Octapusus, Back To Uni, Illustrations, And Healthcare

This morning I came across an interesting article about which animal would take over the world if humans became extinct. Supposing humans died out, from some kind of disease, evolutionists have been questioning which animals would survive the longest, which ones would rise to an alpha status, and how long would it take their brains to advance enough for them to figure out how to get to another planet. Fish have been evolving since time began, however they have been ruled out because they have no thumbs, no means of creating fire, and no means of locomotion on land (unless their fins evolved into feet and their gills evolved to give them the ability to breathe out of water). After fish, we automatically turn to chimps, orangutangs, gorillas - even dogs, cats, and bats - but neither of these species would survive because evolution wouldn't allow it. That's just not how it works. Gorillas and the like have no need to evolve further because they can already swim without fins, can already communicate, can already find food etc. So, what's left? Well, scientists believe that the one species that is most likely to evolve to survive taking over the world is....the octopus!

  This isn't exactly as strange as it might seem. You see, an octopus has three hearts (even better than a Time Lord, and kind of like a Klingon!), they have four pairs of arms and can move on land as well as well as underwater, they have
vertebrate-like eyes (which are really creepy!), they don't need thumbs because of how dexterous their arms are, and they are already intelligent without the need to evolve. So you can imagine them one day taking over the world, right? Without the need for thumbs! 
   
  Anyway, apart from octopuses, I'm going back to uni next week. So gross. I just want to finish it! I'm nearly finished, but changing my major added an extra semester :( This semester I'm studying Comparative European Politics, Organisational Behaviour, Managing People In The Global Economy, and Business Communication. I've read through the course profiles and they're all theory heavy, which is going to suck. But Business Communication sounds like fun :) The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I finish! 

  50 Shades Of Awkward has been published!! I'm so excited. You can buy the eBook online, and order the paperback version. Besides having stories published, I've also provided some illustrations, which have been digitally coloured for the book. I'm so excited to just leaf through the pages and see my writing and drawings in print. It's so exciting! Here's one of my drawings. It's for the Shades Of Kinky section of the book! I had so much fun drawing the pictures, and I know they'll look awesome!

 
 One thing that's been giving me the shits is our crappy Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Apparently, Tony Abbott wants to charge a fee for patients who visit Bulk-Billing governments, essentially creating a two-tiered health care system like in America (which sucks, by the way!) Australia currently has a free universal health care system which allows people to visit the doctors and receive certain medical assistance for free. However, if Abbott changes the system, then the sick who are poor or elderly won't be able to receive basic medical assistance, sending them to the hospital, and clogging up beds. You can sign a petition here to keep health care free: 
 http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-keep-health-care-free
 
The picture of the day is...

 

 
 

 

Redlands Relay For Life, Uni, Unemployment, and Children's T.V.

It's February already, which is crazy since I feel I've just celebrated New Years. I've been fairly busy, which has been really great. I like being busy. It makes me feel somewhat important. Editing is pretty much finished for '50 Shades Of Awkward', which is quite exciting. I am a little angry about some of the changes made to a few of my stories in the editorial process, but I'm sure it's all for the best. I just want to finally hold the book in my hands!

  I've started my internship as the social media and marketing coordinator for the Cancer Coucil's Redlands Relay For Life, which has been amazing. I've met some truly inspirational people, and have learned so much about myself. I worked at the stall at Farmers Markets this morning, and enjoyed speaking to so many people. I brought Izzy along, so she helped me coerce people into buying raffle tickets and signing up. I really enjoyed myself, and hope they have a stall next weekend. It's something I'd like to do long-term. I even remembered everything I needed to say, which was weird. Maybe because it was for something I genuinely care about? I tend to forget things that don't interest me.


  Uni will be starting off again, which is great in a way, but I know I'll be so tired. I always am when I'm trying to do assignments and look after Izzy at the same time. She really takes a lot of energy out of you! But I'm glad to start the year, because it's one more step closer to finishing my degree. I like going to uni, but it's something I'd like to complete sooner than later! I'll be focussing more on my major, so I don't really have time to do electives, however I'm hoping to do a summer semester during December/January, where I can catch up on subjects and do a writing course :) Bloody uni. It's a love/hate relationship. Blegh.

  I am still unemployed, which is really making my finances suffer, and as much as I'd love it if Dan, Izzy, and I could live in a house, we just can't right now. No matter how many jobs I apply to, I'm just not getting anything. However, I'm hoping that now I'm doing an unpaid intern-ship employers will see that I am willing to work for free, so will be a valuable asset to their company. Maybe. Hopefully. Probably not! I'm not seventeen any more, and I can't live on junior wages :/ I'll just keep trying, keep plodding along..

  I watch too much children's television. I've memorised every singe theme song to every single show, I know all the catchphrases, and the names of all the characters. I know the words to all the Giggle and Hoot songs, and even all the Play School songs. Children's TV is weird. I'd love to some kind of study on it, write a report on it, or something. It's educational (well, mostly), but weird. For instance, some shows focus on morality, others on family, and some on education (counting, reading, etc). However there are some really crazy shows that have no purpose whatsoever. They're just there. They just exist. They're like those random mistakes in road signs that make no sense.
Seriously. What the fuck was the sign-writer thinking?

Anyway, uni will start soon and the year will pass as quickly as the last one did. It's weird, really, thinking about how fast things change, how soon things end. Fingers crossed an employer will recognise my amazing talents and skills and hire me and praise me and give me money so Dan and Izzy and I can live in a house not connected to our neighbour's. Maybe.

The photo of the day is...


 

Oh God. This guy. *Shakes head*