Category Archives: Misc

A very un-bloggable day

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Bec

Yesterday was bad. And by bad I acknowledge that given my very comfortable life, supportive family and friends, good health and education it wasn’t that bad (excuse the disclaimer, I have just spent an evening watching moving television programmes about … Continue reading →

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BP Bargains

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Bec

Because nothing says redemption like cheap and cheerful cosmetics. Yes BP spilt 174, 383, 776 gallons (or enough to fill 290 olympic sized swimming pools) of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico last year after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig … Continue reading →

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‘Last Friday Night’ and other Fake Anthems

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bec

You know anthems. The songs that, despite location- from humble local pubs to seedy super clubs, despite audience and levels of inebriation seem infallible in their ability to incite loud singing, fist pumping, finger pointing, head banging excitement from The … Continue reading →

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The James Macready-Bryan Cup

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bec

This Saturday June 18 is the James Macready-Bryan Cup, a charity football game between Carey Grammar and Caulfield Grammar to raise money for the JMB Foundation. The JMB Foundation raises much needed funds for the rehabilitation and care of young … Continue reading →

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Today I: donated blood for the first time

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Bec

It all started last week when Alice’s Bucket List went viral. For those of you living under a rock without an internet connection firstly, how are you reading this?! And secondly, Alice Pyne is a 15 year old girl in … Continue reading →

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Oh Golly!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bec

Golliwogs; racist icon or loveable relic? According to wikipedia and other reliable sources, Golliwogs began to fall out of vogue in the 1960’s. Up until then, children were able to enjoy racially insensitive stories about Golliwogs by Enid Blyton and … Continue reading →

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House Warming

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Bec

Turkish kitchen implements, crazy-delicious salads, Guatemalan masks, the impossible-to-capture-in-focus loveable hound named Oscar, owls, suspiciously green tomatoes, a leftover relic from election night, blue skies and my sister channelling a creepy over-zealous Stepford Wife. All in all I would say … Continue reading →

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Tick-tock

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Bec

Yesterday I bought this clock from Vinnies (an Op Shop, Thrift/Second Hand store) for $5. Isn’t it adorable?! As a child I envisaged having a red one of these which would wake me every morning with its obnoxious ring and … Continue reading →

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Learning to Blog

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Bec

Before; attempting to photograph myself using my (to be fair, rather lengthy) arm After;  BANG! Testing out my new DSLR camera remote controller in Ted’s Camera Shop. Potentially the most vain purchase in my entire 22 years. I gave the … Continue reading →

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