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		<title>Whoops</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do actually still own this blog, really I do. I can&#8217;t blame my lack of updates on university, because I have actually been off uni for two weeks now, one more week holiday until it starts up again. Yet, I seem to lack things to update with.  It may be because I keep a lot of things private&#8230; I tend not to write many private things here.
As I face the end of my Marketing degree (though it may ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">I do actually still own this blog, really I do. I can&#8217;t blame my lack of updates on university, because I have actually been off uni for two weeks now, one more week holiday until it starts up again. Yet, I seem to lack things to update with.  It may be because I keep a lot of things private&#8230; I tend not to write many private things here.<br />
As I face the end of my Marketing degree (though it may be ending now in June 2011) I think about what I want to do with my degree. I have this worry that I will not be able to find a good job up against my other gradating peers. I have the possibility of staying where I am, as they seem to be giving me more marketing responsibility, but I seem to be having just as little time to complete them as I did have. I end up taking it home to work on, which seems a bit silly to me. As I&#8217;m not really moving my job description anywhere, just taking on work to complete at home.<br />
My life seems full and busy of work, my boy, the little one and Paul Anka. However, I seem to have little to write about. Let&#8217;s see if I can come up with something.<br />
The little one begun ballet at the beginning of the year. The photos below are from the end of term one. She&#8217;s now entering her third team of ballet this weekend.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I&#8217;m very proud of how far she&#8217;d come in her ballet in two terms. The first time we went to watch her, she was distracted by us, and even just staring at the other kids while they joined in. At the performance at the end of term two we went to, she nailed the entire routine they had. She was prompting the kids around her on what to do next, and she didn&#8217;t miss a move. She did really well, I can&#8217;t wait to see how well she does in the next two terms.</p>
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		<title>Baby-Sitters Club</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve started here, in my mind these books are timeless, perfect for 9-12 year olds (girls mainly) and hope I can collect them all for the little one, and any future children I may have. Currently, I am unaware of whether my mum has kept the LARGE collection I had, so until then I start afresh. Lets hope I can start bolding them to show I have collected them.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve started <a href="http://taciturnly.com/baby-sitters-club" target="_blank">here</a>, in my mind these books are timeless, perfect for 9-12 year olds (girls mainly) and hope I can collect them all for the little one, and any future children I may have. Currently, I am unaware of whether my mum has kept the LARGE collection I had, so until then I start afresh. Lets hope I can start bolding them to show I have collected them.</p>
<p>I remember rushing through second hand book stores trying to find the one I was missing, and now I&#8217;m just hoping that my mum can find that whole collection, or I will be trying to get my hand on any of them. (Preferably not the new ones they have released this year&#8230; )</p>
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<p>I also had many Little Sister books. Hopefully my mum also has those, as they will be great for the little one in a few years. I remember buying these because my sister owned the BSC collection before me, and I wanting to read them so badly, but they were just a bit too old for me. So I devoured the Little Sister books, until finally I picked up Kristy&#8217;s Great Idea one more time, and read it from beginning to end. It was definitely a series you didn&#8217;t put down, next thing I remember the collection was in my room, and I was happily adding to it.</p>
<h6><span style="font-weight: normal;">side note: I currently have exams for University, they will be finished this coming week. Look forward to my new posts, I have about three more in the same vain as my previous post.</span></h6>
<p><strong>The Baby-Sitters Club</strong></p>
