Image Transfer & Tonights Meal

Callum Jingly

Here is the man himself modelling my knitted bell cuffs. Must have worn himself out.

National Portrait Gallery Draw In

Sink Bath

My friends Danusha Jerry and Callum come over for tea last night and they understand how I am a hopeless host so brought food with them. This is the first time Ive seen Callum in the flesh although I have seen many a scan of him. Hes a lovely chatty little fulla and his mum was talking real territory way about nougies, nooras, boodjoos which made me feel somewhat home sick.

Mankini

I only learned about this stunning piece of apparel in 2008. I love the fact that grandpa is reading the book so intently.

Fart Killer

Dad gave this candle this title. Its a big responsibility for a little candle although it steps up to the challenge every time. Just got to remember to light it before the said incident.

Movember

This bloke raised $325 for Mens Health Month and once he dyed it mauve he ended up with a total of $1800. All up FaHCSIA raise $9500.00. With out much effort really. I think the website where people could look at the progress of the stubble bubble and seeing the comments really helped. This bloke is pommy and one of the funniest people at work. The first day I met him he was walking up the stairs at work reading a book. Go the eccentrics!

Decoupage

This is my first attempt at covering my journals in Decoupage. I'm pleased with the glue called Mod Podge, so the new cover should be an improvement. Its a way of honouring the time and effort I put in side the books.

Text To Speech Software

About two weeks ago, I found out that this stuff existed. I cant wait to get my hands on it at work and home and have a mobile software I can take with me. It will mean I will be able to have text books, long technical documents and emails read out to me, saving my energy. It will also be a good means of hearing what I have written as I always have trouble with you and yours, but and dut, things like that. It well give me complete independence. It has been forced upon me in the last 3 months to acknowledge the actual amount of reading I avoid. For instance, I basically just pick out a few short sentences on a page and make the rest of the story up myself. This works most of the time but when you are trying to learn something as I am now doing a Diploma In Project Management, then it becomes vital to read everything they give you. I'm registered with a disability employment service who told me about this software and I'm in the PROCESS (I say that coz there are so many hoops to jump through at work) of getting a personal copy for myself and I cant wait!! YYYYOOOOOHOOO!

Steele Rudd

Dad gave me a series of Australian funny stories about 3 years ago by this author. They continually make me chuckle and laugh out loud. There are sketches throughout the book which are very good too. Here is a brief piece from the current one I'm reading, On Our Selection.


"One day a young man overwhelmed with a collar - a lean stripling of a man, with no more hip than a "goanna" a clean face, a "haw" in his voice, a cane in hand and a gorgeous band on his straw hat - mounted the verandah and announced himself to Dad as the teacher of the new school.

Dad scarcely heard him. He was confused. He stared and couldn't think of anything to say. Had the angel Gabriel or the hangman, suddenly appeared before him, Dads equanimity couldn't have been more disturbed. Dad was never himself in the presence of leading people; and the prig-pedagogue and the sage were one and the same to him."