Serendipity
noun.
Accidentally finding something fortunate.
eg. It must have been serendipity that Indiana was at the Lost Dogs’ Home the day we went there.
More information
Film Making
Those students away on work experience last week will have missed our movie making efforts. This is not quite as good but all the same I am really impressed by this site which allows you to edit and create quite complex little cartoons with some set characters.
create movie | ABC Zimmer Twins
Sanguine
adjective.
ruddy face,
confident, or
bloody
eg. Even thought it was raining lightly I was feeling sanguine about my walk with Indiana.
more information
The Morbid Feline
Got that morbid feline? Death’s a whisker away – National – theage.com.au
OSCAR the cat makes his grand entrances just as life is about to leave.
A hop onto the bed, a fastidious lick of the paws, then a snuggle beside a nursing home patient with little time left.
“He’s a cat with an uncanny instinct for death,” [...]
Online Scrabble
I really like Scrabble but finding the time for a whole game can be tricky. So I really like this site that lets you play with people over several weeks if necessary.
Scrabulous
Australian Screen
Home – australian screen
australianscreen is a look at the Australian film and television industry, from its earliest days to the present.
You can view clips from Australian feature films, documentaries, TV programs, shorts, home movies, newsreels, advertisements, other historical footage, and sponsored films produced over the last 100 years, with curators’ notes and other information about [...]
Wedgie
One of my English classes is making a short mockumentary film about the Wedgie. It’s wouldn’t be my first choice of topic but so far it seems to be shaping up well.
The wedgie can be a form of torture practiced by bullies performed to humiliate someone, or as a practical joke, depending on the context [...]
Geelong Reather Right Now
What is happening right now.
Geelong Weather Conditions
Take The Weather With You
School of Earth Sciences : The University of Melbourne
Weather observations from the roof of McCoy Building
School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Active Volcanoes
Global Volcanism Program | Frequently Asked Questions | How many active volcanoes are there in the world?
The answer to this common question depends upon use of the word “active.” At least 20 volcanoes will probably be erupting as you read these words (Italy’s Stromboli, for example, has been erupting for more than a thousand years); [...]
Prediction
I have no advance knowledge of the last book but all the same I believe that Snape will turn out to be on the good side of the fight. I didn’t think of this myself. Rather a very clever woman I knew explain about why his actions at the end of the Half Blood Prince [...]
BOLTSS NAC
When creating a map you need to remember the following.
Border – this demarcates the map and show what is included and what is not.
Orientation – which way is north? if when it is up on the page you still need to show this.
Legend – maps use symbols; what do symbols on your map mean?
Title – [...]
How do critics review books so quickly?
In her early review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the New York Times’ Michiko Kakutani explains that the paper scored its copy at a bookstore on Wednesday. Her 1,100-word review posted that evening. Wait, how can you read a 784-page book and write a considered take on it all in one afternoon?
How do [...]
Resolute
Adjective – determined or firm.
eg. I was resolute that Indiana would go for a walk.
More information
Come on Eileen
I had this song playing in my head today so I thought I’d share.
Come on Eileen – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners was the biggest-selling British single of 1982. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, “Big” Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan [...]