Unfortunately this time it was more complicated than a conservative/progressive vote. The Labor party had the previous two terms and managed to depose, depose then reinstate the first guy. Plus since we have a multi party system, govts both have to form, and then negotiate with the greens and independents. Labor…

My dad took all my ooks whenever I was grounded! Little did he know I can entertain myself reading instruction manuals ad writing my own stories to read later..

I knew I watched too much television when I first assumed she was probably right, ad it was a giant conspiracy...

Try Estee Lauder Double wear. Sheer enough that I don't look like I'm wearing a mask (unlike MAC), but it seriously stays. I used to work in a kitchen doing split morning/night shifts; I put on my makeup, work, sleep and work again no hassles. Doesn't come off in the rain (will rub off with toothpaste if you're a…

I always thought my makeup was coming off, went to a makeup counter recently to ask for help and she explained (in my case anyway) it wasn't coming off, it was being absorbed into my skin as it was so dry and I work in a cold/aircon environment. So now I use a heavier moisturiser and estee double wear foundation. It…

Ignoring calls sets off my anxiety for some reason. Like, what if this time its important? Or worse, what if they keep calling back??

ME *Disclaimer, I was robbed once and she's right about it being a cool story to tell later. Once you get over the inconvenience of having been robbed.

Yeah, this is the exact style both my great-grandfathers wore to their weddings and in their formal military photo shoots. (My grandpa would have too, except he was a dirty (sarcasm, obviously) hippy so had to have Beatles hair and was too young for conscription for Vietnam).

It's funny, because I can only see white/gold in both pictures, just lighter and darker toned respectively. I am partially colour blind to the blue/purple/grey spectrum, which may contribute. (I'm pretty sure I know what black is supposed to look like though)

As a survivor of an abusive home and later relationship, here are some signs I look for, based on my own experiences, which are more useful than 'does she have a black eye'

Even colour corrected it still looks like a brown and white dress in bad lighting to me

I got 22, but I am partially colour blind, and the high scores all came from the colour rage I can't differentiate between on the est days. I see white ad gold.

I need to be quite vague here to avoid identifying anyone accidentally, as the school I'm talking about was in a small community. basically, when I was in primary school, less than two decades ago, a new religious primary school opened up in town. Up until then we had only had a secular R-12 (Australian grades go…

Its an insecticide?? Wow. I really wonder what my three cup a day habit is doing to my insides right now...

You definitely sound like you have the same problems as I had. I ended up having both a hernia and stomach ulcer which resulted in indigestion, reflux and eventually nausea. Like, the food would sit in my stomach for so long and just not digest at all. There are treatments, so maybe consider getting a checkup? I know…

I'm a owl that works night shifts with free coffee. I've been asked point blank whether I'm on drugs because I'm 'overly cheerful' when the morning crew get in. It's just too much coffee!

I have a friend who was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, and avoids caffeine because he is already so energetic, he's never felt the need. One day he had a try of my mocha, liked it, and ordered one for himself. It never occurred to me he didn't know it had coffee in it....

I used to have the same problem. I realised recently that I can eat breakfast now without feeling ill and asked my psychologist (I'm recovering from an ED) if feeling sick was all in my head? She said that if we go too long without eating our body can have trouble processing food. The digestive system needs to get…

Yeah, I lived overseas for awhile and noticed I got stared at, pointed at etc. because I was a novelty as a very pale freckled girl. I can imagine some people getting that sort of reaction might mistake it for being negative attention. I personally struggled just because I am very self conscious.

I got approved the night she left and I'm imaging it like it was a goodbye present. Her new place doesn't have anonymous commenting! I'm so sad :(