Getting fish has been one of the most expensive and traumatic things I’ve ever done, but it’s also been one of the most rewarding. On Wednesday I went one step further and bought two bottom feeders – one eats algae (not that I have any – yet) and the other eats snail eggs (which IContinue reading “#149: Alien Creatures (aka Go Fish!)”
Category Archives: Daily Awesomeness
#51: Guilt-free candy binge
Mmm. Play along at home: *self-explanatory*
#108: Take someone on a date
My husband and I celebrate our monthly anniversaries. It’s one day a month where we have to do something awesome together and/or I get an excuse to forget about dinner plans and dishes and just enjoy food that appears like magic on the table in front of us (and he gets to not do as manyContinue reading “#108: Take someone on a date”
#3: Go mad in a lolly shop
You’ve gotta love the SERIOUS lolly shop. I don’t mean the confectionary aisle of the supermarket (treasure trove of wonders, yes – but still not the same thing). I mean THE lolly shop. The one with peculiar feasts from distant lands, and with lollies you’ve never heard of before. And with strange items in jarsContinue reading “#3: Go mad in a lolly shop”
#148: Nerf Duel
Ben suggested I conduct a nerf duel, using historical rules of combat. But historical rules are always either: a) stuffy (like, I’d need to be a nobleman, which would require quite a bit of lifestyle change). b) bloody (and it’s REAL hard to draw blood with a nerf gun). Nevertheless, I got me some guns,Continue reading “#148: Nerf Duel”
S#65: Personal Manifesto
Steff Metal (of the infamously awesome list) wrote: 65. Write a Personal Manifesto Who are you really? What are you about? What makes you tick? What morals and beliefs do you follow? Write yourself a personal manifesto – who you are, who you want to be and how you’re gonna get there. I’ve been lookingContinue reading “S#65: Personal Manifesto”
#118: Collage of Awesomeness
This is an idea from lovechelsealauren.blogspot.com (thanks Chelsea!) I’m rubbish at collages (virtual or otherwise) but I quite enjoyed suddenly having a visual representation of some of my best awesome moments from the last little while. So here it is! The links to the relevant blog entries are: #132: Try, try again S#81: Ice Cream ParlourContinue reading “#118: Collage of Awesomeness”
#123: Edit a steampunk novel
Editing a novel is a mammoth task, and as a result it’s very satisfying to get to the end. I was lucky enough to edit a young adult steampunk novel which was well written and entertaining, so it therefore qualifies as today’s Daily Awesomeness. Here’s a steampunkish picture to give you a little hint ofContinue reading “#123: Edit a steampunk novel”
#132: Try, try again
Awesomeness isn’t awesomeness without a risk. That means that sometimes I’m going to fail – and if I’m brave enough, I’ll fail badly. Remember when I bought fish? https://shootingthrough.net/2010/04/01/s78-adopt-a-pet/ I mentioned several times after the above entry that I hadn’t killed the fish. It turned out I’d spoken too soon. All but one of thoseContinue reading “#132: Try, try again”
#142: Reverse Burglary
Today’s awesomeness was sneaky. I broke into the home of a friend and, instead of stealing from them, I added two items to their home. 1) A large stick of hard candy that says, “Your souvenir of Blackpool”. 2) A jar of lollies with my victim’s name as the brand name. But I hid them. What is more, IContinue reading “#142: Reverse Burglary”
#145: De-Motivational Posters
Ben sent me a huge list of suggestions, and this is just the beginning (Reverse Burglary and Secret # 6 are coming very soon). Feel free to post these anywhere you like, just link back here when you do. Play along at home: Make your own de-motivational poster today!
S#81: Ice Cream Parlour
I have a confession to make: I don’t like ice cream. For me, it’s simply not unhealthy enough. There’s not enough sugar, colouring, flavouring and chocolate to make even high-quality ice cream cut it for me. But I have solved that pressing concern. Some of you are familiar with Jigsaw, Goodberries or Cold Rock iceContinue reading “S#81: Ice Cream Parlour”
#82: Buy Boots
People who know me in the 3D sense will know that I bought my first pair of boots about five years ago now (and left them – frozen, defrosted, frozen again, and holed in numerous places – in China this January). Way back when I bought them, I’d been thinking about buying new boots for some weeks,Continue reading “#82: Buy Boots”
#142: Make home-made lemonade (with SCIENCE)
Yes, yes, I know – Monday’s predictions of this week’s awesomeness were wildly innaccurate. Shut up. Every time I see the brilliant yellow of supermarket lemons I think, “Mmm. . . lemonade. . .” Today, while doing the classic “just a little shop on my way home” thing, I saw lemons on special and grabbed twoContinue reading “#142: Make home-made lemonade (with SCIENCE)”
#89: Take St John’s Wort (and complete twittertale)
On Tuesday I began taking St John’s Wort, which is a herbal remedy for anxiety, depression, or manic depression. Being herbal, it’s pretty mild – but it’s sufficently hard core that it shouldn’t be taken if you’re pregnant, trying to be pregnant, or trying NOT to be pregnant (by which I mean that it makesContinue reading “#89: Take St John’s Wort (and complete twittertale)”
#138: Poetry Reading
My plan was simple: entice people into my home, then strew poetry books around and begin reading aloud. Keep reading until someone else started reading. (Thanks to reader W for this suggestion.) The plan worked better than I expected. It turned out we (“we” meaning my husband, CJ) had half a dozen poetry books –Continue reading “#138: Poetry Reading”
S#69: De-Clutter
It’s been at least six months since I dared look at the single shelf that holds all my jeans, non-hanging skirts, and non-hanging shirts (and, evidently, a good number of hanging skirts and jackets, too). Horrifying stuff: Motivated mainly to find a particular skirt long since lost in the melee, I emptied out the shelf (mainlyContinue reading “S#69: De-Clutter”
#144: Go somewhere I’ve never been (Pine Island)
Most of this article has been moved here, where I get paid per reader (hint hint). I have enjoyed clambering on river rocks in ankle-length skirts since I was ten years old (there are photos of that somewhere). There’s something about it that’s just scary enough to be enjoyable and adventurous without actually risking majorContinue reading “#144: Go somewhere I’ve never been (Pine Island)”
#134: Play with a cat
‘Nuff said. I spent about half an hour looking at this photo and giggling, and I giggle again every time I look at it. No cats (or fish, or glass items) were harmed in the making of this picture. Play along at home: Find a pet (or, in a pinch, a small child) and amuseContinue reading “#134: Play with a cat”
S#63/7: Cello and Piano performance
Wow! Number 63 (Experience something new every day for a week) took a lot longer than a week. Today I returned to ABC’s Sunday Live for the last time this year (next month it’s in Melbourne). Myself and CJ and another friend watched Cellist David Pereira perform with Timothy Young on piano. (They also had aContinue reading “S#63/7: Cello and Piano performance”