Write down thirty different details about a common object–a T-shirt or a pen or a pet** A Computer 1. Monitor/screen 2. Mouse 3. Speakers 4. Computer case 5. Printer 6. Disk/DVD drive 7. USB outlet 8. HDMI outlet 9. SD card outlet 10. Keyboard 11. Power cord 12. Motherboard 13. Printer/external drive outlets 14. Battery 15. Hard drive 16. Password
Read moreAn unusual love story** Family of the League (Volume I) The day my boyfriend, Rohan, and I discovered we were going to have a baby started off with extreme happiness and ended with us in the hospital. As soon as we left the doctor’s office we went out and splurged on baby clothes, even though bubs wouldn’t be arriving for
Read moreMy life was boring until my family moved from Sydney to Wagga Wagga. My father was transferred for work. My mother wasn’t overly happy, but with her job, she could easily work anywhere. It was 1983, I was 15 and about to start year 9, my father’s boss allowed him to transfer during the summer, so it was easier for
Read moreMy life was boring until…** The Branches on My Family Tree Volume I My life was boring until my family moved from Sydney to Wagga Wagga. My father was transferred for work. My mother wasn’t overly happy, but with her job, she could easily work anywhere. It was 1983, I was 15 and about to start year 9, my father’s
Read moreI didn’t plan on having kids, especially ten of them, of course I didn’t, especially since I had my eldest at seventeen. When I discovered I was pregnant, my boyfriend, Markus and I freaked out, which was to be expected. What we didn’t expect was our parents kicking us out of home. We knew that they wouldn’t be happy, but
Read moreK** Eleven Lives and Loves Volume I–K is for kids December 17 2008 Lorraine’s story I didn’t plan on having kids, especially ten of them, of course I didn’t, especially since I had my eldest at seventeen. When I discovered I was pregnant, my boyfriend, Markus and I freaked out, which was to be expected. What we didn’t expect was
Read moreI saw this finale two years ago when it was aired and I was glad to hear at the time that there would be a season 2, because I constantly wondered throughout the season how everything would be wrapped up in eight episodes. This episode did its job as a finale–it wrapped up the plots of the first season and
Read moreThis episode was again very solid. The Melbourne Cup is only days away, I loved the writers’ choice to not only have the episode revolve around it but also to subtlely show the time lapse from the beginning of the series (five months). Shirley’s baby is taking a one step forward only to be knocked two steps back, now that
Read moreThis episode is the start of the lies and secrets unravelling. I think it was interesting but ultimately the right choice to have the unravelling happen two episodes out from the finale. There’s a part of me that thinks it will happen too quickly as it’s so close to the end, however if it happened before the halfway point, it would
Read moreThis episode was the best in terms of dramatic stakes. The protest scenes at the beginning of the episode were fantastic–realistic, dramatic enough and well done. The chase between Johnny and Pete ending in dramatic fashion, complete with the soundtrack stopping abruptly was perfect. It was the perfect set-up for the dramatic A-story of the episode. The eventual reveal of
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