August 2011
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Being self-rewarding (or, what my holidays will...
What I will do when I feel I deserve it: Sleep. I need to get it back into my mind that I need to earn my sleep, rather than have an entitlement to it which will result in sleeping with unfinished work on the table.
Gin and tonic. Need I say more?
Throw myself that book picnic. Must find appropriate tree to picnic under.
Roald Dahl readathon. It will be fantastic.
Have a high tea.
Read every...
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Today is National Bookshop Day in Australia →
bookshelfporn:
A day to celebrate bookshops, their contributions to the local community and to the country’s literature, culture and society. If you live in Australia, get yourself to your local bookstore, buy a book and hug a bookseller :)
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I’ve been listening to old Hack episodes, some of which have left me feeling rather shaken. In 2009, Hack featured a story on a young woman of 25 who was tormented by Ron, the voice, and sometimes image, in her head that she’d been dealing with since she was 18. Sadly, she took her own life a year after the feature had aired on Triple J. I know I really shouldn’t have,...
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I would like to be sitting somewhere that is warm and sunny, drinking juice, reading a book, and forget every stress and worry I would be leaving behind here. Or even be sitting in front of a fire somewhere else as it pours outside and I sip on a hot chocolate, with perhaps a more weather-suited book.
Nin, get off expedia, stop daydreaming, and do your assignments.
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Bookshops avoid major damage in London rioting →
bookshelfporn:
What does that tell you about the looters?
If I had a glass case to break "in case of...
It would contain a battery operated kettle, a tea cup, peppermint tea (because you can never not be in the mood for peppermint), Dairy Milk berry and vanilla shortcake bar of plenty, a paper bag for breathing assistance, a record player with my happy Beatles mix, and a lighthearted book (I’m leaning towards Matilda but I would accept any of Roald Dahl’s or CS Lewis’ childrens...
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July 2011
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