“Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfello
www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25027055-5
May the victims of the Victoria Bush Fires rest in peace; It is hard to comprehend their senseless deaths, they may be strangers but I have cried a river of tears for them.
May the loved ones of the deceased find the strength they need to make it through this difficult time; it is hard to comprehend their grief and how they will move forward from their loss but we all know the power with which Australians can pull together in times of adversity and that gives me strength to believe that they will get through this.
May the volunteers still fighting these fires get their job done swiftly and come home to us safe and sound very soon; it is hard to comprehend the enormity of their task, but we are eternally grateful for the blood, sweat and tears they but into saving lives, these people have a ticket straight to heaven.
May the bastards who lit these fires endure a firey eternity in the depths of hell; It's hard to comprehend how anyone could possibly do this to innocent people, I am somewhat pleased that I just don't understand it as I am certain I wouldn't want to.
Be strong Victoria, we're here for you.
- Mood:
numb
I had a lovely weekend, had a little social outing and met a lovely guy who is a paramedic. Of course, nothing will eventuate from it, but it's nice to dream.
Leah should be almost ready for her operation; so I'm keeping her in my thoughts and wishing her all the best - I'm looking at her for inspiration, guidance and tips for when it's my turn to go under the knife. Be well, Leah!
- Mood:
content
To attempt to cut a long story short, my cousin gets married in 2 weeks time and she has just had a falling out with my Aunt. My Aunt told my mother the whole story, mum then decided to call my cousin and talk to her about it and suggest she try to mend bridges. My mother then rang me and told me all about it.
I had wrongly assumed this was family business, as opposed to super secret squirrel business; so when I bumped into my other Aunt today, she mentioned something about the situation and I commented that I though it was awfully sad and told her what I knew. It seems she then rang my mother.
So of course, I have just been torn a new ass and called every name under the sun for opening my big mouth about something that was supposed to be an exclusive and confidential discussion, and now mum is angry and worried that my Aunt will be upset with her for getting involved.
I'm really annoyed, for two reasons - the first is that if something is supposed to be top secret, it really helps if the person TELLS ME that it's supposed to be top secret; the second is that if my mother is so concerned that my Aunt will be upset at her for getting involved in the situation, maybe she needs to think long and hard about whether she should have done that at all, rather than trying to place the blame on me.
Far out.
- Mood:
annoyed
- Mood:
confused
Gone are the days where I was so 'lower-class' in an organisation that I didn't even deserve a coffee, and didn't have the authority to order a stapler. Hurrah!
- Location:Bed
- Mood: content
- Mood: thoughtful
This afternoon I met with the insurance assessor regarding the robbery, and I have to say that I felt a little nervous. Thankfully he came across as a genuine, reasonable man and he had no issues with any of the items I listed as stolen. I did have receipts or at least boxes/manuals for the items that were missing, with the exception of my jewellery, but I do have photos of me wearing that jewellery which he said was acceptable.
The only thing that really got my goat about the situation was replacing the jewellery - he advised me that my insurer has a preferred jeweller that is about 800kms from my home and that the jeweller would simply choose some items for me. I told him that I am not at all happy with that outcome and that I wish to go to a reputable local jeweller and select my own replacement items as jewellery is a VERY personal thing to me and something that should make a statement about my personality, not something that some slap-happy insurance appointed jeweller should be allowed to select for me. After some debate, he agreed to allow me to go to my preferred jeweller and get a quotation from them to replace the items, he will then review the quotation and debate with the insurance company as to whether they will allow me to source my jewellery locally.
Fingers crossed that I do get to choose, as I lost about $4000 worth of jewellery and I want the opportunity to select pieces that I am equally as happy about wearing as I was wearing the others.
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Australian summers are brutal - even more so when your feet are stuck in steel capped boots all day.
Speaking of which, there was a 60-something year old man working for a contractor on the mine site today. He swans into the crib room for lunch with his shirt undone, which was how he had been working. Not only is it a safety issue, but I shouldn't have to look at a wrinkly, hairy 60 year old man's chest while I'm trying to eat my lunch. What a ferral!
Like him, I have had enough of this heat.
- Location:Living room floor
- Mood: hot
www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24961907-4
What a disgusting attempt to use the lime light to push your own agenda.
If Mr Dodson and 'his people' are so offended and affected by the celebration that is Australia Day, why stand up and accept one of our country's most honourable awards? In fact, how DARE he stand up and accept it and then mouth off that the day is offensive to his people and should be changed.
Australia Day, whilst it falls on the anniversary of the day the first fleet landed in Australia, is not a day where we run around the countryside chanting about how wonderful it is that we "invaded" this country and took over it. It is a day where we celebrate the sheer brilliance of being Australian; we live in a country that is relatively untouched by the wars that seem to constantly plague the middle east; we live in a country that is, so far, relatively untouched by terrorism to the extent that the USA has been; we live in a country with free health care and education; we live in this beautiful, picturesque, multicultural society and Australia Day, to everyone I know, is about celebrating the fact that we simply are so blessed to be living right here in the lucky country - that, my friends, is something that can be celebrated by all Australians, regardless of their cultural background.
I wonder when it is that the aboriginal people will cease blaming the british colonies who landed here over 200 years ago for all of their issues of today. There are some wonderful, strong, intelligent aboriginals in the community I live in; but the majority of them are alcoholics, drug addicts and domestic abusers living off the welfare system and the fact they are just that is apparently the fault of some people who landed here in 1788. Take a bit of responsibility for your own lives, people, we're sick of the "poor me" card that you continue to play.
Mr Dodson: What a disappointment you are. Regardless of how you feel, the simple fact is that you can not change history nor can you sweep it under the carpet and pretend it never happened.
- Location:At home, relaxing on Australia Day.
- Mood: annoyed
- Music:The Cat Empire
I am looking forward to a good night's sleep in my own bed!
- Location:Bedroom
- Mood:
accomplished
My facebook account is locked and accessible only by those people I have approved, and by default, apparently trust - so why is it that I am now reviewing my friends listing and questioning whether I really know these people and really trust them?
- Location:Couch
- Mood:
restless
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