<p>BSC 1: Kristy’s Great Idea<br />
BSC 2: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls<br />
BSC 3: The Truth About Stacey<br />
BSC 4: Mary Anne Saves the Day<br />
BSC 5: Dawn and the Impossible Three<br />
BSC 6: Kristy’s Big Day<br />
BSC 7: Claudia and Mean Janine<br />
BSC 8: Boy-Crazy Stacey<br />
BSC 9: The Ghost at Dawn’s House<br />
BSC 10: Logan Likes Mary Anne!<br />
BSC 11: Kristy and the Snobs<br />
BSC 12: Claudia and the New Girl<br />
BSC 13: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye<br />
BSC 14: Hello, Mallory<br />
BSC 15: Little Miss Stoneybrook…and Dawn:<br />
BSC 16: Jessi’s Secret Language<br />
BSC 17: Mary Anne’s Bad-Luck Mystery<br />
BSC 18: Stacey’s Mistake<br />
BSC 19: Claudia and the Bad Joke<br />
BSC 20: Kristy and the Walking Disaster<br />
BSC 21: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins<br />
BSC 22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter:<br />
BSC 23: Dawn on the Coast<br />
BSC 24: Kristy and the Mother’s Day Surprise<br />
BSC 25: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger<br />
BSC 26: Claudia and the Sad Good-bye<br />
BSC 27: Jessi and the Superbrat<br />
BSC 28: Welcome Back, Stacey!<br />
BSC 29: Mallory and the Mystery Diary<br />
BSC 30: Mary Anne and the Great Romance<br />
BSC 31: Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister<br />
BSC 32: Kristy and the Secret of Susan<br />
BSC 33: Claudia and the Great Search<br />
BSC 34: Mary Anne and Too Many Boys<br />
BSC 35: Stacey and Mystery of Stoneybrook<br />
BSC 36: Jessi’s Baby-sitter<br />
BSC 37: Dawn and the Older Boy<br />
BSC 38: Kristy’s Mystery Admirer<br />
BSC 39: Poor Mallory!<br />
BSC 40: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery<br />
BSC 41: Mary Anne vs. Logan<br />
BSC 42: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom<br />
BSC 43: Stacey’s Emergency<br />
BSC 44: Dawn and the Big Sleepover<br />
BSC 45: Kristy and the Baby Parade<br />
BSC 46: Mary Anne Misses Logan<br />
BSC 47: Mallory on Strike<br />
BSC 48: Jessi’s Wish<br />
BSC 49: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street<br />
BSC 50: Dawn’s Big<br />
BSC 51: Stacey’s Ex-Best Friend<br />
BSC 52: Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies<br />
BSC 53: Kristy for President<br />
BSC 54: Mallory and the Dream Horse<br />
BSC 55: Jessi’s Gold Medal<br />
BSC 56: Keep Out, Claudia<br />
BSC 57: Dawn Saves the Planet<br />
BSC 58: Stacey’s Choice<br />
BSC 59: Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym)<br />
BSC 60: Mary Anne’s Makeover<br />
BSC 61: Jessi and the Awful Secret<br />
BSC 62: Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever<br />
BSC 63: Claudia’s –Freind– Friend<br />
BSC 64: Dawn’s Family Feud<br />
BSC 65: Stacey’s Big Crush<br />
BSC 66: Maid Mary Anne<br />
BSC 67: Dawn’s Big Move<br />
BSC 68: Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter<br />
BSC 69: Get Well Soon, Mallory<br />
BSC 70: Stacey and the Cheerleaders<br />
BSC 71: Claudia and the Perfect Boy<br />
BSC 72: Dawn and the We Love Kids Club<br />
BSC 73: Mary Anne and Miss Priss<br />
BSC 74: Kristy and the Copycat<br />
BSC 75: Jessi’s Horrible Prank<br />
BSC 76: Stacey’s Lie<br />
BSC 77: Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever<br />
BSC 78: Claudia and Crazy Peaches<br />
BSC 79: Mary Anne Breaks the Rules<br />
BSC 80: Mallory Pike, 1 Fan<br />
BSC 81: Kristy and Mr. Mom<br />
BSC 82: Jessi and the Troublemaker<br />
BSC 83: Stacey vs. the BSC<br />
BSC 84: Dawn and the School Spirit War<br />
BSC 85: Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO!<br />
BSC 86: Mary Anne and Camp BSC<br />
BSC 87: Stacey and the Bad Girls<br />
BSC 88: Farewell, Dawn<br />
BSC 89: Kristy and the Dirty Diapers<br />
BSC 90: Welcome to the BSC, Abby<br />
BSC 91: Claudia and the First Thanksgiving<br />
BSC 92: Mallory’s Christmas Wish<br />
BSC 93: Mary Anne and the Memory Garden<br />
BSC 94: Stacey McGill, Super Sitter<br />
BSC 95: Kristy + Bart = ?<br />
BSC 96: Abby’s Lucky Thirteen<br />
BSC 97: Claudia and the World’s Cutest Baby<br />
BSC 98: Dawn and Too Many Sitters<br />
BSC 99: Stacey’s Broken Heart<br />
BSC 100: Kristy’s Worst Idea<br />
BSC 101: Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout<br />
BSC 102: Mary Anne And The Little Princess<br />
BSC 103: Happy Holidays, Jessi<br />
BSC 104: Abby’s Twin<br />
BSC 105: Stacey The Math Whiz<br />
BSC 106: Claudia, Queen of The Seventh Grade<br />
