Jenny Valentish

Ask Aunty: The case of the frosty step-sister - ABC listen Most families have a particular way of being in a space together. Some are very warm and affectionate while others make a birthday party feel like a wake. So, what happens when the behavioural style o...

Had fun playing agony aunt on ABC’s Life Matters today, alongside @jamesfindlay.com.au. Is Liz as rude as she sounds? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Oh that’s so good. It’s so newly out in the world that it’s great to hear feedback.

Thank you so much, Deborah, I salute your efforts!

Gah, love this!!

Thanks matey!

Oh GOOD. Unsurprisingly, you’ve lit that shot of the book beautifully

It’s publication day for The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House!

Scream! I haven’t seen it out in the wild myself yet, so this is VERY exciting!

Can’t wait, McW

I’m launching The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House in Sydney next Thursday 29th. I hope I can lure out some sociophobes

So much goddamn tasty tea in this book (or should I say THAT book) about Facebook. The micro stuff - about awful people in an office - is as entertaining as the macro.

The film fans who remade Jurassic Park​: how an Australian town got behind a $3,000 ‘mockbuster’ Jurassic Park: Castlemaine Redux is a shot-for-shot labour of love made with amateur actors, beanbag dinosaurs and an army of volunteers. Three years later it is finished – and ‘bigger than Ben-Hur’

The most Castlemaine thing ever !
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I've got it! It's in my suitcase waiting for me to read it and post the shit out of it. It's so intricate, I want a proper good down session with it.

You don't see crepe paper around much any more

Goth's not dead Not in this particular city, anyway.

This is a bit of a delight.

‘Goth’s Not Dead’ by @jennyvalentish.bsky.social

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Thank you, amyl sergeant-at-arms

What to do with 2 days in Cunnamulla - Cunnamulla Tourism

I have been greatly enjoying this post from Cunnamulla Tourism about how to spend two days in the town.
Includes: eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, explore the town, go to a different town 40 minutes away, watch the sun go down and go to sleep.

Introversion diagnostic questions. Does seeing two Beatles singing into one mic make your stomach tauten?

‘No consent’: Australian authors ‘livid’ that Meta may have used their books to train AI A searchable database showed titles from former prime ministers Malcolm Turnbull and John Howard, as well as journalist Tracey Spicer

Yep, Australian authors are furious with Meta over this. Reminder to fill in the form via @asauthors.bsky.social if you are affected! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Why women turn to internet communities to understand chronic illness And why doctors think they're dumb.

“Do you believe in estrogen dominance?” I asked, then kicked myself. Believe in? What, like believing in fairies? I fancied I saw a slight smirk.

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It's a generous answer, too! The partiers can take it to the kerb if you ask me.

Introversion diagnostic questions. Does one person trying to sleep outweigh the needs of two or more people wanting to party?

Correct

Introversion diagnostic questions. Should people be allowed to talk to you when you’re eating?

Victoria’s endless summer still going strong in Castlemaine

Introversion diagnosis: You can’t help taking the sound of chair legs scraping across a cafe floor very personally.

As an introvert, I regularly remind myself not to be a passenger. Enter a conversation early. Walk into a room first. Sit in the front row. Don’t let your mate carry the weight.

I’m thrilled to hear it!

The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is available to pre-order. If you want to pull on a flak jacket every time you leave the house, if you stab lemon slices with straws, if you take lunch at your desk, if you consider yourself “more of an animal person”, this book’s for you jennyvalentish.com

Yes, I’d love to read it. And I’ll buy a copy of the current one. To ship to Australia do I just add $8 to the $4?