And then what happened?: Archive

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Different Names for the Same Thing

When my youngest brother was learning to talk, we all used to call each other by the nicknames he gave us - Beppie for my sister, CeeCee or Sissi for me, and Deddi or Deks for Declan (who has been Dekkers or Deks for as long as he’s been alive). My cousin Jono gave my brothers and I nicknames too - Jemalalia, Caitycoo and DJ Dekmeister (my Melbourne cousins are just flat-out awesome), and by...

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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thedailywhat: Early Bird Special: As the saying goes, the year isn’t over until the funny fellas at JibJab sing. [jibjab.] Just in case you’re not already following The Daily What. You should be.

Dec 29th

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Oh god.

Marija: So apparently Clara's joining the navy.
Caitlin: Okay. The navy. What the fuck?
Marija: Yeah it's kinda out of nowhere but I wouldn't expect any less of Clara.
Caitlin: "I AM NOT RANDOM ENOUGH APPARENTLY. I MUST GO JOIN THE DEFENCE FORCE"
Marija: *brings along mystery photos*
Caitlin: "Here is my boat, but it's not really a boat and it's not really mine"
Marija: FUCKING LOL
Caitlin: Oh, I slay myself.

Dec 29th

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Kind of great. X-Mas Origins.

Dec 28th

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Boxing Day: It Is Usually Epic (or, we are...

Caitlin: Look ou- Oh no! The pine trees! Who could possibly have predicted this?
Jem: Don't worry, I can get it out.
 (after about ten minutes of fruitless effort we are becoming desperate)
Caitlin: All hope is lost!
Jem: No! I can do this!
Caitlin: We're doomed.
Jem: There's only one thing left to do.
Caitlin: Jem, you're not climbing that tree. NOT ON MY WATCH.
Jem: Dammit, I. Want. My. Kite. Back.
Caitlin: You're insane.
Jem: Well, my other plan is to jump from the top tower of this playground. Let's try that.
Caitlin: You're insane.

Dec 26th

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Do not ever eat near my sister ever, it is her pet...

Bethany: Yes, I'm driving, and driving a car full of people who are all eating, which is what I hate.
Mum: (takes a mouthful of food and begins to say something)
Bethany: Mother do not talk to me while you are eating; how far do you think my patience goes? Stop it! Look, there's a roundabout ahead, if we don't make it through this, know that I loved you all and we would have had a very merry Christmas.

Dec 26th

Yessir, we are the tech generation

Ryan: So can I borrow your car keys... slash car?
Mum: Uh... no? How am I supposed to get to Medowie then?
Ryan: I dunno. Internet?

Dec 26th

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“Ladies! I am Sir Francis Bacon!”

– Jem, age 9, about to perform a daring stunt dive into the pool.

Dec 26th

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A Question

So last year I wrote this fictional blog for a Media Arts and Production assessment. I’m quite happy with it and I’d quite like to be able to use it in my writing portfolio. Only problem is it’s quite difficult to read sequentially (being in blog format) because in order for it to make sense you have to start at the beginning and scroll aaaalll the way down and read the posts...

Dec 14th

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Late to the party again.

So apparently there’s this thing called last.fm… crazy, right, I know, no-one’s ever heard of it before and it’s so new and up-and-coming and I totally haven’t missed the boat on the whole radio thing (actually point of fact, I kind of haven’t when you consider I’ll be in Germany for a year… it will almost certainly have disappeared by then though...

Dec 8th

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Dec 6th

Facebook Emoticons Are Dangerous (Or, "This took...

Ellese: Shark.
Caitlin: Penguin.
Ellese: Shark eats penguin.
Caitlin: Robot obliterates shark. There are explosions. Blood in the water. The final thrashing death throes of the mighty sea lord, as lasers dance their way across the foaming spray...
Ellese: Pacman eats robot.
Caitlin: Fuck you Pacman. That robot was awesome.
Ellese: Nothing destroys Pacman. Except ghosts.
 (Eight minutes later)
Caitlin: Look, it's Satan and all the dismembered heads. They are having a good time.
Ellese: Why wouldn't they be? When you've got no liver, you can have all the fun you want!
Caitlin: Dismemberment/dwelling-on-a-demonic-plane FTW!
Ellese: How did we end up here?

Dec 5th

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Dec 5th

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“I think I’d just remind people of the power of stories, of why they exist...”

– Neil Gaiman, after being asked what quote he would put up on the wall of a library’s Children’s Section. I feel really rather gratified by this, and secure in the knowledge that my taste in blog titles is apparently alright by one of the best authors in the world.

Dec 4th

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Dec 3rd

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Brilliant.

For those of you not familiar with Cracked.com (I am way too familiar), this won’t make much sense. However my first webcomic love has come up with a Cracked Article Generator that is just. So good. My favourites so far: 9 Baffling Weapons that No One Likes (That Hate You) 11 Terrifying Countries that don’t exist (They Never Will) 6 Horrific Religions that Prove God is Dead (They...

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