Anyone for a game of Sperm Racer?

Oh yes, you did read correctly, I did write and the picture does say "Sperm Racer". So do ya wanna play? Do ya? Do ya? I'll race you to the cervix. Yep that's right, to win you use a joystick and race the other sperm to the cervix. As per below:

But wait for it...this is a kids game. Part of the Humanoid Discovery exhibition at Scienceworks. How bloody funny.

And just to show the extent of how juvenile I am - here's a few other amusing pics from the day:

Pictures of you, pictures of me hung up on your wall for the world to see

It's almost like it takes a shock to the system to make you look around and see the bigger picture. Today a husband and father buried his wife and son. Today I was there to witness a friend deliver a beautiful but heart wrenching eulogy as his mother was laid to rest. Today I opened up my eyes to the life I'm living and what I'm leaving behind for my kids.

I watched a moving photo tribute of a mother and her family and realised that if I was to be gone today all my kids would have is memories. I'm always the one behind the camera and I tell everyone that it's because I can't trust Brian to take great photos. But in reality I hate how I look and take every opportunity I can to be behind the camera rather than in front. So I made a promise to myself to make an effort to leave behind more than just a memory - starting from this afternoon.

So here I am in all my princess and Wot Wot glory after being dressed up by Imogen:

I just wanted you to know...

...that even though I don't visit much anymore, I think of you often.
I just wanted you to know that I wonder what my life would have been like had you have been in it for more than those fleeting moments.
I wanted you to know that as a child I never spoke about you, it was as if you never existed, but now as an adult I wish I had of met you - if only just for a few moments.
I wanted you know that it is possible to love someone you've never met.
I wanted you to know that I did remember that today 31 years ago was the day you visited us for only such a short time, but left a footprint on my heart forever.
Happy Heavenly Birthday baby sister.

Nothing like a little boost to the ego

I got a phone call that I wasn't quite expecting today when my regional manager called and offered me a promotion. Unfortunately I had to decline for quite a few reasons, but I have to say that it felt good to be offered it in the first place.

Putting it into perspective

I have sat glued to the tv for days now watching the same broadcasts over and over and hoping for more miracles, hoping that families are reunited, hoping all the missing people are found...alive.

You would think that in the middle of a fairly busy intersection of a town you would be safe, but no. As the list of fatalities grows, my heart goes out to all the families left behind. I cannot even begin to imagine how they must be feeling.




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