January 2012
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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I've had a pretty great Australia Day in China:...
But nothing beats getting back to the hostel in time to catch the final 5 in Triple J’s Hottest 100. M83’s Midnight City always makes me feel amazing and Gotye is around the corner! Might be my favourite year of songs yet. Actually, maybe hugging a baby panda beats this. But only just.
Jan 25th
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Real Australians rule the Lucky Country myth →
Go Clem.
Jan 25th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 17th
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“Puppet shows are no fun when all you can see are the strings.”
– Coke Talk
Jan 17th
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I'm putting all my photos up at... →
I don’t want to put them here so my parents and family won’t read this and cramp my style, and China has blocked the website you use to reblog things from yourself so I can’t post them here without having to do everything twice… so follow me there! China has cool things you want to see! Incidentally, China has also blocked .tumblr domains but not tumblr itself for some...
Jan 3rd
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I'm in Shanghai.
jessinchina: I always thought earmuffs were old-fashioned and for show, but it turns out they feel like delicious hot toast on your ears. It’s cold. I miss Facebook.
Jan 3rd
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December 2011
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So apparently I can not only hug a baby panda in...
I can also spend a day volunteering to feed and clean up after the pandas. 600RMB, or approx $94. “Your Keeper work may include:  Feeding the panda (fresh bamboo, apple, panda cake) Cleaning the enclosure to give  Collecting and weighing the feces (this is the most effective way to determine the health of the panda). Cleaning bamboo. Cleaning the panda.  Weighing fresh bamboo. ...
Dec 31st
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Just saw a status update by my best friend.
“Nothing like spending New Years Eve watching one of your best friends who is extremely drunk, break into her own house, wearing nothing but her bikini. Yep. Fun times :)” Allegedly this was me?!? I mean I was in a bikini but I have no memory of this. Happy New Year children.
Dec 30th
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marxisforbros: darthvegan replied to your post: Fun Fact #231: I would rather eat my own dick than ever watch Grease again. People can say what they want, but the moral to that shit was: change every aspect of yourself and the tool who has been ignoring you will finally like you back. I was so confused when I watched Grease for the first time. Mum had to explain to me that yes, it really does...
Dec 30th
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Pretty much got everything I ever wanted by the...
Got into Law, went to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and London - alone! - drove around the British countryside with a friend, swam with sharks, met so many awesome people, I even made Grandad’s yearly family bulletin. 2012, with its trips to China (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Xian, Harbin and Beijing), Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and hopefully - maybe - an application for exchange, is more...
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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China in 3.5 days!
jessinchina: The Great Firewall of China means no Facebook, so those who would like to can see what I’m up to here. I must warn you though, you might have to see me hugging a baby panda, and you might die of jealousy.
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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I knew the Red Cross weren't that stupid. →
havissard: sprinkledwords: havissard: sprinkledwords: I was pretty confused by those articles going around. This makes much more sense. Still my favourite NGO. You should call and ask them what their administration fees regarding disaster funds are like. I’ve worked for their national office. Yes, they have administration expenses. They’re run by highly educated, dedicated employees,...
Dec 26th
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I knew the Red Cross weren't that stupid. →
havissard: sprinkledwords: I was pretty confused by those articles going around. This makes much more sense. Still my favourite NGO. You should call and ask them what their administration fees regarding disaster funds are like. I’ve worked for their national office. Yes, they have administration expenses. They’re run by highly educated, dedicated employees, and yes, my...
Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
“I don’t like this expression “First World problems.” It is false and it is...”
– Novelist Teju Cole in his analysis on #firstworldproblems. (via wildthornberry) Huh. Touche.
Dec 26th
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“MR MARTIN: The background is that prior to 1980 there were, amongst other...”
– Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd and Peters Foods Australia Pty Ltd P64/2000 [2001] HCATrans 19 (14 February 2001).
Dec 25th
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“MR MERKEL: So this amendment made it clear that you had to be in detention on a...”
– Roach v Electoral Commissioner & Anor [2007] HCATrans 275 (12 June 2007). What a guy.
Dec 25th
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My littlest sister is reading the copy of Alice Pung’s autobiography, Unpolished Gem, that I gave her - before the Hunger Games trilogy that she actually asked for. She’s loving it. My other little sister is reading The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins. I found out yesterday that my contact in China can’t buy train tickets for me, so my brother and I will be flying all...
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
thingswedidntseecoming replied to your video: As accurate an Australian Christmas song as you’re… Isn’t it like 6am in aus? Why are you even awake!!! Too many desserts.
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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“Please accept without obligation, express or implied, these best wishes for an...”
– The Australian Law Students’ Association
Dec 24th
theeighties asked: Merry Christmas! :D
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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nighttimemilk replied to your post: Most of my schoolfriends are uploading graduation photos. Never had one, probably never will, stuffy robes and listening to a bunch of self-important pricks who’ve made money off of ruining Melbourne Uni? I wanted to kind of at the time, retrospectively I’m glad I didn’t. Good thing I love La Trobe then. My eventual graduation will be glorious and...
Dec 19th
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Most of my schoolfriends are uploading graduation...
And I am jealous! I should be graduating right now! My International Relations degree is practically finished. Double degree students should get two graduations.
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
Dec 18th
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Kim Jong-Il is dead!  →
This changes everything! I wouldn’t say I’m happy, but I’m excited. These are interesting times. Hope I have proper news coverage when I’m in China.
Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
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"The Getaway Plan have played more under-age gigs...
likeroscoe: themyxomatosis: marxisforbros: likeroscoe: That was my status update on September the 11th 2010. WELL. GUESS. WHAT. The Age: 55 Girls: Band manager jailed for child sex offences #MY KIDS WON’T BE ALLOWED MUSIC. Fucking what? What? Sixteen years for 87 offences? FUCKING WHAT. I read that and subconsciously thought, oh good, long sentence. It seems like the...
Dec 16th
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The Law Student Christmas Gift Guide →
I nearly died laughing at/desperately wanting to be given things from this list. Particular favourites: Actually, scratch that. They’re all my particular favourites. Especially the t-shirts. And the rubber duck. And the ‘billable hours’ watch…
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
“I think it’s odd that you can’t joke about rape, when people joke about murder...”
–  Donald Glover (via witch-or-not) All right, I’m returning to this (with statistics!) because I’m so fucking pissed. Donald Glover, One in six American women will experience attempted rape or rape in their lifetime. One in thirty-three American men will. Recently, you did a sold-out show on my...
Dec 14th
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