BSC 107: Mind Your Own Business, Kristy!<br />
BSC 108: Don’t Give Up, Mallory<br />
BSC 109: Mary Anne To The Rescue<br />
BSC 110: Abby the Bad Sport<br />
BSC 111: Stacey’s Secret Friend<br />
BSC 112: Kristy and the Sister War<br />
BSC 113: Claudia Makes Up Her Mind<br />
BSC 114: The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier<br />
BSC 115: Jessi’s Big Break<br />
BSC 116: Abby and the Best Kid Ever<br />
BSC 117: Claudia and the Terrible Truth<br />
BSC 118: Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer<br />
BSC 119: Stacey’s Ex-Boyfriend<br />
BSC 120: Mary Anne and the Playground Fight<br />
BSC 121: Abby in Wonderland<br />
BSC 122: Kristy in Charge<br />
BSC 123: Claudia’s Big Party<br />
BSC 124: Stacey McGill…Matchmaker?<br />
BSC 125: Mary Anne in the Middle<br />
BSC 126: The All-New Mallory Pike<br />
BSC 127: Abby’s Un-Valentine<br />
BSC 128: Claudia and the Little Liar<br />
BSC 129: Kristy at Bat<br />
BSC 130: Stacey’s Movie<br />
BSC 131: The Fire at Mary Anne’s House</p>
<p><strong>The Baby-sitters Club Super Specials</strong></p>
<p>BSC Super Special 1: Baby-sitters on Board<br />
BSC Super Special 2: Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation<br />
BSC Super Special 3: Baby-sitters’ Winter Vacation<br />
BSC Super Special 4: Baby-sitters’ Island Adventure<br />
BSC Super Special 5: California Girls<br />
BSC Super Special 6: New York, New York<br />
BSC Super Special 7: Snowbound<br />
BSC Super Special 8: Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake<br />
BSC Super Special 9: Starring the Baby-sitters Club<br />
BSC Super Special 10: Sea City, Here We Come<br />
BSC Super Special 11: The Baby-sitters Remember<br />
BSC Super Special 12: Here Come the Bridesmaids<br />
BSC Super Special 13: Aloha, Baby-sitters<br />
BSC Super Special 14: BSC in the USA<br />
BSC Super Special 15: Baby-sitters’ European Vacation</p>
<p><strong>The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries</strong></p>
<p>BSC Mystery 1: Stacey and the Missing Ring<br />
BSC Mystery 2: Beware, Dawn<br />
BSC Mystery 3: Mallory and the Ghost Cat<br />
BSC Mystery 4: Kristy and the Missing Child<br />
BSC Mystery 5: Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic<br />
BSC Mystery 6: The Mystery at Claudia’s House<br />
BSC Mystery 7: Dawn and the Disappearing Dogs<br />
BSC Mystery 8: Jessi and the Jewel Thieves<br />
BSC Mystery 9: Kristy and the Haunted Mansion<br />
BSC Mystery 10: Stacey and the Mystery Money<br />
BSC Mystery 11: Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum<br />
BSC Mystery 12: Dawn and the Surfer Ghost<br />
BSC Mystery 13: Mary Anne and the Library Mystery<br />
BSC Mystery 14: Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall<br />
BSC Mystery 15: Kristy and the Vampires<br />
BSC Mystery 16 Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph<br />
BSC Mystery 17: Dawn and the Halloween Mystery<br />
BSC Mystery 18: Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House<br />
BSC Mystery 19: Kristy and the Missing Fortune<br />
BSC Mystery 20: Mary Anne and the Zoo Mystery<br />
BSC Mystery 21: Claudia and the Recipe for Danger<br />
BSC Mystery 22: Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade<br />
BSC Mystery 23: Abby and the Secret Society<br />
BSC Mystery 24: Mary Anne and the Silent Witness<br />
BSC Mystery 25 Kristy and the Middle School Vandal<br />
BSC Mystery 26: Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-sitter<br />
BSC Mystery 27: Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost<br />
BSC Mystery 28: Abby and the Mystery Baby<br />
BSC Mystery 29: Stacey and the Fashion Victim<br />
BSC Mystery 30: Kristy and the Mystery Train<br />
BSC Mystery 31: Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret<br />
BSC Mystery 32: Claudia and the Mystery in the Painting<br />
BSC Mystery 33: Stacey and the Stolen Hearts<br />
BSC Mystery 34: Mary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore<br />
BSC Mystery 35: Abby and the Notorious Neighbor<br />
BSC Mystery 36: Kristy and the Cat Burglar</p>
<p><strong>The Baby-sitters Club Super Mysteries</strong></p>
<p>BSC Super Mystery 1: Baby-sitters’ Haunted House<br />
BSC Super Mystery 2: Baby-sitters Beware<br />
BSC Super Mystery 3: Baby-sitters’ Fright Night<br />
BSC Super Mystery 4: Baby-sitters’ Christmas Chiller</p>


