It's been a busy final couple of days at uni - I completed my final test this afternoon an essay on: "Australia has little interest in Asia except for a hard edged interest in security and trade"; it was probably the best of the three, largely because I found it the most interesting. There's plenty written on modern views on multiculturalism and Australian attitudes towards Asia; and it's pretty topical - one opposition MP suggested today that terrorists might be hiding amongst the boatload of asylum seekers in the Timor Sea, which was greeted with 'disgust' by the PM. The truth is I can't be bothered to revise for tests. I'll happily go away and research a topic and write an essay on it, but not learn facts to reproduce them in a test that measures how fast you can write.


I also have been up late finishing my last essay: "Three themes have characterised popular views of Australia's convict past: shame, fascination and heritage" - Discuss with reference to three novels/films/heritage sites. Probably not as good as the other three research essays, but the most enjoyable.

Today's pictures: a spider (not a nasty one) in the kitchen; and a smoothie I made this evening: raspberries, strawberries and redcurrants with mango and lemon sorbets, yoghurt and honey. VERY yummy....