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Life leftover: April 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Thursday, April 26, 2007. A taste of local culture - part 2. So, Tuesday brought kangaroo on a plate and Wednesday brought Anzac Day, a unique Aussie/Kiwi memorial to veterans, fallen soldiers and military combat. And "A head and a tail! Links to this post. Wednesday, April 25, 2007. A taste of local culture. Boy, do I feel Australian these last couple of days. But, in fact, they were quite serious about the matter. So how did it taste? The ironies of life. Links to this post.
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Life leftover: October 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Saturday, October 27, 2007. Yes, my friends, it's true. I have literally taken the plunge and gone scuba diving for the first time in my life. It wasn't really planned, it just sort of happened. I found myself in Cairns on Wednesday evening and was immediately bombarded with 10,000 different ways to go and see the Great Barrier Reef. While the Reef is about 2,000 kilometres long, Cairns is probably the most popular base for visits and day-trips in all of Australia. I didn't t...
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Life leftover: August 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Sunday, August 19, 2007. My oh my, is it time for some new additions to my not-so-definitive guide to Australian vocab and slang, or what? I started this part of the blog months ago with every intention to create a lengthy list for my linguistically inclined friends and confidantes. And now I've left you out in the cold. Working with so many Australians on Moreton Island has given me the chance to pick up quite a few new words, many of them to do with the workplace itself.
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Life leftover: The End
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Not all who wander are lost. Saturday, March 15, 2008. This post is probably a couple of weeks late in coming, but I figured I should tie all loose ends together here, for my own sake, if not for anyone else's. I've been back in Canada for three weeks and for the most part it's great to be home. I've done lots of Canadian things, like eating dinner at a curling club and drinking bad wine, or watching a hockey game and complaining about the weather. It is nice post. April 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM.
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Life leftover: November 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Saturday, November 3, 2007. Bright red: the colour of money. So I went out and found my own dang job right here in Darwin. It's at a concrete block factory very near where I'm staying. I did my first day yesterday (1o hours! So, I'm staying in Darwin for the month near to email, phones, computers, pubs, comfortable beds and all that good stuff. Links to this post. Thursday, November 1, 2007. Survival of the fittest. As for jobs: I was a bit worried when the first few places I...
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Life leftover: July 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Monday, July 23, 2007. Sand in my knickers, sand in my hair, sand everywhere. As the old saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. So is my current relationship to the Internet, marginalized as I am to pricey ten minute increments of computer usage on the island. Today I’m in the public library in Brisbane with a full three hours of computer time to use for F-R-E-E on my day off. Ahhh, is it good to be back! A short stroll down the beach toward what’s...
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Life leftover: September 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Whale Bone a-go-go (or How I Spent My Last Days at Tangalooma). You went home so early last night," my co-worker Lance said to me on Friday morning, my last day at the resort. "You should have stayed out with us. We went to the Flensing Deck and hung out there until 3 or 4 in the morning.". What is that some kind of new nightclub? I said, bursting into a laugh. Well, I never made it to the Flensing Deck on Thursday night but I sure had a good time ...
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Life leftover: May 2007
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Not all who wander are lost. Sunday, May 27, 2007. The interview went well and I was given orientation and a shift right afterwards. I do think it helps that the manager who interviewed me and does much of the scheduling is a Canadian woman from Ontario who seems to have taken a liking to me, in a patriotic sort of way. To work. But hey, I got's bills to pay, don't I? Lo and behold, Thursday morning rolled around quickly and guess what? It was the afternoon that nearly killed us. Out came giant slabs of ...
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Life leftover: Bright red: the colour of money
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Not all who wander are lost. Saturday, November 3, 2007. Bright red: the colour of money. So I went out and found my own dang job right here in Darwin. It's at a concrete block factory very near where I'm staying. I did my first day yesterday (1o hours! So, I'm staying in Darwin for the month near to email, phones, computers, pubs, comfortable beds and all that good stuff. Not one of the brighter sayings but you get the jist of it anyway. November 4, 2007 at 6:13 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