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		<title>Let&#8217;s talk about SEX, baby!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a way to start my blog hey? I&#8217;ve already said SEX before the blog started. If that made you blush, maybe it&#8217;s best not to keep reading. (Or you know if you&#8217;re my sister/mum/soon-to-be MIL/co-worker, that also may mean you should stop reading.)
I grew up in a church, and I grew up with the notion that I would not have sex before marriage. It wasn&#8217;t something that was drilled into my head and I wasn&#8217;t convinced I&#8217;d be stuck ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a way to start my blog hey? I&#8217;ve already said SEX before the blog started. If that made you blush, maybe it&#8217;s best not to keep reading. (Or you know if you&#8217;re my sister/mum/soon-to-be MIL/co-worker, that also may mean you should stop reading.)</p>
<p>I grew up in a church, and I grew up with the notion that I would not have sex before marriage. It wasn&#8217;t something that was drilled into my head and I wasn&#8217;t convinced I&#8217;d be stuck down if I ever did have sex before marriage. However, all my friends were doing it (and by doing it I mean not doing it <img src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-smiley-switcher/noktahhitam/icon_wink.gif" alt="" /> ), and somewhere around the age of 15 I decided that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Love_Waits" target="_blank">True Love Waits</a>. During the next few years of my life, shit happened, and I ended up basically leaving my church (<a href="http://http://taciturnly.com/2009/09/where-i-stand-with-religion" target="_blank">but I didn&#8217;t really leave my faith</a>.) I don&#8217;t disagree with True Love Waits, I think if an <strong>informed</strong> individual makes that decision, good on them! That decision takes a lot of effort, and definitely some self control. That being said, I strongly disagree with abstinence only education, however, that is something for another post.<br />
Somewhere between leaving the church completely and moving in with the boy I broke my True Love Waits pledge, and have I ever been disappointed or thought I made the wrong choice? Absolutely not. For me, sex before marriage has been the right choice.<br />
And this is why:<br />
Basically, by my mid-teens I hadn&#8217;t kissed any boys (omg prude alert!) but I was a damn good flirter. By my late teens, I fell for someone, flirted a lot, and then it all kind of fell apart, and ended with what some people would argue was a relationship where I was taken advantage of.</p>
<p>I came out of that&#8230; barely surviving, but still without breaking that pledge. I found a new boyfriend&#8230;. and then broke my pledge.</p>
<p>It was then I learnt some important truths: I Am Woman. And most importantly, if I am comfortable and aware of my wants, and needs, I Call The Shots.</p>
<p>Then a little further on I met my fiancé and I started liking myself a little more, and I realised that those important truths are a big part of me, I enjoy sex a lot and that it self is an important part of me. I am definitely a woman, and I love it. And I&#8217;m definitely aware of my wants and needs. <img src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-smiley-switcher/noktahhitam/icon_wink.gif" alt="" /></p>
<p>Something my pole dancing instructor said was from our chest to our thighs are what make the female kind different from males (well the most noticeable differences <img src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-smiley-switcher/noktahhitam/icon_wink.gif" alt="" /> ), it&#8217;s where our core is. There are so many women and even men who shy away from that. I am a female and yes, I believe myself to be sexy. And well, that might not mean I&#8217;m hot or pretty, or have big boobs or a good figure, I&#8217;m still sexy and I believe it&#8217;s a very important part to being a female.</p>
<p>It horrifies me that if I hadn&#8217;t dated outside my religion, I would never have known that <strong>sex</strong> is important to me, that if I hadn&#8217;t broken that pledge I would still be basically afraid of that area that makes me a woman, and who knows where I&#8217;d be.</p>
<p>There is a moment in Sex and the City (the series) where the girls encourage each other to look at <em>themselves</em> in the mirror. How many women don&#8217;t do this? How afraid of ourselves are we? Or how much have we been convinced it is wrong, or not needed, or weird it is?</p>
<p>I really feel knowledge is important, is liberating, that it can protect us, it allows us to be in control, be happy and to decide what is right for us. I think a lot of that knowledge comes from being informed about sex and relationships, but mostly about being open about sex and relationships, about being &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-positive_movement" target="_blank">sex positive</a>,&#8221;  whether that means being open within our sexual relationships, or between close friends, and even open with strangers (like I am doing at the moment).</p>
<p>I, however, feel the need to point out that I don&#8217;t condone young people having sex, and that isn&#8217;t what I mean by being informed, knowledge doesn&#8217;t have to come from having to actually have sex, but rather being able to <strong>talk</strong> about it, whether that is the partner, parents, a doctor, best friends, an internet forum full of same gender same aged people. Just to reaffirm that point, I was actually 18 when I first had sex, my whole point isn&#8217;t that everyone should go out and do it as soon as possible, but rather we should all be informed, and open about it.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d love to hear so opinions about this post, do you agree? Do you think talking about sex should be confined to bedrooms or maybe only between best friends? Do you think being aware of yourself and your own wants and needs leds to you being able to be in control? Are you honest and open about sex? If you agree with me, I&#8217;d love to see some people make their own blog posts about the issue, the internet allows us to be open and honest while still being guarded by the computer screen!</p>
<p>This post marks my attempt to be open, and informing, but also to try and gain more knowledge and learn more about myself and my body, and also to continue to accept and love myself!! I will continue to be open on future posts, and see what I learn about myself, and well humans in general.</p>
<p>Edited to add: I was asked to post somewhere people could ask me questions about this blog, follow the <a href="http://radiostarelle.tumblr.com/ask" target="_blank">link</a> to tumblr and ask away anonymously.</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[I have a post coming up explaining my reasons for my upcoming reviews which may cause a few raised eyebrows. As well as my new found &#8220;fitness class&#8221; pole dancing. I&#8217;m looking forward to writing it and hearing feedback.
If any of my lady readers gets the chance to do a pole dancing class, do it. You may think it&#8217;ll be embarrassing or too other the top, but it is amazing fitness and a whole lot of fun. My first lesson ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a post coming up explaining my reasons for my upcoming reviews which may cause a few raised eyebrows. As well as my new found &#8220;fitness class&#8221; pole dancing. I&#8217;m looking forward to writing it and hearing feedback.</p>
<p>If any of my lady readers gets the chance to do a pole dancing class, do it. You may think it&#8217;ll be embarrassing or too other the top, but it is amazing fitness and a whole lot of fun. My first lesson was one on one with my instructor, she was fun and bubbly and amazing on the pole. We started off with stretching and jumped straight into it. Literally, my first move was a jump onto the pole, legs out behind me and sliding down. I was surprised how much effort it took to just jump and just trust your arms to hold yourself up! I also learnt several spins, once again it was very hard just to trust yourself and do it. Once I did it, damn I was impressed. Within my hour lesson (which went way over an hour) I learnt a little bit of a routine. I&#8217;m definitely signing up for a course, especially once I saw how much I learnt I&#8217;d learn in the short course. However, as a small note, hitting the pole with your foot/ankle/arm/etc really hurts!</p>
<p>The reason I had the most fun was because every girl loves to be sexy, and this let you learn how to be  sexy. Three lessons in and I&#8217;ll have to wear high heels, and it&#8217;s something that needs you to show some skin!</p>


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		<title>Life got in the way.</title>
		<link>http://taciturnly.com/2010/06/life-got-in-the-way</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had three essays due within a week, I have finished those with the total amount of words written 5500! Now all that&#8217;s left for this semester at University is Exams. And then, one more semester and I&#8217;m done. Holy crap, I&#8217;m so looking forward to that.
