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Evil Genius Mum
Evil Genius Mum
- Taking over the world, one blog post at a time
There are so many ‘official’ days or ‘recognised celebrations’; it is hard to keep up with them. Pizza Day. Tiger Day. Red Shoe Day. This social responsibility with my geek calendar is exhausting. Believe me, I try. And then one day, when the planets are aligned and you stick your […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
I think I am the only person in the EG family who does not play Minecraft. *Quick headcount… not counting Zaltu, since she is only three years old and still mastering Diego’s Dinosaur Adventure on the Wii* Yep. I’m the only one. So when I walk into the bedroom and […]
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
This Saturday, 1 Jul, is Sydney AstroFest. Fun, free, and family-friendly astronomy and astrophysics. And for the first time, with a forecast of clear skies!!
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
I have just come back from a serious marathon road trip with the spawnlings, and my most favourite part of it all was the Nintendo 2DS. Well, that’s not completely true. The spawnlings were kind of fun as well. I’ll be the first to admit I had my trepidations. […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
And I thought I had a twisted sense of humour. But I’m not the one who arranged a Childcare Centre strike on International Women’s Day. I kid you not. Around 1000 Australian Childcare workers are going on strike at 3.20pm on Wednesday 8 March 2017. Look, I get it. I […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Trump was at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) last Friday. No surprise there. There was flag-waving at this Good Ol’ U S of A event. Again, no surprise. But did anyone have a good look at those flags? Yessiree minions! That’s the Russian flag!! It took a few minutes (enough […]
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
It’s a little hot in the EG Lair today. In this type of weather, no-one is a happy camper. We don’t have aircon, and we’re OK with that. It used to be only a few days each Summer that actually required serious cooling down, and on those days we would […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
I recently did a review on some sunglasses over on GeekMom. To be completely honest, I was really wary about sunglasses purchased online. Now I’m convinced with quality of lens and frames, and my enhanced ability to avoid shopping centres (the 12th level of Hell).
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes