Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Sep 16, 2011, 8:51 pm
So remember, way back when I got that massage voucher?. Well it expires on 30th September so I decided it was time to use it up (I still had $115 available on it) and splurged on a $109 massage. The name should have tipped me off, “Hot Herbal Oil Massage” but I though it sounded neat. It was, k...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Aug 12, 2011, 12:54 am
Yes, I know that is slightly wrong but given that it is my birthday I don’t care So, I haven’t been crying but there have been some let downs with this birthday. I took 2 days off work so I could have a 4 day weekend YEAH!. Yesterday it was cold and rainy which I got caught in and ended up soa...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Aug 5, 2011, 9:03 pm
Or whatever that saying is. I’ve started my weight loss journey… again. I tend to get back up to approximately the same weight and decide it is time to start losing again. If only I wasn’t so predictably lazy. I am really trying this time, up until 3 days ago I hadn’t eaten a piece of choco...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 29, 2011, 8:50 pm
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was all to predictable and the plot just seemed all kinds of unlikely. Going to Far is the story of rebelious Meg who ends up in gaol one night and is assigned one week riding around in a cop car to see the real world… I suppose...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jun 20, 2011, 4:40 am
For the last few weeks we have been doing out of hours training. Even though it is out of hours i didn’t mind initially but then it turns out it is on team viewer and hosted by a russian guy called Albert. I keep wanting to call him Boris, is that racist? It feels like it is. Even them, I was ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jun 18, 2011, 4:23 am
… literally. I just set up post by email. Anyone looking to do it might want to think about why they want to do it because, really, it might be easier just to login to wordpress. I thought it would be neat to post from my phone because my best ideas happen on the bus but I don’t think it wa...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jun 18, 2011, 3:54 am
final… here goes nothing.
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jun 11, 2011, 7:51 am
Stresshead by Allayne Webster My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is an easy, afternoon read. I didn’t realise how quickly I was getting through it. Stresshead is the story of Den (Denise) who is from a family of lawyers and is always stressing and worrying about pretty much anything and everything an...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - May 14, 2011, 10:32 pm
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I only picked this book up because I was assured it didn’t follow the formula that all chick lit appears to follow. This was the book that was going to convince me that it wasn’t all desparate/meek/heartbroken women who f...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - May 10, 2011, 4:07 pm
“You know I wouldn’t have hurt you right?” said the creepy guy who got on the bus at the same stop as me last night. He then continued it with “I’m not a creepy guy. I just wanted you to know that, ok?” and then sat next to me. 3 people on the bus and he absolutely had to sit next to me...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - May 8, 2011, 12:49 pm
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The funny thing about this book is that I had the opportunity to read it on its release date. I boxed it up for some schools and even though it looked like a diary, the text was blue and it had some pictures I still wasn’t captivated....
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - May 3, 2011, 12:24 pm
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen My rating: 4 of 5 stars How very trademark Dessen. Everytime I crack open one of her books I know it is going to be the same as all the rest and yet I still buy and borrow them and love them all the same. Along for the Ride was no different although I kind of wis...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - May 1, 2011, 1:58 pm
This afternoon I was sitting at home watching some TV when I noticed someone knocking at the front door – it actually took a few knocks for me to register they were actually at my door. J goes to see what they want and who they are and from the couch it sounds like a religious group. I had a Jeho...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 25, 2011, 12:51 pm
I went bra shopping last week (feel free to shudder). Why is it so hard? Why isn’t there a universal size for all brands? I think it is time to take them off and burn them girls! Not only was I unable to find 2 bras in different brands that fit the same but bras of the same size in the same brand...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 24, 2011, 1:33 pm
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill My rating: 4 of 5 stars What an incredible read. This story is loosely based on facts about slavery in the 16th century and revolves around Aminata who is stolen from her village at the age of 11 and forced to travel months on foot to the ocean and taken over...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 15, 2011, 10:12 am
Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t expect to love it this much but when I saw that it was written entirely through letters I had to give it a try. Feeling Sorry for Celia is the story of Elizabeth, Celia’s best friend, who h...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 9, 2011, 1:35 pm
The older I get the more questions I get about when I’ll get married and have kids. It surprises me that in today’s world there is still this expectation that people will get married, move into a house with a white picket fence and have 2.5 kids. The world just doesn’t happen that way anymore...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 8, 2011, 10:30 am
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was recommended to me by a friend. I was told that I didn’t need to have read Jane Eyre previously to understand the book but I’m really glad I read it first. As far as I’m concerned you definitely need to have read Jane Eyre...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Apr 1, 2011, 12:56 pm
Oh my, it has been an age since I’ve been able to sit in front of a computer and just relax. The only reason I’m doing it right now is that one of my tools has decided to stop working and I can’t work for the second but I’m hoping it comes back soon. I was on a roll! March was hectic, altho...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Mar 26, 2011, 5:39 am
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was all kinds of disappointing. When I saw Stacy Schiff on The Jon Stewart Show discussing the book I was really excited to read it and requested it from my library straight away. Unfortunately, rather than getting a interesting ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 26, 2011, 5:44 pm
And that will only be hilarious to people that have seen the IT Crowd. Best. episode. ever. But back to the actual point. I was cruising along at work on my last 12 hr shift (midnight to midday) and decided I’d like something to eat. It was about 3:30am which seem as good a time as any but it was...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 25, 2011, 11:54 am
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was so excited to begin reading this book. It was a return to my guilty pleasure; YA fiction which was a nice change from all of the classics I’ve been reading. Unfortunately, Bright Young Things is written in the new YA style, tha...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 19, 2011, 8:24 am
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think is my favourite Austen title I have read to date. The language wasn’t as hard and he characters were likeable. Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters whose situation changes drastically at the beginning of the book. ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 9, 2011, 11:19 am
Dear Glee Writers, I have, just now, become up to date with Glee Season 2 and I was wondering if you realised that the Gleeks (and everyone in Lima) appear to live in this alternative universe where time doesn’t matter? Also, how is it that New Directions can be so good without ever having to reh...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 8, 2011, 12:25 pm
If you’re keeping up with my blog you will have noticed that my last 2 posts were book reviews. You might also have noticed I have rarely done this in the past. Well, last year I attempted my 210 in 2010 which I believe I probably completed but I ended up getting too lazy to update my list. So thi...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 6, 2011, 10:54 am
No Chopsticks Required by Katrina Beikoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book completely surprised me and left me a bit shocked. It is the account of the authors year in Shanghai and what she experienced. I thought it was a great read to get an idea on life in China has a foreigner and the roadbloc...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 3, 2011, 12:59 pm
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved the style of this book. I was concerned that given the time period it was written in it would be hard to understand and I’d have to read each page 5 times to understand what was happening. Fortunately, I didn’t have to do that… a...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Feb 2, 2011, 9:01 am
My Mum still hasn’t talked to me since the Memorial issue. She emailed me a few days ago about a car she bought me (when I told her I specifically didn’t want it) but nothing further. I’m not really sure what she wants from me and right now I really don’t care. I don’t feel guilty at all. ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jan 28, 2011, 4:01 pm
At my work we don’t get a lot of discounts or cost price offers – I was, I’ll admit, hoping for really cheap domain names but it wasn’t to be – however, something we DO get is a few free hosting accounts to play with. I have a reseller Plesk plan – something which I’d never heard of, ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jan 20, 2011, 1:09 am
Last week a close friend of my Mum’s and a friend of the family (back when my parents were together and I still lived with them so you know, nearly 10 years ago) died suddenly. I’m not really sure how I feel about this. I am sad for her family but I don’t feel as though it is connected to me....
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Dec 31, 2010, 10:13 pm
Oh my, the joys of catching the bus. I have to say, since my headphones broke I have heard some crazy, stupid and interesting conversations while on the bus. I think yesterday’s situation may have been my favourite. There were these 2 girls talking a load of crap to each other which I tuned out b...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Dec 23, 2010, 10:17 pm
I’ve been able to find some great new things (online and offline) in 2010 that have kept me interested throughout the year. Here are 5 of my favourites: 1. Favourite new TV show: Modern Family I think this might have started in 2009 but it wasn’t aired in Australia until 2010. This was actual...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Dec 6, 2010, 11:09 am
On my last post it was mentioned how people generally wouldn’t want to do the graveyard shift in an office by themselves because it is scary. Overall, I’ve really liked this shift and kind of like that there is no one else in the office at the same time as me. It is peaceful and I don’t have t...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Dec 1, 2010, 12:16 pm
Currently, on the graveyard shift, I am alone in the office much of the time. That is, up until the person before me leaves at midnight and the 8am starter gets in, I am alone in the dark in a 4 storey office building. Did I mention it has been storming for the entire time I’ve been doing this shi...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Nov 29, 2010, 10:28 am
I am currently in hour two of my second graveyard shift at work. Leading up to this shift I was dreading the hours as I can’t even remember the last time I was still awake at 5AM having not slept the night before. Back in my clubbing and heavy drinking days.. back in those long lost days of teenag...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Nov 19, 2010, 10:17 pm
Recently, working closer with the internet now, I’ve been seeing how the internet can so easily influence people. On a work level people are nearly brought to tears when their websites are down and we can’t get them back working immediately. Personally, I’ve seen people get so hurt or angry ab...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Oct 30, 2010, 9:12 pm
Recently as I was walking to work I noticed a taxi driver pull into McDonalds drive-thru and I wondered if I were in the same situation (that of being a taxi driver) would I do the same? I think if I had a drive around all day for a living I’d do whatever I could to get out of that car for lunch. ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Oct 23, 2010, 8:12 pm
So, as I am on my Austen kick currently I hired out a version of Emma (how many are there? I’m not sure, this was the only one I could find and came upon it by chance). The Gwyneth Paltrow and Toni Collette version if there are others. I was actually very surprised at the casting of Toni Collette...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Oct 16, 2010, 7:42 pm
Yup, it’s been more than a month! I just haven’t had the time or inclination to sit in front of my computer when I get home. I had forgotten what it was like to sit in front of a computer all day at work and fix things. What’s more this time the thing I’m fixing is people’s broken website...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Sep 10, 2010, 8:06 am
My last day is over. It is only the 2nd time in my life that I have resigned from a job (which isn’t saying much considering I’m about to start the 4th one) and I felt very strange and unsure what to do and there was lots of hugging or awkward should we or should we not hug moments. Generally, I...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Sep 9, 2010, 4:29 am
Tomorrow is my last day at my current job. It feels a bit unreal. I feel like I will get up on Monday morning and get ready for this job instead of the new one. I think it is like that though because people seem to have forgotten that I’m going. There has been no active handover and people are tr...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Sep 4, 2010, 11:59 pm
Yes! I was thinking of making a new layout but everything I looked at for inspiration, while beautiful (like these I love her style!), just wasn’t me. In the end I decided to change the colour (though, later when I thought about it. I always get comments that my layout is very halloween so perhaps...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Aug 28, 2010, 11:34 pm
Phew. I wasn’t sure if this week, or weeks, would end! It has been an incredible rollercoaster that I’ve been on in the past 2 weeks. The ups were full of stomach butterflies and the downs were full of… stomach butterflies but bigger mean ones. I have survived it though and here I am on a Su...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Aug 7, 2010, 5:37 am
The time that is. I used to have ample time to post and comment on sites and look at forums to my heart’s content but for the last 2 weeks I feel as though this time has disappeared. I went through my feed reader a few days ago and I had 82 unread items! Items that I didn’t get to read properly...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 30, 2010, 11:53 pm
I feel so disapointed. I was working towards getting my blog post count up and having a continual audience but some life things got in the way. No more was I in the world of Austen filled with old fashioned values and romance (is it considered old fashioned if it were written at the time?) but one o...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 17, 2010, 5:05 am
Yes, I have finished it and I promise this will be the last of the Darcy posts (here and here) unless of course you like them that is. Well, then I could probably go on all day about him. Anyway, yes, have finished. I will say it was hard work. The language is incredible and I was sometimes so lost...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 14, 2010, 3:11 am
So, here is the goss! I ended up borrowing Pride and Prejudice from the library the day after my previous post. Now, I was quite excited to find that there was a copy available for me that very day. However, it happened to be the new edition. The new Twilight inspired edition. Luckily, it is cover ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 10, 2010, 5:57 am
Today I finished watching the miniseries Lost in Austen with Jemima Rooper. It is a very cheesy, chick flick style mini series. Every girls dream that suddenly they are transported back in time and take Elizabeth Bennet’s place in Pride and Prejudice. I have to admit that I don’t recall ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jul 4, 2010, 3:17 am
We all know that technology is a wonder. I know I lived in a time before Mobiles, internet and even mp3s but I wonder how I would survive without it now. Especially the internet, I shudder to think. As with the joys comes the lows of technology. Ever email or text someone and get that second where ...
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Sarah P. posted an article on Oh So Lazily! - Jun 24, 2010, 4:33 am
Today, for the first time in Australian history we have a female prime minister. It is a fairly big event but I can’t help but be let down. The media is making a huge deal out of it but really, we didn’t vote for her, the Labor party voted for her. I think I’ll be more excited whe...
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