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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 1d

Man, I'd forgotten how many of Robin Williams's lines my friends and I used to quote to each other.

I miss him .

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I love Pump Up The Volume!

I think I've seen Broken Arrow.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 1d

Movie 4 is Ferngully The Last Rainforest.

I haven't watched this in probably 20 years. I'd forgotten that Christian Slater played the jealous boy fairy, and that the movie starts with faux Aboriginal art animating the prologue 😬

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 2d

The wildebeest stampede still makes my hair stand on end.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 2d

Movie number 3 is the OG Lion King!

Haven't seen the "live action" and I doubt I ever will.

The animated one is perfect. Great songs, great villains, and the great message of don't trust nazis.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 3d

They were my second choice!

Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 3d

I have never seen Mean Girls. Or seen Finding Nemo all the way through 😄

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 3d

October movie month #2 - Jurassic Park!

Despite the fact that I watched this in August, I'm always up for another rewatch.

Absolute fucking amazing movie, still holds up, far too terrifying for its PG rating 😄

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's here! Vote for your favourite Australian bird today!

(Go Pied Currawong!)

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 7d

I love the Conquerer Challenges.

I love my stupid medals.
I love my postcards.
I love that they plants trees when I reach milestones (I choose to believe they keep that promise).

And now I'm on to the next challenge - Anakin's Journey (Jedi). 😄

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 8d

And it's begun!
Starting off October movie month with Jumanji!

I never found this one "scary", but I can see how younger kids may have been scared of it.

Loved the original picture book as a little kid though.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 13d

I have these sitting in my to-make pile of Lego.

Like my pile of to-read books, it just keeps getting bigger 😄

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 15d

Family friendly 90s films that weren't that friendly 😄

Movies I couldn't access included:

Ernest Scared Stupid
Drop Dead Fred
Matilda
Iron Giant
My Girl
The Witches
Scooby-Doo Zombie Island
Super Mario Bros

All either not on streaming or locked behind extra subscriptions. (Fuck you Amazon Prime).

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks to the enshittification of streaming, it's taken me ages, but this year's Halloween movie theme is finalised!

Jumanji
Ferngully
Addams Family
The Mask
James & The Giant Peach Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles White Fang
The Nightmare Before Xmas
Halloweentown
Hocus Pocus

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · 29d

Nona, and everything that happened in it, made me realise that I love all the books.

I found the first two hard to love, but Nona made it all click.

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BBBen and his Big Brass Band @bbbengames.bsky.social · Sep 6

Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺

We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy.

Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word!

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Sep 5

Apart from a few bits of dust bunnies he occasionally leaves when going over edges, he's doing a good job.

Now he just needs a name and some decorations 😈

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Sep 5

Adventures in owning a robot.

He knocked over a shoe and sucked up the lace, getting stuck.

He called for help, I was gaming so didn't realise for 2.5 hours 🤦

He has been rescued and is on his merry way sucking up dirt.

A round white vacuum robot is inside a small walk in robe.
There is a pile of fallen shoes off to the left and another shoe is directly in front of the robot.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm assuming, from the blurb on the YouTube page, Australia is responsible for the ocean drying up, hence the title?

It's the only thing I can think of.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Finished!

This one was bloody fiddly, but fun to make.

A photo of completed lego set 21333, The Starry Night.

It is a 3D representation of Van Gogh's The Starry Nigjt.

It has the beautiful swirls of blue and yellow standing out from the background, along with houses and the tree from the foreground.

A lego minifigue of Van Gogh stands on front of an easel that has a copy of The Starry Night printed on it. The minifigure and easel are on a protruding platform, giving the illusion that Van Gogh is paiting the lego set.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Aug 27

Say what you like about Veilguard, you can't deny it has the best damned hat in the game 😄

Now I just need to find that feathered booby coat to go with it.

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Man, gotta love fake spring. Windy, oddly warm nights, more sun but still cold during the day.

Totally enjoy this fucking up my sleep. 😭

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Robyn made a super fun game, you should all check it out!

Robyn @baglieg.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you like sudoku and have an Android phone, you should check out the game I made.

Wandoku: Wandering Sudoku - Apps on Google Play

Wandoku is a fun sudoku-like game where the numbers wander around between turns.

play.google.com

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Julie (she/they) @chameleongirl.bsky.social · Aug 21

I had the Munsters theme tune.