DestructoMeg

Bogong

2007-10-05T19:00:00.000+10:00

It's weird I know, but I love the fact it's Bogong moth season. Growing up in Tassie Bogong was one of those words that had a mythos about it - something magic and ancient and very Aussie in experience.. and so I now think it's so cool. I may be the only one ;)

Snerg went shopping

2007-06-22T21:02:00.001+10:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

He's so good at it!

tell me what you really think

2007-06-19T11:37:00.000+10:00

a) Meg the Unsteady
b) Meg of Landulph / Meg a Landulph
c) Megge of Landulph / Megge a Landulph
d) submit your own ;)

ETA: Landulph is where part of my mum's family is from, her Grandmother lived in the cottage by the church and mum spent lots of time there before immigrating. My grandparents are buried there and theirs before them. There's not much there, a couple of house/farms, the village is called Cargreen and is a couple of miles away. There's been something on the church site as long as we know - it is registered in the Doomsday book, and the current church is on the site of a Norman church (a few stones still left) which in turn was built of a celtic sacred/early christian site (called a Lan, hence Landulph). In a lovely coincidence it's on the Tamar river, and I grew up looking at and sailing on the Tamar in Tassie.

Just a short while...

2007-05-25T23:18:00.000+10:00

Ok, so sometimes our TV can take a little while to turn on. Up to a couple of hours between pressing the button and getting a picture. It's been very good recently so I was pretty optimistic when I turned it on during the day last Saturday.

hmmm. waiting waiting.......

We've just walked in the door tonight, Friday night almost a week later to discover that it's finally turned on. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to risk turning it off.....

First Aid kit

2007-04-24T10:30:00.001+10:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

I love it when Snerg goes shopping!!! he so thoughtful

A Few Good Men

2007-03-27T11:14:00.000+10:00

Looking through the photos I took on the weekend there was one that I particularly loved - but for a deeper reason than just because it was a photo of people that are important to me.

It's really easy to focus on how wonderful my friendships with the same sex are - those chickies near and dear to me that are both here in Sydney and scattered around the globe. However I find it's easier to forget about the men in my life, and how lucky I am to know the people that I do. These two above, as well as the Lemming men, Nik and Scruff below, they all inspire me with their honour, courtesty, integrity, support for those who need it, their intelligence and all round 'goodness' - their actions and their words are authentic and lead others to treat them with respect. Yay them basically. I feel lucky!

(I never said they were 'Normal'!!!)

Happy Place

2007-03-22T10:39:00.000+11:00

run! jump!

2007-03-03T11:57:00.001+11:00

Proof they weren't always this fat and slarty!

I go to opera and stay wide awake

2007-03-02T10:12:00.000+11:00

I get too hungry for dinner at eight
I like the theater but never come late
I never bother with people I hate
That's why the lady is a tramp

I don't like crap games with Barons and Earls
Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
That's why the lady is a tramp

Years ago I loved this stuff but they discontinued it. Now... back by popular demand... HURRAH!!!
I'm spending all weekend in the bath.

How Much does it cost to chage a lightbulb?

2007-02-23T12:31:00.001+11:00

$430 for 5 apparently.

Ummmmmm NO.

I'm SO in the wrong line of work!!

And this little piggy went...

2007-02-07T10:45:00.000+11:00

Miss LilyPig died last night from suspected pnumonia... poor wee thing. Even oxygen and antibiotics and fluids didn't help her in the end... though I'm glad we got her to the vet in time to at least try. When pigs go, pigs go. Fragile beasties.

It's not quite the same without you Missy-Missy.

Dear Aveline

2007-01-30T00:09:00.000+11:00

When you were up here last weekend we talked about how you loved frangipanis. How wonderful it is when Sydney smells like them when you get off the bus.

So, silly or not, this is in my kitchen (where all the best magic is made)

I know that someone out there desperately needed a mohawked, tatooed, hot pink fairy godmother, but....
no one asked us.

eeeeeeeeeevillll

2007-01-12T10:17:00.000+11:00

Welcome meghan@musician.org
You have 666 Message(s) in your Inbox:

red stockings

2007-01-09T18:58:00.000+11:00

I've mentioned this pic from the Cantigas de Santa Maria to saggy pants a few times so I thought I'd post it. It's my favourite :)

Little Baby...

2007-01-01T14:40:00.000+11:00

Little Baby...
Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

Spot the difference

2006-12-12T12:53:00.000+11:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

Something in this dish of nachos is not as you would normally expect it to be.

What happens when Snergs cook

Like a Tiger

2006-12-10T18:42:00.000+11:00

Like a Tiger
Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

Thank Joss it's Friday.

2006-12-08T10:58:00.000+11:00

My brain.

last spotted swimming merrily in a bottle of gin.

Life. Always fun.

2006-12-01T07:41:00.000+11:00

There's a pig's head in my fridge. Rawk.

