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Cheryl J

Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA


Joined March 27th 2008

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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." — Dorothy Parker .

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For Linda

September 25th 2009 01:03
You were life and beauty and so much more to the people whose hearts you touched with your warmth. A light that shines in the hearts of those who love you. Even now, that love doesn’t diminish with time but grows stronger. You were the soul of a beautiful family.

You are missed every day but you remain a beacon in their hearts. A mother, a daughter, a sister and friend. Your loss was a deep pain but your life a beautiful memory.

Time will heal the wounds of pain but time will also make their love for you so much stronger.
You are a part of the fabric of their very beings.

With all endings come new beginnings. You would be so proud of those you loved. Through them you touched me in a way I wish I would have gotten the chance to know better in life. But through them and all you gave and taught them you have reached out and touched so many more people.

Happy birthday Linda. Your presence is felt in so many hearts.


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Whoops

September 2nd 2009 11:39
Almost let my blog expire. MUST write a post this week. It's in my calendar!
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A move is better than a holiday

August 25th 2009 12:47
Moving to Melbourne has been so much fun. The people, the arts, the entertainment – all of them make Sydney seem superficial and boring. There was a time I loved Sydney but it’s lost its shine for me. It's becoming more and more a city of ugliness and crime and a place where people put way too much thought into what people do for a living and wearing the right designer labels.

Melbourne is more earthy, cultural and fun.

So, like my decision to move to Sydney, I just jumped in boots and all.

I’ve been having small adventures wandering around and discovering Victoria and the lovely things it has to offer. I’m even starting to love the chill in the air and the fact that you can have four seasons in one day! Not very practical when you’re going out as you have to take half your wardrobe in layers but it’s fun and a bit quirky.

I’ve done the touristy things like Phillip Island which gave me an opportunity to see the penguins march which was one of the cutest things I’ve seen in ages. If only I would have been able to take photos! But I went flying in a helicopter over Phillip Island and explored the Great Ocean Road and the 12 (make that 10 and ¾) Apostles.

I’ve window shopped in areas I can’t afford and enjoyed the fun and fabulousness of St Kilda and the true multiculturism of Fitzroy.

I can see why they call Sydney the blonde and Melbourne the brunette which must leave Canberra as the mousy brown of the bunch.

Here’s a few photos of adventures discovering my new state.
Great Ocean Rd


Twelve Apostles


The Arch


Helicopter


Seal Rocks



All images property of Cheryl Jenkins



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Sometimes the small things make the biggest difference

July 19th 2009 13:52
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Some people really restore my faith in the good in people. I work in a large office block and each evening a cleaning crew comes in to make the offices all shiny and clean for the following day


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Funny ads - giggle for the day.

July 10th 2009 12:41
I saw these and they gave me a giggle so I thought I'd share. Just a small collection of random advertising. One from the past, one from the present and one, methinks, was either done by by someone who did not have English as their first language...or perhaps someone just added their own funny to an existing ad. Gotta love creativity!

If only they knew then how funny this would be as the years passed


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I'll be back soon

July 6th 2009 10:07
Due to all sorts of things I haven't posted for a while but a new budget post will be up soon. I'll get off my lazy butt and be back with money saving ideas ASAP.


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So long. Farewell

May 18th 2009 06:05
Hi all, I will no longer be posting from this site so it is up for grabs. It has numerous subscribers and a good hit rate. For someone who can spend the time on it, it's a great little blog.

I don't have the time to maintain it any more and I can't give it the attention it deserves so I am concentrating on just a couple of blogs now


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Bye bye

May 17th 2009 13:58
I will no longer be posting from this blog so it is up for grabs. It has subscribers and a decent hit rate so if you're looking for a music blog - look no further!

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Helping Hands Monkeys

May 9th 2009 04:54
Helping Hands is an organisation located in Boston Massachusetts in the US that trains, and provides, Capuchin Monkeys to care for and assist the physically disabled. As well as providing their mobility-impaired owners with day to day tasks, they also give the gift of love and companionship.

Helping Hands Monkey

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My Awakening

May 6th 2009 11:44
I have always wanted to write fiction but writing a book seems so unbelievably unattainable. I don't have the patience nor, most likely, the talent to pull it off. Very few people have the ability to write a good novel but oh how I love to read them.

