I just got back this evening from my retreat in the Hunter Valley. I stayed at the Youth Hostel for 3 nights while I did a bit of structural editing on the book I've been working on for several years. Then I went to Path Of Love. Wow... what an amazing experience. Lots of catharsis [...]
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There's some more research out confirming the association between XMRV and CFS. It's sounding more plausible to me, although I've no idea how I would have picked up XMRV. I wonder if it's possible to get tested for it, out here in far-flung Australia. Even if I was positive, there's no recommended treatment yet... so [...]
Well I had a really interesting weekend at a Toastmasters district conference here in Sydney. I was particularly inspired by two world champions of public speaking who attended, and it reignited my enthusiasm for the whole public speaking thing. One of the places I feel in my element is in front of people, making them [...]
I'm feeling pretty positive today. I had a call this morning from a good friend of mine from acting class, who told me she has scored herself a part in a new comedy series being produced for SBS. She's gonna be a screen star! I'm very excited because she's a really unique person and I [...]
I've been taking things a little easier lately, and generally feeling better for it. I cut my acting practise back to two nights a week (instead of four), so I can accommodate the pick-up course I'm doing on two other nights a week. I get overwhelmed when I think how far I have to go [...]
I'm just going to go stream-of-consciousness with this one: Went to acting class today. We do "activities" and "doors", where we work together in pairs. One person is doing an activity in their lounge room, when the other interrupts at the door. The two of us dialogue using repetition, both attempting to get our needs [...]
Nothing triggers my emotional insecurities like a pretty girl who appears disinterested in me. There's one such girl in my Toastmasters club. Let's call her Liz. She's extraordinarily pretty, intelligent, slim, shy and endearing. Shy and endearing look pretty attractive on a girl. When she turned up to a club meeting a few months ago, [...]