A girl and her puppydog

2006-11-29T21:02:00.000+11:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

partly coz Speedy asked, and just because I still love this pic, nearly 15 years later!!!

YouTube Friday

2006-10-20T12:44:00.000+10:00

Firstly, the masterpiece that is tubthumping fraggles..

And, just to prove that my friends are mighty...

Just Big Boned

2006-10-14T12:49:00.000+10:00

Guess who weighed in at 1.25KG this morning.

3 Pigs, 1 Pigloo

2006-10-12T10:22:00.000+10:00

They may be cute with big fuzzy butts... but they ain't real bright.

The measure of a good night out

2006-10-09T11:25:00.000+10:00

Is a sleeping Nw

My lunchdate

2006-10-06T10:54:00.000+10:00

I have a big girlie crush!

Thursday morning happiness

2006-10-05T10:43:00.000+10:00

is a new episode of Veronica Mars, talking to Mz Pippi on the train, and red red roses in my garden.

Go out and kick some arse peoples.

Still Funny

2006-09-26T11:28:00.000+10:00

praise now, praise, praise
the abbot's command

Fair one, if you were a nun
in our house,
to the profit of all the monks
you would take tribute.
But you shall not pass a day, fair one,
except on your back,
so the abbot says.

Anon - Middle Ages
(Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Catalonia)

Hooray for Spring Equinox!!

2006-09-22T13:32:00.000+10:00

(All gakked from zee interweb - all my pics are stuck on my camera at the moment)

knickers!!!

2006-08-29T13:59:00.000+10:00

Today it's about the elephants

2006-08-28T15:11:00.000+10:00

Things that make me happy

2006-08-18T11:02:00.000+10:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

The fact I'm wearing thongs today. Hurrah! I could not stand to put my poor footsies in shoes. And it's warm enough! wooo hoo

And this icon flogged from someone's LJ rocks my world

You know it's a good day when...

2006-08-11T14:23:00.000+10:00

a) you see a sign in a shop window "No bananas left on poremises overnight"
b)Your friends still talk to you even though you are in bossy mode
c) the boss buys tonic water.

GnTs baby YEAH

bandwagon? moi?

2006-07-14T10:52:00.000+10:00

adopt your own virtual pet!

Anti-Ob is cloning himself?

2006-07-11T12:25:00.000+10:00

I got spam today that told me there were "obs for everyone"... excellent - I don't have to fight Coz for hers now. She kicks my arse everytime.

(no new pics.. Computer in 5 bits in as many rooms. Moving house sux-arse)

One of them is me

2006-06-27T21:56:00.000+10:00

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Originally uploaded by MrSnerg.

ARSE

2006-06-26T21:35:00.000+10:00

Megzzz shows her best side
Originally uploaded by sleepy_lyon.

Thanks DV!!

Sometimes...

2006-06-18T13:24:00.000+10:00

sometimes life is hard and you just have to have a good lie down with beer.

It's different up North

2006-06-14T11:26:00.000+10:00

You know you are at a classy event in Darwin when the beer coolers are white.

Kakadu

2006-06-13T12:57:00.000+10:00

"When I'm walking by the water
Come up through my toes
To my ankles
To my head
To my soul
And I'm blown away"
Dave Matthews Band "Lie In Our Graves" 1996

Do they know something I don't?

2006-05-23T21:34:00.000+10:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

Wool and wood

2006-05-18T07:54:00.000+10:00

Because I loved loved loved using this wool, especially with these needles (handmade in Tassie)... and because Mz SaggyPants wanted more piccies!

oo pretty

2006-05-12T12:07:00.000+10:00

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Originally uploaded by destructomeg.

IE sux arse

2006-05-01T10:43:00.000+10:00

Ok, the photos all look crap in Internet Explorer but MUCH better in Firefox. So use Firefox (or something else) mmm-kay!

button-love

2006-04-30T15:59:00.000+10:00

bought these seven lovely brass buttons off ebay (courtesy of someone's granny's stash). Insta-love! But....... what to do with them? They have very funky green chipped paint... help!

Good vs Evil

2006-04-28T19:07:00.000+10:00

Mighty!

2006-04-19T21:18:00.000+10:00

With MUCH thanks to Coz for taking such an awesome shot!

In my garden

2006-03-01T08:38:00.000+11:00

Wasn't me!

2006-01-26T09:23:00.000+11:00

Mum, I swear I have no idea where that red capsicum got to.

More pretty flowers ;)

2006-01-26T09:12:00.000+11:00

Now that I found where I've been saving my pics...

2006-01-26T08:24:00.000+11:00

It's flower time!

Morning ritual

2005-12-07T23:05:00.000+11:00

Why I love my friends.

2005-10-09T13:57:00.000+10:00

They have this stuff in their backyard

Brekky in a pan

2005-09-28T22:45:00.000+10:00

Take as many heartstoppingly bad foods as you can... put them in a pan, crack eggs over them, top with cheese. mmm mmmm.

