Best. Lunar Eclipse. Ever. (July 2018)
Best. Lunar Eclipse. Ever. (July 2018) Well, at least the longest. Which means more people can see it. And that’s pretty good in itself.
World Chocolate Day 2018: The Best Chocolate is More Than Just Food
Did you really think I would forget about World Chocolate Day? It’s the most wonderful day of the year! A day to enjoy, explore, and excite your taste buds with a gift from the gods themselves: chocolate. However, you cannot truly celebrate World Chocolate Day with ordinary chocolate purchased at […]
World Environment Day 2018: Beat Plastic Pollution
It’s World Environment Day 2018, and I’ve been tagged! Help #BeatPlasticPollution and commit to change. I’m tagging GeekMom, Hoyts Cinemas, and Event Cinemas to join in too! Tag! You’re it!
#WED2018
Public Health Systems Are The Best
We have had an … interesting week. In the grand scheme of things, it is fairly mild and moderate compared to others. And my ability to say that sentence comes with a fairly healthy dose of gratitude. EG Sinister had emergency surgery earlier this week. Without going into all the […]
Total Lunar Eclipse: 31 January 2018
Remember the last Lunar Eclipse visible in Australia? Last year, in 2017, just before the Solar Eclipse that sent everyone in the United States crazy (or at least a little crazier than usual)? Remember how it was at 3am? There was nothing partial about my dislike for waking up at […]
Santa is Dead. Spread the Word.
Message from Zaltu (4yo): Santa is Dead. Spread the Word.
Cooperative Influenza
We have a rule in this family. (*Well, to be honest… I have a rule and a 50/50 chance of it being obeyed*) “Thou shall have one and only one parent sick at any given time. One shall be the number thou shalt have and the number of sick parents […]
Marriage Rights v Marriage Rites: Why Marriage Equality is Overdue in Australia
Fun fact: EG Dad and I were never originally sold on the idea of marriage. To be perfectly honest, the biggest selling point was the party. We spent months planning “The Reception” (almost as much time as we spent planning the honeymoon). We were going to have […]
International Friends and National Trees
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 […]
Astrofest 2017
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!!