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snagged from ancientcitadel Pick the month you were born: January-------I kicked February------I loved March--------I karate chopped April----------I licked May----------I jumped on June----------I smelled July-----------I did the Macarena With August--------I had lunch with September----I danced with October-------I sang to November-----I yelled at December-----I ran over Pick the day...

There's a lot of new people on my flist these days so I thought it might be time for the stats to make an appearance again. Top Commenters on strangevisitor7 's LiveJournal (Self and anonymous comments excluded from rankings) 1 trystan830 633 2 ithildyn 292 3 pen37 272 4 muses_circle 262 ...

Thank you so much to vida_boheme for the link. You rock! You can watch the whole heart-warming event in action ... ETA: I'm re-posting the various links for donations to the bushfire victims, both human and bush babies here. It appears the CFA itself is not set up for electronic international donations unless you have an Australian bank account but they direct you to the Red Cross...

I've noticed some poetry posts of late and what with the fires in Australia, this one was brought to mind. It's not the most sophisticated structurally speaking, but I still love it for how it speaks to me and mirrors what I feel about Australia. *sniffles* My Country © 1904 Dorothea MacKellar The love of field and coppice, of green and shaded lanes, Of ordered woods and gardens is...

I haven't done anything at home for the last 4 days. I've just been following the news on the fires. It's times like these I feel I should be back in Australia. I feel so terribly for the people who have lost loved ones and property. My thoughts are with you all. I collected together some photos images of the bushfires in Victoria and NSW. They are all over the Net but I wanted to put them in one...

The Bushfire deaths tolls rising. *hugs* to my fellow aussies, and especially those affected.  ancientcitadel  has information over at her journal if anyone would like to help with the appeal.  Nutshell Day - School is fun, but draining. Bring on School Holidays....*sigh* - Top Gear is quite possibly the most awesome show on earth. Hammond wore another vest and still had TIm Freedman...

Nicked from ancientcitadel ... Bold 'em if you've done 'em!! 1. Heard a kookaburra in person 2. Slept under the stars 3. Seen a koala 4. Visited Melbourne 5. Watched a summer thunderstorm 6. Worn a pair of thongs 7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) 8. Visited Cape York 9. Held a snake - No way, never gonna happen. 10. Sang along with Khe Sanh 11. Drank VB...

snagged from ancientcitadel What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You You are sophisticated, modern, and high class. Your taste is refined, but you are not picky. You are often the first to try something new. You are dominant and a bit over powering at times. You're so brilliant, you have trouble letting anyone else be in charge. While people respect you, they...