Being a professor for over a decade, I’ve grown fond of the echoing hallways and grand lecture theatres. But walking into our faculty building every morning, I often felt something was amiss. Despite its grandeur, it lacked warmth. The grey walls echoed more of a corporate building than a vibrant learning space. I often brought …
Though the sun had already laid to rest for the day, it did not stop the sweltering heat from beating down on Canberra for the night. I laid in my bed with my air conditioning on full. I was restless, agitated, frustrated, and boiling hot. My usually composed and collected self was nowhere to be …
I don’t understand what it is with kids sometimes. I know they’re children and their brains aren’t fully developed, but sometimes this can be so frustrating! I’ll use my son as an example here. Everyday I see him squinting to try to read things or see things from afar. He’ll also complain that he gets …
I’m about to move into a house that’s double the size of the house I currently live in. That’s obviously really exciting as I’m moving onto bigger and better things and can afford to live more in luxury. The only issue is that I don’t have enough furniture to furnish the house! I never even …
Maphira had almost finished with her mental rant over the final Space Battles trilogy, but she felt a new rant brewing within her. She couldn’t let it escape. There was no time to go on another mental tangent filled with rage. But every time she got angry about Space Battles, it reminded her of the …
It was a strange website Maphira had found herself on. Certainly, it wasn’t what she had expected. Apparently, Totally Legit Power was a part of the Alliance of Independent Energy Businesses (AIEB), which she had never even heard of. The Totally Legit Power website was pretty standard. They offered installation for residential solar panels, energy …
There are many types of arthroscopic procedures. One particular type of arthroscopic procedure is subacromial decompression which is used to release the tightness in the coracoacromial arch and to shave away some of the under surface of the acromion. This procedure will raise the roof of the shoulder in order to make more room for …
When I was in high school, all the kids who left to become tradies were considered drop outs. We were the kids who didn’t enjoy being in school and we got bored easily. Teachers would reprimand us and other students would call us dumb because we put zero effort into any of our exams. I …
Ever since I can remember I’ve had such an interest in film and TV. I think it all started when I was a kid and I would watch cartoons. The moving characters were just so mesmerizing to me. Most of the time on TV I’d see people talking about moving, so to suddenly see animated …
Everyone has regrets in life, except some regrets are more permanent than others. In my case, my regret is a tattoo of a spider on my neck. What possessed me to get this done, I have no idea. It was ten years ago and I thought I was some hardcore goth. At twenty-one, having a …