Author Archives: Felicity Banks Books

This was suprisingly enjoyable and useful. CJ and W and I went a-wandering at the Jamison markets last Sunday, and it was good (and not just because I enjoy being surrounded by nice-looking boys). CJ and I bought Christmas presents for three people, and also bought a Carole Wilkinson book for $5 (sweet!) and aContinue reading “#139: Hunt up a bargain at a junk market”

This turned out to be startlingly easy. The “before” shot:                                 On the ratio of “least amount of work to most amount of results”, this scores VERY highly. I practised exactly once with non-fragile items, once with the (stoneware) plateContinue reading “S#7: Magic Trick”

In days of yore – when giant beasts roamed the earth and even the trees had a hungry look – I was young, and inclined to go out dancing. A group of friends and I would prepare wonderful cocktails in our hipflasks, and dance away the night. One of the friends was a boy, very prettyContinue reading “#83: Go dancing”

December is here! Finally! Time to stop whining about how the shops have been decorating since October – time to stop beating them, and join them. My mum collects nativities (yes, really) and has one in every single room in the house, including the toilet. Not counting the ones hanging on the Christmas tree, there’sContinue reading “#235: Christmas Decorations”

I’ve been planning this for a long while, and since most of Australia seems to be raining at the moment, many of you can play along at home! Huzzah! I put on my trusty crocs and ventured outside. After looking around shiftily at the neighbour’s windows, and pretending to check my mail, I ran andContinue reading “#233: Jump in Puddles”

So today (two days early, but a full 7 kilos lighter) I finished the six weeks of no-chocolate-for-Louise. Kilos lost: 7 Bouts of uncontrollable violence: Three (only one thing is still broken, although some bruises are still coming up*) Ratio of days spent crying to days without crying: 1:4 Seasons of Gilmore Girls watched: 1Continue reading “#232: Report”

What do we want? Braaaaiiiiiinnnns When do we want ’em? Braaaaiiiiinnnnnsss   Sadly, it turns out that the whole “if you want something done, do it yourself” applies to undead hordes just the same as the rest of us. The organiser-lady of hundreds of zombies cancelled at the last moment. And then CJ was bookedContinue reading “FYI”

I just applied to have these three classified printed in The Canberra Times in one week’s time. Given the limit of 60 characters, my twitter writing have finally paid off. Keep an eye out next Saturday, if you read The Canberra Times. Time machine. Warranty good to 2950. Will only go backward Pet dodo, slightlyContinue reading “#234: Place an ad (or three)”

For today’s awesomeness I watched Bill Bailey’s “Cosmic Jam”. Right now the song “Human Slaves in an Insect Nation” is in my head. I love that Bailey used to play piano in a restaurant – hating every minute, and eventually getting fired. I also love that he’s weird and funny and (mostly) clean – andContinue reading “S#9: Laugh”

Ben (who else?) suggested I do something paranoid for a day. I decided to go with the classic – you know, so the government agents watching me can’t read my thoughts. Can you read my thoughts in the above photo? If not, then it worked. I wore this hat while watching “Gilmore Girls”, riding onContinue reading “#230: Tinfoil Hat”

I enlisted the help of J. K. Rowling, Robin Hobb, Terry Pratchett and Eoin Coifer (and also a pair of stilts, some pegs, and a tablecloth) in making a canopy for the bed CJ and I share. My plan was to lie down and read until it fell over, but Ana had other ideas. First, sheContinue reading “S#10: The Royal Bedchamber”

One of the writerly blogs I follow is http://ripping-ozzie-reads.com/ Every so often they have a book giveaway, and I generally enter. I won “Diamond Eyes” by A. A. Bell, which arrived this morning signed from one writer to another by Anita (which already makes me like her). Later this week/year (depending on how my ownContinue reading “#Win a prize”

Today’s awesomeness was a rollicking adventure featuring real booze and real water.* I finished off the ginger wine in our cupboard – leaving a few potent-smelling drops for authenticity’s sake. I tested whether it was watertight by sending it to feed the fishes (who enjoyed it very much, thank you). Then I wrote a note,Continue reading “#228: Message in a Bottle”