I blog, I draw and I paint to give me a bit of a creative outlet as my job is not creative in the least. Even a short story seemed quite out of reach and then I remembered reading a post by Morgan Bell some time ago titled COUNTING WORDS that described the many types of writing by the length of the piece so I dropped by again to have a look. Until I read that piece I had no understanding of the many types of writing out there that is based purely on the number of words and I thought, maybe I could do one of these


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Comment by Cheryl J
on Natalina wants a melt down of her very own

September 30th 2009 11:55


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Never feel like you can't post what you are felling. Sometimes this wonderful world of blogging is so cathartic.It allows us express to express emotion and that's the soul of writing.

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on Natalina wants a melt down of her very own

September 26th 2009 11:58


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I know, I do the same thing. It's hard to turn away a person in need. You missed your calling girlie, you should have been a therapist. At least you could charge the bastards an arm and a leg for your advice

Step back from those you are not friends with personally and advise them to go talk to a friend. Walk away. There's no shame in looking after number one.

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on Natalina wants a melt down of her very own

September 26th 2009 09:16


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Vent all you want honey. You deserve it more than anyone I know as I am one of the people you have been a rock for and I love you dearly for it. You just have to remember like I told you before, you have just as much right as anyone else to jump up and down and scream and wail, "why me?"

Just remember there are those of us who are here for you as you are for us and you can vent all you want and we will never think you're awful. You're just too damned awesome!

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on Finally a voice of reason for Barack Obama

September 18th 2009 11:41


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You gotta watch out for them Ay-rabs.

Oh Lordy. How much moonshine did that woman drink before she opened her mouth? The scary thing is there are so many people like that.

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on Fun stuff for the spreading of the happiness!

September 18th 2009 11:28


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I eat ice cream like that too! Maybe the cat massage lady should massage the dog and have a Fang Watch Alert. and she used the word drooly like jewellery?!?!?

Sheesh, were DO you find these?

BTW, I always give cats head massages with my fingernails, they love it and often do the drool thing. What can I say, magic fingers baby.

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on A move is better than a holiday

August 26th 2009 09:52


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Hi Natalina, good old Liz Lemon!

Hi MNG, the sport thing is the only thing that I don't get. They are totally fanatical, it's bizarre. Also, the way that nobody jaywalks...that one had me puzzled but it's probably so you don't get killed by trams

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on A move is better than a holiday

August 25th 2009 13:18


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Hi Morgan, thanks. I'm still getting used to it but I'm loving it. I don't know much about the gay scene down here yet and I must be getting old, all the places I go open late enough for me! I actually love the cabs. They always know where they're going. every one I've been in has GPS but there are so many tolls here.

So was Chicago good, I must get to see it soon. I missed Wicked so I'll have to see it on a visit to Sydney. got it all back to front.

So far so good, but what a ickweekend of weather. Made me think twice there for a moment

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on Describe 'You' In 5 Words

August 25th 2009 07:36


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Hmm, way more difficult than it sounds. Um, I think mine would be

Empathic
Loyal
Seeing as Natalina already used loquacious, I'll say Multiloquent
Thoughtful
Dorky

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on EXCLUSIVE Q&A with LET THE RIGHT ONE IN director TOMAS ALFREDSON

August 21st 2009 12:01


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I agree Bryn, the overt paedophilia angle would kill it but I think it would work if it was implied. It would far better explain why Hakan was so devoted to Eli. I'd love the Tommy character to be in it as well, I was very disappointed he was left out of the film.

I also agree there were too many subplots but by just shoving them in the way they did, they didn't make sense. I think they still should remain background characters but give them a reason to be there.

I do admit to it being a visually stunning and very evocative piece of work.

PS: that basement battle was the only part of the book that spoiled it for me. It was just too silly for a book that was so superbly smart.

Don't you love how we all feel different things about the book and the movie? That's when you know something is worth talking about.

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on Turtle Porn

August 20th 2009 12:25


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BTW the ones I saw were giant turtles and the noise was a more of a deep grunting. I'm not sure which was worse, that or this one. Oh it still gives me nightmares Eeeuw.