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Holy hell, check this joint out. Just shout out if you want less US travel stuff in this Melbourne forum.
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Nah, I like it. This pic looks like it should be in a tourist brochure though.
a small piece of belated black forest b’day cake has been nommed
Last week was book week and I was invited to do some writing/book talks at three primary schools nearby and it went so awesomely well. I was nervous - as always, and really wasn’t in the mood for it - but the kids were so engaging and fun to talk too. They asked a lot of questions and really just made the whole thing worthwhile. I tried getting them involved by asking them questions about writing and they showed me some stories they were working on too.
I donated my books to their school library and apparently they’re all keen to borrow them. I also had the books sell out at the local store nearest them and I restocked them and it’s almost sold out again. It’s only 6 or 7 copies but it’s taken months to even sell that many at times so it was really cool and a surprise.
Whoa that’s bloody awesome dude!
Makes me want to get my butt into gear and finish mine (though it’s very much not child appropriate).
When I have days where I question myself or my writing, I think of how engaged the kids were and it really motivates me to keep going. Even if your book isn’t kid appropriate, finishing it is an achievement in itself and one step to being a published author. You got this.
I appreciate this, thank you! It is finished, it’s just needing A LOT of editing. So finished in that I don’t have to write more words, but not finished in that I have to edit and add more words.
‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery
“…the patient needed to be treated for other larvae that might have invaded other parts of her body, such as the liver.”
😱 😱 😱
My kid’s been using a butter knife to cut cheese. I give up.
Mine was seriously using a cheese knife to spread butter on Sunday. But he’s only 4 so I’ll cut him some slack :D
Plus = That will help improve her fine motor strength
(And the cheese will still taste the same, right?!) 😬
Mine uses a large sharp knife out of the knife block to cut cake, so I’ve failed too lol
No utensil related outrage comes close, to me, as people using FORKS to eat RICE. SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE LOGIC OF IT TO ME WHEN SPOONS EXIST
Next thing people will use knives to eat soup. 15 or so years since I first moved here and it still irritates me. I will die on this hill
