This entry is PG for moderately bad swearing (at the end). One of the best (and worst) things about my day job – private tutoring – is that things are constantly getting shuffled around. I’m about to take on some new students, so I get all the thrills and spills of a new job withoutContinue reading “#78: New job”
Author Archives: Felicity Banks Books
For the Bible tells me so: What the Bible actually says about homosexuality
So if you’re the kind of person who asks, “What Would Jesus Do?” about gay people, the answer is apparently, “Crash on their couch indefinitely, and help yourself to whatever’s in the fridge.”
S#5: Poetry
I just made this poem my desktop. For obvious reasons. Either my grandma or my friend Tabby introduced me to this one. I had a hippopotamus I had a Hippopotamus, I kept him in a shed And fed him upon vitamins and vegetable bread I made him my companion on many cheery walks And hadContinue reading “S#5: Poetry”
#120: Wedding photos
Ah, weddings. Romantic, right? Well. . . yes. But they’re also insanely stressful, and end more friendships than divorce (you think I’m joking? I’m not). Here’s a few photos of the “happiest day of my life” (there are similar ones of the four parents, CJ, and others): On the up side, sometimes you get amusingContinue reading “#120: Wedding photos”
“When Good Libraries Go Bad” story so far
1 A tentacle circled my neck, squeezing the life out of me with agonizing skill. “Steve!” came Terry’s voice. “Steve! Wake up!” * I opened my eyes to Terry, leaning over me. He looked scruffy without his mind-mage robes on. “Your cthulhu nightmares suck.” “Sorry.” * We got up for breakfast. As the mind-mage, TerryContinue reading ““When Good Libraries Go Bad” story so far”
Three-Ingredient Thursday: Breakfast Fry-Up
Oh heck yeah. Here in Australia we call this breakfast “a fry-up”. In Britain they have “The Full English Breakfast” but I have it on reliable authority (ie, my British-born mum-in-law) that a full English breakfast must include sausages. The alternative name for this dish is “Bacon and eggs with potato”. It really does sayContinue reading “Three-Ingredient Thursday: Breakfast Fry-Up”
#163: Unusual Anniversary
Happy 113th day of Daily Awesomeness! Here are links to every awesome thing I’ve done since I began. I also included a few of my favourite photos. I put a bullet next to the ones I thought were especially awesome. Play along at home: Pick ONE awesome thing, do it, and tell us about itContinue reading “#163: Unusual Anniversary”
#34: Wear jeans
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most of you wear pants. I don’t. No pants for me. Well, almost no pants. I look better and feel better in skirts, and most of my jeans don’t fit since I gained 18 kilos (what a surprise for jean manufacturers everywhere). But I’veContinue reading “#34: Wear jeans”
#170: Win a blog award
Yesterday I wandered past http://emmylennevald.blogspot.com/ and was delighted to see my own blog on the receiving end of the Versatile Blogger Awards. This award is one bloggers give each other, which makes it a special kind of award (the kind that doesn’t pay, but that’s neither here nor there). Rule 1: Thank the person who gaveContinue reading “#170: Win a blog award”
#141: Broadway Day
Oh what a beautiful moooooorrrrrniiiiiing! The funny thing about movies is they take a REALLY long time to watch. Especially “Oklahoma”. My friends and I watched the three-hour version (with Hugh Jackman), and it is SO not suitable for children. Wow! I think it gave me nightmares. Drugs, murder, assault, racism, and at least twoContinue reading “#141: Broadway Day”
#122: Hummus Hat Trick
My blender hates me. It’s sad, when I love my blender so much. But it’s true. It’s skulking in the corner of the kitchen bench right now, glaring at the wall. It won’t even look at me in case I get ideas. He’s overworked, I know. Hummus was the third thing I made him makeContinue reading “#122: Hummus Hat Trick”
#119: Cook with home-grown herbs
I made a wonderful thing today. (Once again, it’s a serve of fruit, cunningly disguised as junk food due to the obscene sugar content.) I squeezed one and a half oranges, two lemons, and three limes. That made about a cup and a half of juice. I added a cup of sugar and a cupContinue reading “#119: Cook with home-grown herbs”
“When Good Libraries Go Bad” so far
1 A tentacle circled my neck, squeezing the life out of me with agonizing skill. “Steve!” came Terry’s voice. “Steve! Wake up!” * I opened my eyes to Terry, leaning over me. He looked scruffy without his mind-mage robes on. “Your cthulhu nightmares suck.” “Sorry.” * We got up for breakfast. As the mind-mage, TerryContinue reading ““When Good Libraries Go Bad” so far”
Three-Ingredient Thursday: Baked Apple
Does the existence of fruit make a dessert healthy? You decide. 1. Peel and core the apple. 2. Block one end of the hole with butter and put a whole lot of sugar and a bit of cinnamon inside before blocking the other end with more butter. 3. Cook on high in the microwave aboutContinue reading “Three-Ingredient Thursday: Baked Apple”
S#71: Fruit and Veg
Today is Friendsday Wednesday – a day to celebrate friends (either by a DIY public holiday, by meeting someone at their work cafe for lunch, or just calling someone you love to like). http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=348494771209&index=1 I celebrated by buying a ridiculous amount of fruit and vegetables to feed my impoverished associates. It’s always good being asContinue reading “S#71: Fruit and Veg”
S#27: Love Your Fear
I hate and fear Winter. More than you’d think. It’s July now, and I’m already dreading Winter next year. I usually get depressed in March, by horrified anticipation. My face peels off, my skin burns (dermatitis – I’m literally allergic to clothing), and the core of me stays cold until October. So I’m going toContinue reading “S#27: Love Your Fear”
S#29: Write to your idols
In preparation for the writing festival on the weekend, I visited the websites of most of the guest authors, and picked the five books that looked most suited to my taste – “The Ruby Talisman” by Belinda Murrell (about a modern girl who wakes up one morning next to her great-grea-great grandmother just as the FrenchContinue reading “S#29: Write to your idols”
#164: Schmoozefest
How to get published: 1. Write a good book (which should take about 10,000 hours – the “write a book” part only takes 100-500 hours). Enter competitions and submit short stories to magazines in the meantime. Make writer friends and get actual critiques (the ones with real criticism, which should include “start over” at leastContinue reading “#164: Schmoozefest”
S#6: Dress Up (part two)
CJ and I just arrived home from an epic sixteen hour journey. We left Canberra when it was sunless and shrouded in mist, and returned when it was. . . sunless and shrouded in mist. First, the dress-up dress report: The Dress started conversation, reignited flagging conversation, made friends for me (kudos to Sarah for realising itContinue reading “S#6: Dress Up (part two)”
S#6: Dress Up
So today I’m heading off to the NSW Writers’ Centre, schmoozing in a manner that could potentially change my fortunes. So what’s a girl to wear? How about this (minus the snow and with an infinitely more dignified hat): They may think I’m a refugee from the middle ages, but they’re reasonably likely to remember me (“LouiseContinue reading “S#6: Dress Up”