I hope I can get back into the rhythm of blogging, I miss it when I don&#8217;t do it. I&#8217;ve been using tumblr quite a bit rather than blogging. It is very easy and ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had three essays due within a week, I have finished those with the total amount of words written 5500! Now all that&#8217;s left for this semester at University is Exams. And then, one more semester and I&#8217;m done. Holy crap, I&#8217;m so looking forward to that.</p>
<p>I hope I can get back into the rhythm of blogging, I miss it when I don&#8217;t do it. I&#8217;ve been using tumblr quite a bit rather than blogging. It is very easy and quick, and it has such a sense of community that blogs can lack. Feel free to  follow me. <a href="http://radiostarelle.tumblr.com/">http://radiostarelle.tumblr.com/</a></p>
<p>The only things that has really happened since I last blogged was the fact I can run 4km, and that I look forward to running&#8230;. I haven&#8217;t run since about year 6, so being able to run 4km, is like amazing for me.</p>
<p>The only other thing I&#8217;ve really done is re-fall in love with a cancelled Australian TV show, and realise how one of the actresses is still my favourite actress and that I love her and I can&#8217;t wait for the guest appearances she got coming up later this year! (Two TV shows and a small role in a movie, whoooot.)</p>


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		<title>When the slope is slippery&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://taciturnly.com/2010/05/when-the-slope-is-slippery</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even with the healthy food kick, and not counting calories I&#8217;m already struggling with issues of my past. It&#8217;s much easier to skip breakfast, to eat low cal soup for lunch, and steamed vegetables for tea. It&#8217;s a hard, and embarrassing place to be.
I was trolling Tumblr, when I came across this quote from the beautiful, talented Sophia Bush.
“Life is too short, and I’m Italian. I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.” &#8211; Sophia ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even with the healthy food kick, and not counting calories I&#8217;m already struggling with issues of my past. It&#8217;s much easier to skip breakfast, to eat low cal soup for lunch, and steamed vegetables for tea. It&#8217;s a hard, and embarrassing place to be.</p>
<p>I was trolling Tumblr, when I came across this quote from the beautiful, talented Sophia Bush.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Life is too short, and I’m Italian. I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.” &#8211; Sophia Bush</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img title="sophiabush2" src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sophiabush2-224x300.jpg" alt="sophiabush2" width="224" height="300" /> <img title="sophiabush" src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sophiabush-200x300.jpg" alt="sophiabush" width="200" height="300" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">She is beautiful, hot and has given me the strength to face my issues and fight them for a little bit longer.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In fact, tomorrow I will not be afraid of bread, or not eat food because I can&#8217;t check packaging and find out the calorie amount, as long as I&#8217;m hungry and it&#8217;s healthy I will eat it. (And my mind is already screaming and fighting that plan for tomorrow.)</p>
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<img class="size-medium wp-image-771 aligncenter" title="sophiabush3" src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sophiabush3-300x215.jpg" alt="sophiabush3" width="300" height="215" /></p>


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		<title>I&#8217;m a slacker.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 07:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I had that extended break from blogging, I&#8217;ve struggled to get back into it. That and I also seemed to have lost some readers which is a little discouraging.
It also shows me that there are still things I don&#8217;t blog about, I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m nervous to or because real life friends and family read the blog, and even really close online friends.
I have a few blogs posts I have written up in my mind, ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since I had that extended break from blogging, I&#8217;ve struggled to get back into it. That and I also seemed to have lost some readers which is a little discouraging.<br />
It also shows me that there are still things I don&#8217;t blog about, I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m nervous to or because real life friends and family read the blog, and even really close online friends.<br />
I have a few blogs posts I have written up in my mind, &#8220;gender neutral&#8221; parents, my new HP Mini netbook, and the fact I have a lack of healthy vegetarian recipes. </p>
<p>Eight days ago I blogged about trying to eat healthy and use the Wii Fit to lose some weight. Surprisingly I have, I&#8217;ve lost about 2 kilos. The Wii tracking my BMI/Weight has definitely held me accountable, and it was super easy to turn down HUGE cupcakes at work in exchange for my yummy apple puree. (I know it&#8217;s basically baby food but it&#8217;s like the best tasting thing in the world ever.) However, those times I do eat something naughty (hot chips at the football) I have such a hard time letting it go. I think about it for the whole day, and tend to eat a lot less the next day.</p>
<p>I have three essays which totals at 4500 words due in the next two weeks, so I guess I&#8217;ll disappear again for a while.</p>


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		<title>Trying to get fit.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 14:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve gone into on previous blog posts I have some issue with my eating habits, since I have gotten a desk job I have gained some weight. I sit at my desk, where I used to not sit down at all during my previous job.
