wtf, mate

What Ashie said. There are no zombies in Australia. Clearly I was they were thwarted by timezones, and the whole girt-by-sea aspect. All unaffected Americans on my flist are most welcome to come and stay with me, if you can get out safely (and learn to fly a plane, but whatever, Bruce Willis does it all the time, right?). Though be warned: anyone showing the least amount of shuffling-and-moaning behaviour will be shot on sight. Uh. With the guns that we don't have. SOMEONE BRING GUNS.

ETA: _leareth has the latest update regarding the refugee situation.

What we do have in Australia, or at least in Canberra, is an 8-degree day with winds sweeping down from the Snowy Mountains to pile wind chill on top of that. And beautifully heated buses/shops/exam rooms, certainly, but after I'd gone from OMG FREEZING to OMG WARM five or so times in the space of an hour, the blood vessels in my head just kind of gave up and are now staging a (very painful) protest.

Owwwwwww.

*takes Panadol*

If anyone needs me, I'll be in bed.

Abnormal psych exam went fine - I finished with 20 minutes to spare, having wandered my way dodgily through the short answer questions (half a page on triggers for specific phobia? seriously? HOW?) and then kicked some serious ass with my essay on the aetiology, features and treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.

Finally: I think I am developing a serious crush on the HCL fandom. The amount of intelligent analysis that these people put into their feedback is awesome. Nothing like a thoughtful five-paragraph reaction to make one want to write more fic for a fandom.

this post is about music

IMPORTANT POLL. Three big gigs are happening in Canberra (miraculous!). All costing...the standard amount for big gigs, ie. more than I should really be spending on a single night, let alone three nights, let alone three nights in the same week.

[Poll #1003006]
And now for that first-line lyrics meme, stolen from Carrie! You know the drill. First fifteen non-instrumental pieces to come up on iTunes shuffle. Comment if you know the song. No cheating with Google.

1) I'm at your back door with the earth of a hundred nations in my skin Vienna Teng - Enough To Go By (stars_like_dust)
2) The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Barenaked Ladies - Jane (loki013)
3) Looks like I've lost my will to carry on my friend, she said
4) My twenty thrown down in my fist of rage and the man to my left has folded down O.A.R. - That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker (villainny)
5) When the birds start to follow you around
6) You don't have a clue what it is like to be next to you
7) I’m a long way off, but I’m still around
8) Four seasons in one day, lying in the depths of your imagination Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day (bantha_fodder)
9) I am thinking about the woman in a century of peace Dar Williams - This Was Pompeii (strange_selkie)
10) I wanna feel just like before - before the rain came in my door
11) Look around: the writing's on the wall The Calling - Thank You (parcae)
12) In this world of news I've found nothing new
13) I want to tell if I am or am not myself
14) Running around this town, looking for something that I know I'll never find
15) Ancient unknown animals on a stormy sea