I don't think I've seen a more blatant example of main character syndrome than seeing real estate agents putting themselves into videos showing the house they're selling.

And I don't mean talking about the house. They're in the video sitting on the couch or opening the door to enter with all this dramatic music playing, or staring out from the balcony all reflective and stuff.

Good lord.

I've been wanting to share this for a while now, but it is finally confirmed and official.

I am working with Libraries Tasmania to run a short story competition for kids aged 17 and under. Similar to the contest I did with the schools, I approached the library to see if they would like to do something similar and they said yes. It's only being promoted on the west/north-west of Tasmania but it's open to anyone in Tasmania. I hope to expand it statewide next year, especially if it gets a lot of interest.

I'm so excited to see this idea come to fruition. Creative writing is so awesome and I can't wait to see what stories the kids will come up with.

Unfortunately, doesn't really apply to the forum since this is a melbourne sub, but I had to share.

Little one bought home her fathers day gift which was a 'all about her dad' poster and she has successfully made me sound like I'm an alcoholic.

Which is super impressive because I don't even drink alcohol, lol.

After another what I thought was a good date only to be ghosted afterwards (and I waited 6 hours for them too) I am deleting dating apps. And I am deleting reddit off my phone.

No more distractions. No more external elements in life that bring me misery and depression.

Good riddance.

I care so little for US politics and I am already tired of hearing about that train wreck, despite actively avoiding it. I can't escape it I figured it must be close to the election so I googled it.

We got another 3 months of this.

Good luck! Remember if you get a feeling that you're overwhelemed and can't do the job, everyone feels like that when starting a new job. You'll wake up one day and it will all click.

I finally got to hand out the prizes for my short story writing competition to the last school. It was fun. I am always nervous presenting in front of anyone, let alone a full school assembly but I think I spoke well and didn't stuff anything up. Hopefully the kids will enjoy the prize and the letter I wrote them.

Last night I was thinking 'I don't have the year levels on the envelopes, what if there are kids with the same name...nah, won't happen.'

Yeah it happened.

Was a little awkward, but the wrong kid was in prep so it was an easy fix but I feel bad for the little prepper. I might give him a book anyway.

They took photos of me with the winners and I know I will look terrible because I don't know how to stand, or where to put my hands, or smile for the camera.

sheesh, a long day today. About to go home, but first gotta drop the fact my new short story released

Sooooo I got the call. It's sounds promising. I won't go into too much details because it's early stages but it is a potential writing collaboration idea I had and they are receptive to the idea.

They're gonna talk to their people and see if and what can be done and we can work from there. I'm hopeful. It's going to be so cool if it comes to fruition.

I just want to lay in my new bed and new mattress and forget work ever exists.

I switched private health people and then the old ones want me back and now I am all confused because they seem the same but then I think 'I don't need heart and vascular now...or do I?'

Being an adult sucks.

On the other hand, a school reached out to me and want me to be part of their celebrity reader thing they're doing. Me, a celebrity. Absolutely wild, lol.

That thread on the melbourne sub about the guy who had the mattresses dumped in his yard really makes me mad that the EPA, Council or Police won't do anything about it. They're just letting a scummy business owner get away with it.