The issue I have is when I start to &#8220;diet,&#8221; I go the extreme and within a week I struggle with not consuming enough calories.
Instead, I have made the choose not to count calories, and ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve gone into on previous blog posts I have some issue with my eating habits, since I have gotten a desk job I have gained some weight. I sit at my desk, where I used to not sit down at all during my previous job.<br />
The issue I have is when I start to &#8220;diet,&#8221; I go the extreme and within a week I struggle with not consuming enough calories.<br />
Instead, I have made the choose not to count calories, and rather just make healthier choices. (As in I take Apple Puree instead of falling victim to the horror of vending machines.)<br />
It&#8217;s very hard for me not to count calories, it&#8217;s an automatic thing for me, when I pick up something I work out how many calories it is. It&#8217;s not something I do on purpose, but rather just something I do unconsciously.<br />
I realise not counting calories will make it much harder for me to loss weight, so I&#8217;ve also decide to start doing proper exercise. Just to show how serious I am about it, I went and bought exercise shorts and tops.</p>
<p>My first step is using our Wii Fit and do the Couch to 5 kilometre program. I have started using the Wii Fit and I&#8217;m loving it. I can actually do a prone hold for 30 seconds, and according to the Wii Fit I hold it fairly steady.<br />
I will start the Couch to 5K when I can work out when I am able to do it without running in the dark&#8230;.</p>
<p>Basically, I need to lose 7 kilograms. I&#8217;m aiming for two to three months, it may be a long deadline but I&#8217;m not sticking to a calorie based diet, and only increasing my exercise from zero to something.</p>


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		<title>Girlcrush.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 12:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always have girl crushes, I crush on celebrities and people I know in real life. I cannot help it, I&#8217;ll happily admit when females are attractive and if they are lovely and sweet then they have me won. They don&#8217;t have to be hot, or young, just lovely and attractive. If they are celebrities then I will watch anything they are in, and squeal when I see them. I get influenced by the persona of their character, if they ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always have girl crushes, I crush on celebrities and people I know in real life. I cannot help it, I&#8217;ll happily admit when females are attractive and if they are lovely and sweet then they have me won. They don&#8217;t have to be <strong>hot</strong>, or <strong>young</strong>, just lovely and attractive. If they are celebrities then I will watch anything they are in, and squeal when I see them. I get influenced by the persona of their character, if they play someone who is sweet and has attitude then&#8217;ll love the actress.<br />
My lovely blog readers, do you have girl celebrity crushes? I wanna hear them all, especially if you&#8217;re also a female!<br />
<img title="Girl crushes" src="http://taciturnly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mosaic87b16b2ad23c811d1b95e1bd044ac2767a08064a.jpg" alt="Girl crushes" /><br />
1. &#038; 2. Jayma Mays from Glee, she has such a sweet face and I love her character on Glee.<br />
3. &#038; 4. Sophia Bush from One Tree Hill. OMFG I LOVE HER, she&#8217;s hot, her character is confident and sassy. She&#8217;s a firm believer in that <em>zero is not a size</em>. She has this sexy husky voice and a figure to die for. I just love love her. <strong>I crush most on her. <3</strong><br />
3. &#038; 4. Kristin Chenoweth from West Wing, Pushing Daises and guest starred on Glee. She&#8217;s so pretty, and hot, she&#8217;s a great actress. The three roles I listed shows she can successfully play any character, and man, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUAnjUwnF0&#038;feature=related">that girl can sing</a>.<br />
5. &#038; 6. Sasha Gray from, well, Google her (NSFW).<br />
7. &#038; 8. Dianna Agron from Glee. Similar reasons as to why I like Kristin, she can sing, and she&#8217;s really cute.<br />
9. &#038; 10. Lauren Graham from Gilmore Girls, I love this show, her character had so much attitude and she was such a smart alec. She&#8217;s hot, hot, hot. When she dated Matthew Perry I nearly died from cuteness.<br />
11. &#038; 12. Alyson Hannigan from Buffy and How I Met Your Mother. Have you seen her? She is hot, and so pretty. I love her, I love her cos she plays awesome characters, I love that she&#8217;s worked with both Joss Whedon and Neil Patrick Harris, that she has done episodes that have the characters break out into song but only has one line in them because she hates to sing, and how sweet she is on Twitter and her awesome she is as a mummy.<br />
13. &#038; 14. Lisa Goldstein from One Tree Hill. She&#8217;s the latest on my list, she&#8217;s meant to be the &#8220;unpretty&#8221; one on the show but omg she is pretty. It&#8217;s the first real thing she&#8217;s acted on, and they&#8217;ve taken her character on a rollercoaster and she&#8217;s nailing it. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing her in more.</p>


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		<title>The 1999 challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After watching a great documentary  about some movies that were made and released in 1999. The boy made up a list of what he considers the best movies of 1999.

