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Alright, to be fair, I'm not actually living in a lake.  It's just that the town I live in was recently flooded, as has what feels like the majority of Australia.  (And most of the water has gone down by now anyway :D ) A week straight of rain falling on the roof does absolutely nothing for your washing basket though, I've discovered. Dammit, this is AUSTRALIA, it's not supposed to rain here! If nothing else, I've learnt that I, and I suspect a lot of other Aussies (particularly of my drought-accustomed generation) do not deal well with large quantities of water coming out of the sky.  What in the world are you supposed to do with it??

:thumb214392952: Status: back at university/ other educational institution. (Is it a coincidence that mental asylums are referred to as institutions?) Most enjoying: finally having studio space at said institution Regretting: The lack of anything interesting to write about... >.< Has recently achieved: The successful design of a friend's birthday invitations! Yeay! :thumb69252801: Current movie fave list: Megamind, Secondhand Lions :thumb186094939: Current anime/manga fave list: Ghost Hunt, Dengeki Daisy, Trinity Blood, Love so Life, Soul Chaser :thumb79656885: Current book fave list: Redeeming Love, Things I Wish I'd Known Before W

The title of this journal entry has absolutely no reference to its contents... Neither does its turtle. Btw, has anyone noticed that it's less than 10 days until November? &nbsp;Now, normally that is of no interest to me. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING A FLIPPIN NOVEL-LENGTH STORY IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS FROM NOW... ... :thumb77784967: WHO THE HECK SIGNED ME UP FOR NANOWRIMO????! *quivers miserably* Well, hopefully any Laby fans will enjoy the piece of fanfiction I'm intending to write. &nbsp;I need to get some more planning for the plot done before starting though... political intrigue! &nbsp;Not something I want to pull off the top of my head while I'm wr