Science Week

I was a bit tired of the Doctor Who photo that's been sitting here for far too long. So I'm replacing it ... with more Doctor Who photos!

These were taken on the weekend at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. We were there for the Science Week activities, and had booked in for the Science of Doctor Who show.

It was a lot of fun, and the kids loved the show (as you can see, they went armed with sonic screwdrivers). The show involved a comedian (Rob Lloyd) and three 'serious' scientists - Allie Ford (astrophysicist/astrobiologist/astronomer, depending on the souce - maybe all of them), and physicists Martin White and David Jennens. They're all Doctor Who fans, and the group worked well together to make the science accessible for all ages. There was discussion of black holes, time travel, regeneration, life on other planets, sonic screwdrivers and plenty more, together with a lot of laughs.

Rob will be back in Canberra next year with his Who, Me show. Definitely one to look out for.

In ... and out

In:

One little dragonfly from Perth that hitched a ride home in my bag, and now lives by my computer:



One discarded cabinet from a neighbour's throw out pile. It needs a little work, but I like it too much to see it go to the tip:



One tall bookcase which, tipped on its side, makes a perfect home of oversized books which have been sitting in piles all over the house:



One very large wooden box, which was apparently once used for shipping a computer (presumably a very BIG one!), and has been converted to a cubbyhouse. Needs some TLC, and a lick of paint, but the kids are very excited:



Out:

A carload of excess computers and peripherals, to a government-sponsored e-waste recycling centre last weekend:



How on earth we accumulated three excess monitors, a couple of very old Apple laptops, 6 or 7 printers, multiple keyboards, etc etc is beyond me. And that's after getting rid of NINE monitors last year!

Also out: a couple of large plastic bags full of plastic bags (and we mostly use green bags for grocery shopping, so I have no idea where all of these ones came from), a large wheelie bin full of papers for recycling (which doesn't go out until next Tuesday night, so we've started 'sharing' the mother-in-law's recycling bin this week, and we could easily fill another as we sort and toss years of accumulated 'stuff'), a big box of toys and household items (technically not out yet, but set aside for donation to the school fete in November), another bag of clothes donated to a local charity, and a full trailer load of broken bricks and pavers and pallets and other assorted junk has gone to the tip.

I am LOVING clearing this place out! Many many thanks to the dear friend who is getting us organised and motivated :)

Loving ...

Kirsty MacColl. I have a couple of her albums, but somehow managed to miss this song, until I heard it on ABC radio this afternoon.



Love it!