Shout your happy news to the world!!!

[Kissmequick]

*slurps bubbly*

[Interference]

Massive congratulations. Looking forward to finding out more.

[BookStop]

Originally Posted by Kissmequick

My first book is a finalist in the EPIC awards

Get outta town! That's freaking fantastic, KMQ!

[Lioness]

I'm halfway with my NaNoWriMo - 25347

[Majimaune]

I think my audition for Charles Sturt Uni went well yesterday... Heres hoping.

Also I got my STAT results the other day and even though I don't quite understand them I think I did pretty well.

AND... One show of Annie down, another tonight and then my last musical with school is all over... Bit sad but also happy because then I have less to worry about.

Only one more week of stressfulness

[sloweye]

Finaly got my copy of burning lands, the new bernard cornwell....YAY!

[jessie~mai]

i see my boyfriend in two days

[HareBrain]

My town now has a Hotel Chocolat!

(Possible downsides: bankruptcy + obesity)

[HoopyFrood]

Mmm, Hotel Chocolat.

Pyan knows that place well, too, seeing as I always send him stuff from there


I always pop in when I'm in the city centre, because they're usually giving out free samples...om nom nom.

[HareBrain]

Free? In what way are the samples "free" when they know damn well that you'll then feel obliged to buy half a ton of the stuff?

Shameless advantage-taking of our polite natures, I call it.

[HoopyFrood]

Hell no!

I go in, do a quick browse of the store as if I'm looking for something -- or just having a looksee (and lately, because a friend has started working there, popping in to see if I can go and say "HELLO!") -- happen to walk past the person with the tray, take a sample, smile politely etc, have a last quick look over the shelves and then I'm outta there, munching my free chocolate.

I think once I was actually looking for something and so went in twice, and ended up with two free pieces. Score.

[Ursa major]

What an appropriate last word there, Hoopy.




* Looks with relief at the store locator on the Hotel Chocolat website: no nearby shop. *

[HareBrain]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

(and lately, because a friend has started working there, popping in to see if I can go and say "HELLO!")

You have a friend who works there?

*eyes develop strange green tinge*

Actually, I have a friend who's shortly going to be looking for a new job. He's looking for a finance director position, but I might try persuading him that a career change to shop-counter staff is just what he needs.

(And I might help this decision along by informing his professional institute of certain non-unficticious "irregularities" ... bwahahahahaha!)

[HoopyFrood]

I'm starting to think it's lies, I'm yet to see her in there. But it gives me an excuse to go in there!

Something to sway your friend...my friend apparently gets a FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT.


I once treated myself to one of those big slabs of chocolate. Rocky Road. MMMMM.

[SpaceShip]

What's a fifty percent discount of free Hoops?

Can't say I've seen any free choccies but there has been a free plastic cup of wine in a local wine merchants - pop in there a few times and you certainly won't be taking the car home!