Can anyone tell me the name of the aussie hats which have the corks hanging from the brim? And any suggestions on where to find photos – am searching the net, but no luck so far…..
I get a new fridge today *bounce*
My first new whitegood _ever_ (pity I can’t keep it!) But more importantly, for the first time in nearly four weeks (count them…that’s 1,2,3, FOUR weeks) I will be able to buy perishables and keep my vegies crisp.
And if it’s really all that, it’ll cure my hangover too *sickly grin*
Vegies don’t stay CRISP in a CRISPER – that’s where vegies go to ROT…
Anyway…
YAY! Whitegoods!
Not in my fridge!
Well, this fridge (which is not even white, but a nice muted grey colour) doesn’t _have_ a vegie crisper, I think in an attempt to avoid the vegie rotting. Very cunning!
mild grumble* I vaccuumed two days ago and yet today my skirt is picking up dust like I don’t own a vaccuum cleaner. huh. Yay for places where you !live! on the floor.
But that’s not what I set out to write today, no, I am finally getting around to satisfying requests by kitling and Tracy to list the dvds i bought in China – plus the additionals I’ve bought since then. I had been hoping to download the list from my pda, but as laptop not looking like happening anytime soon (don’t even go there with me right now!) I shall bite the bullet and manually type in as many titles as I can bear to!!!
For those who already got this through lukeii, I apologise, but I wanted to keep spreading the shock…
check out penknife‘s april 28 entry about a charming new amendment to Virginia’s Affirmation of Marriage Act (sorry, I don’t know how to do funky links….)
I’m _so_ glad I’m Australian, but in agreeance with lukeii, am worried as to how much longer til we follow.
Although this is aimed to discriminate against same-sex couples, it also seems to successfully discriminates against _anyone_ who does not wish their blood relative to be benefactors of their wills. How can this possibly be right? Where does it say that people you may _never_ see have a right to all your belongings/savings/insurance etc just because they share the same blood?
And if it does just mean same-sex couples, how does the state determine if the will is for a partner, or simply a friend of the same sex. Agh, I’m confused and disgusted and scared how some places are scooting backwards so damn fast you can barely catch your breath.
An uninspiring response
I don’t mean to disappoint you, but Australian laws permitting gay adoption were recently nearly overturned, and according to the Age, “Cabinet has decided to guard against legal recognition of same-sex marriages by inserting formally into the Commonwealth marriage act the common-law definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.” [Full article: Gay adoption law to stay, The Age 27/04/2004]
We’re not far away from being partway there, on a federal level. Though, as far as I’m aware, you can still leave your estate to whomever you wish in this country. For now.
Re: An uninspiring response
“you can still leave your estate to whomever you wish in this country. For now.”
Yes and no.
The legal advice we got (being in a same-sex relationship for 6 years and having 2 kids) regarding my wife’s super was she could leave it to me but if her parents challenged that they’d have a bloody good chance of getting it. Because I’m ‘legally’ not her partner.
Very sick.
Not to mention (and continue with an issue you raised) that second parent adoptions aren’t legally recognised here, which is of far more concern to me and my wife than any piddling ‘estate’ we’d leave.
Me and her both have beloved children that are ‘legal strangers’ to us.
You are right, we aren’t that far away from the yanks.
On a complete tangent
go read my friends
Hmm, it is weird how our Liberal party isn’t liberal and our Labour Party doesn’t support workers. Thank fuck for Greens and preferential voting.
Oh and also…
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You could just try calling it a swagman’s hat, ‘coz I can’t think of
any other name for it, either. And if you type “hat corks” into
Google image search you’ll get
a few piccies.
Check your email. I just sent you three pics. I hope you can use them.
Thank-you, thank-you so much!!!! You rock!
You rock too!! The third piccie is perfect for the worksheet! I just spent all of my last free period getting absolutely no where on my search. So nioce to get back to computer and have it there for me. Yay you.
Btw, Blair’s doing another castle party this friday if you’re interested…also one will be happening friday week and a great aussie friend will be visiting at that time – I’ve nickednamed it ァッな見 - don’t ask why I can’t get katakana な.
Prob be seeing you at Graeme’s farwell, ne.
*hugs*