to spend it all at once!! So Much Book-y Goodness :)

6. After the series of blood tests I have been through it turns out my thyroid has lower functioning than it should which can apparently affect moods, as well as generally make you feel tired and 'unwell'. Surprising.

I seem to be tying up loose ends this morning prior to my departure...

ANOTHER INVITATION...

We are going camping at Easter... not sure where as yet, as it will depend on the numbers and availability but... it will be South, it will be within 3 hours drive and it will have the 'Kaili and Jen Camping Seal of Approval'.

'Kaili and Jen Camping Seal of Approval'

MUST:
Have flushing toilets
Have hot and cold showers
Have access to power
Have shady camping spots for tents
Have enough area that we can establish a 'tent city' atmosphere

Wanna come play with us for the weekend?

We are fun!

We can guarantee that there will be cards, and other assorted games. There will be imbibing of alcoholic beverages. I cannot guarantee a G Rating on this one however camping is usually kid-friendly - let's call it PG.

Again, comments if ya wanna :)