tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68244609041001596402012-02-17T03:50:59.250+11:00Thoughts as they come to mind...Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209336759753389966noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824460904100159640.post-1857047752478154732009-06-12T10:23:00.003+10:002009-06-12T10:27:32.566+10:00

As I sit here on the final day of the Intel Intensive at uni, we're talking about the benefits of using blogs and wikis in an educational context. I think i'll check out some of the sites mentioned which include Wikispaces and EduBlogs. Who'd have thought - class sanctioned blogging time!

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I've been back at uni now for just on 2 months. Admittedly, shaking off the cobwebs from the past 7 years' absence from the academic arena has been a little more challenging that I originally thought, but the excitement of a new challenge and the prospect of becoming a fully fledged teacher seems to keep me going.Why is it then that I feel like Tom Hanks' character, Captain Miller, from Saving

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there's something about glory colours of the sky early in the morning. the sun peeking through the clouds in an amazing blast of brilliance, lighting up hot air balloons on a quiet Melbourne morning. they hang tenuously in the air and drift, ready to be blown away by the stillness...

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things have turned. mostly good and some bad whilst some things just remain unclear - what's to be awkward about? here's to 2009 as it unfolds...

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i'm so very tired right now after a full day out at church - service in the morning, running in the afternoon then taking part in a skit for evening carols at church...makes me more tired just thinking about it! :og'nite all...*zzz*

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GAAAHHH! When will it end?

Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209336759753389966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824460904100159640.post-54429798097966632192008-11-07T22:46:00.001+11:002008-11-07T22:48:56.624+11:00

We're going to the beach todayWe're gonna laugh and sing our cares awayThe sun is shining on our faceWe can take it in and let it out and sayLa la la la la la laLa la la la la la laI do enjoy my time with youMaking the best of everything we doWe're gonna try on something newAnd we'll make it ours before the day is throughLa la la la la la laLa la la la la la laAnd now the sun has said

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Congratulations Jaime and Corrine on getting married on the weekend! God bless this new chapter in your lives. :)

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Verse 1Lying alone in my roomDon't know what I'm gonna doTrying to figure outIf this is it this timeJust can't stop thinkingAbout the way you make me feel insideI just can't get you off my mindNo matter how hard I tryCHORUSCould you be the one for meCould we dance the night awayI wanna give you everythingThough I don't have muchCould you fall in love with meCould you love me the rest of my

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I acheA combination of many thingsI know I was made for so much moreWhere did I lose myself Along this path called life I am thankfulFor the people I meet along the way

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Verse 1 You dance over me While I am unawareYou sing all around But I

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Sitting in silenceMuch going on around meWill it ever end?

Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209336759753389966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824460904100159640.post-45539543077968979372008-09-22T10:25:00.007+10:002008-09-23T15:15:22.348+10:00

Feeling crap, feeling hoarseFeeling regretful as a matter of courseI stayed up late on Saturday nightHoping to greet Sunday at first lightI feel nothing but much remorseWanting now to divorceMyself from feeling ever so hoarse

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My egg and bacon salad last week was good! I adapted the recipe to also include grape tomatoes, mushrooms and awesome chilli flakes. :D It was a notable achievement for me because it was the first time I made poached eggs! Well, it's easy when you know how really... (^_^)There's still one more batch of bacon left and I think I'll fry it and make cabbage and bacon. It sounds a little less

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So you may or may not know I recently went on a ski trip. It was awesome because it was the first time in about 20 years that I'd set foot on snow; and, secondly, the company wasn't too bad either.Aside from the snow, the food was a highlight and there was a lot leftover. I've gotten through most of what was brought back but there's been a lot of bacon sitting around. It wasn't until today that

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VerseWho am I that You are mindful of me? That You hear me when I call Is it true that You are thinking of me? How You love me it's amazing CHORUS I am a friend of God I am a friend of God I am a friend of God He calls me friend BridgeGod Almighty, Lord of Glory You have called me friend

Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209336759753389966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824460904100159640.post-36607192866991651472008-08-23T13:36:00.008+10:002008-08-23T20:43:54.106+10:00

Whoa - last night was really something! Steve Hooker won a gold medal for pole vault at Beijing. To win he had to clear 5.90m and bombed out on his first two attempts at that height. I began to think the gold medal might already be in the hands of the only other competitor left in contention - Russian star Yevgeniy Lukyanenko - but Steve pulled out all the stops and secured the medal on his

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I don't know what to say. Today a friend told me of news which I still don't fully "get". Mike Guglielmucci of Planetshakers City Church is a hoax. In my view the only consolation is that he confessed the big con now instead of later down the track. I'm unsure how the church will handle and recover from this. It's a sad day for Christianity.

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It's a beautiful day outside and I'm itching to go enjoy the fresh air; so, I'll make this post quick. I paid a visit to Propaganda a couple of weeks ago and found they have what I'm looking for but that it's way too expensive. In some cases a single t-shirt costs $40 - terrible! I have to go find a cover/casing for my trekking pole for the South America trip later this year so it won't get

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Ugh! I'm so disappointed with myself. I recently, and inadvertently, discovered this company that sells really great t-shirts through Ewnice who happened to be modelling one at combined cell-group last Saturday. I browsed the website to see if there were some designs I liked and there were some really good ones; but, I held off because I wanted to get some opinions from people who'd bought

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I was so excited when I got home last night that I prepared the mushrooms in the simplest and, I think, best way possible. I gave them a wash to get the grit and other yucky bits out, chopped them up into bite-sized pieces and fried them in some good-quality virgin olive-oil along with some garlic to really bring out the flavour. I finished the cooking process by lightly seasoning with salt and

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You may wonder what this post's title is all about. It's the Latin name for what's commonly known as Saffron Milk-Cap mushrooms. The funny thing is I'd never heard of or seen these mushrooms until today - that's how common they are! A colleague here at work was kind enough to share his bounty from a trip to a state-forest on the weekend. I look forward to preparing them in a variety of

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The weekend was quite full-on. I went to a Mens' Conference, hosted by City Life Church (CLC), called Redline 2007. Keynote speakers were Brian Houston, of Hillsong fame, and CLC's own Mark Conner.I signed up for Redline because Brian was a big name speaker and I thought he'd have lots of meaningful stuff to say. It's not that I didn't get much out of his messages but it was much akin to

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Here are some pics of my nephew Nicholas when we went to the beach a couple of months ago when it was still summer. He's absolutely adorable! Enjoy.I especially like this last photo as it's truly a candid shot. I don't think I could ever get him to do it again even if I tried! :)

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This is quite an interesting personality test. Do it and see what you get at the end! Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209336759753389966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824460904100159640.post-61388611163286696952007-05-17T14:23:00.000+10:002007-05-17T19:20:22.251+10:00

Okay, so I've set up a new blog with Blogger.com and it was easier than I expected. It's touted as a powerful yet easy to use service and I'm really excited with what it can do. It'll be a while yet until I discover and use all the features and options at my disposal - w00t! It'll be a while before I convince myself to let go of my other blog but I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later. I could

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