American Beauty
American Pie
Arlington Road
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Being John Malkovich
Blair Witch Project
Boondock Saints
Boys Don’t Cry
But I’m a Cheerleader
Election
Eyes Wide Shut
eXistenZ
Fight Club
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Girl, Interrupted
Go
Hurricane
Iron Giant
Magnolia
Man on the Moon
Mansfield Park
The Matrix
The Mummy
Notting Hill
Office Space
The Phantom Menace
Run Lola Run
Rushmore
Sixth Sense
Sleepy Hollow
South Park: Bigger, Longer &#38; Uncut
Talented Mr. Ripley
Thin Red ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After watching a great documentary  about some movies that were made and released in 1999. The boy made up a list of what he considers the best movies of 1999.</p>
<ul>
<li>American Beauty</li>
<li>American Pie</li>
<li>Arlington Road</li>
<li>Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me</li>
<li>Being John Malkovich</li>
<li>Blair Witch Project</li>
<li>Boondock Saints</li>
<li>Boys Don’t Cry</li>
<li>But I’m a Cheerleader</li>
<li>Election</li>
<li>Eyes Wide Shut</li>
<li>eXistenZ</li>
<li>Fight Club</li>
<li>Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai</li>
<li>Girl, Interrupted</li>
<li>Go</li>
<li>Hurricane</li>
<li>Iron Giant</li>
<li>Magnolia</li>
<li>Man on the Moon</li>
<li>Mansfield Park</li>
<li>The Matrix</li>
<li>The Mummy</li>
<li>Notting Hill</li>
<li>Office Space</li>
<li>The Phantom Menace</li>
<li>Run Lola Run</li>
<li>Rushmore</li>
<li>Sixth Sense</li>
<li>Sleepy Hollow</li>
<li>South Park: Bigger, Longer &amp; Uncut</li>
<li>Talented Mr. Ripley</li>
<li>Thin Red Line</li>
<li>Three Kings</li>
<li>Todo sobre mi madre</li>
<li>Toy Story 2</li>
<li>Virgin Suicides</li>
</ul>
<p>I&#8217;ve only seen American Pie, The Matrix, The Mummy, Notting Hill, Run Lola Run, Sixth Sense, and Toy Story 2, much to the boys horror. Granted I was only 10 in 1999 but there are many movies I should have seen.<br />
I&#8217;ve decided I&#8217;m going to start watching these movies. I&#8217;m amused that I already have opinions about these movies I&#8217;ve never seen before.<br />
Today despite my hatred for Angelina Jolie, we&#8217;ve started to watch <strong>Girl, Interrupted</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://images.allmoviephoto.com/1999_Girl,_Interrupted/angelina_jolie_winona_ryder_girl_interrupted_001.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;m loving the movie, as much as I hate Jolie. She&#8217;s bat shit insane, and that makes her perfect for this role. (Sorry for insulting all the Angelina Jolie fans.)</p>
<p>Next I&#8217;d like to watch &#8220;<strong>But I&#8217;m a Cheerleader</strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Virgin Suicides</strong>&#8220;. What are your must watch and do not watch from the list?</p>


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