YUM!

2005-09-23T08:06:00.000+10:00

Auntie DV and Uncle Nw bought us a present!

Kitty in a box

2005-09-23T08:01:00.000+10:00

Down The Pub

2005-09-09T16:12:00.000+10:00

harry and I decided to go for a quiet Sunday ale. When we just happned to bump into..

~~GOD~~ Joss Whedon!!!!!!!!

Hazman asks a question

Joss explaining the Meaning of Life/Buffy

yes I feel all superior and gloaty.
WE MET JOSS WHEDON
FUCK YEAH

Bibo ergo sum

2005-09-06T12:59:00.000+10:00

Memories of Southern Springs

2005-08-26T06:39:00.000+10:00

In the park

2005-07-31T20:22:00.000+10:00

snippets on the street

2005-07-19T22:21:00.000+10:00

"I'd rather turn into my dad than your mum"

Overheard conversations are the bestest.

As happy as a pig in ..... hay

2005-07-10T20:52:00.000+10:00

Mangrove-y goodness

2005-07-04T20:27:00.000+10:00

In my house

2005-06-25T10:56:00.000+10:00

Over the wall is FREEDOM

2005-06-23T08:08:00.000+10:00

which can be a bit scary when you can count the number of brain cells you have on one paw.

I'm just big boned

2005-06-07T10:58:00.000+10:00

Now bring me food, slave.

freeeeeeeee

2005-06-06T07:21:00.000+10:00

When your only talent is eating.. I guess it makes sense to eat your way to freedom....

Bachelor Pad

2005-06-02T23:09:00.000+10:00

Mr Chef spends a fair bit of time up there.. I think he's secretly imagining that it's a James Bond style bach-pad complete with martinis and lounge music.

he's my sexy man-pig.

Kitty hat for a Kool Kat

2005-06-01T23:25:00.000+10:00

Someone I love and admire greatly has gone through some serious shit in the last year, so I made her a little something.

Not Celts at All?

2005-04-29T12:55:00.000+10:00

We are not Celts at all but Galicians

Brian Donnelly, 10 Sept. 2004

CELTIC nations such as Scotland and Ireland have more in common with the Portuguese and Spanish than with the Celts of central Europe, according to a new academic report.

Historians have long believed that the British Isles were swamped by a massive invasion of Iron Age Celts from central Europe around 500BC.

However, geneticists at Trinity College in Dublin now claim that the Scots and Irish have more in common with the people of north-western Spain. Dr Daniel Bradley, genetics lecturer at Trinity College, said a new study into Celtic origins revealed close affinities with the people of Galicia. He said: "It's well-known that there are cultural relations between the areas but now this shows there is much more. We think the links are much older than that of the Iron Age because it also shows affinities with the Basque region, which isn't a Celtic region." He added: "The links point towards other Celtic nations, in particular Scotland, but they also point to Spain."

Historians believed the Celts, originally Indo-European, invaded the Atlantic islands in a massive migration 2500 years ago. But using DNA samples from people living in Celtic nations and other parts of Europe, geneticists at the university have drawn new parallels.

Dr Bradley said it was possible migrants moved from the Iberian peninsula to Ireland as far back as 6000 years ago up until 3000 years ago. "I don't agree with the idea of a massive Iron Age invasion that took over the Atlantic islands. You can regard the ocean, rather than a barrier, as a communication route," Dr Bradley said.

Archaeologists have also been questioning the links between the Celts of eastern France and southern Germany and the people of the British Isles and the new research appears to prove their theories. The Dublin study found that people in areas traditionally known as Celtic, such as Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany and Cornwall, had strong links with each other and had more in common with people from the Iberian peninsula.It also found people in Ireland have more in common with Scots than any other nation. "What we would propose is that this commonality among the Atlantic facade is much older, 6000 years ago or earlier," Dr Bradley added.There are also close links between Scotland and Ireland dating back much further than the plantations of the 1600s when many Scots moved to Northern Ireland in search of fertile farming lands, the research showed.

However, the researchers could not determine whether fair skin, freckles, red hair and fiery tempers truly are Celtic traits.Stephen Oppenheimer, professor of clinical socio-medical sciences at Oxford, said that the Celts of western Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Cornwall were descended from an ancient people living on the Atlantic coast when Britain was still attached to mainland Europe, while the English were more closely related to the Germanic peoples of the interior.He said: "The English are the odd ones out because they are the ones more linked to continental Europe. The Scots, the Irish, the Welsh and the Cornish are all very similar in their genetic pattern to the Basque."The study headed by Dr Bradley was published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

Meg's cure for the flu

2005-04-28T14:52:00.000+10:00

1. As much raw garlic as you can handle, then some more
2. Vitamin C
3. Soup
4. Chocolate icecream
5. fruit teas
6. Buffy episodes *

*mandatory

me me me me me

2005-04-28T14:25:00.000+10:00

It's all about ME!