Since I’m moving house soonish, and am planning to buy a new couch and do a hatchet job in the kitchen with that cool looking but unusable (to me) ancient oven, there seem to be an awful lot of kitchen and furniture catalogues finding their way into my junk mail. It’s like they know. I’ve ... [More]
Not a single dud: Many nice cards The new Ocean Colour Scene and Missy Higgins CDs One of those super great and almost scarily sharp Yoshikin Global knives — seems to cut through stuff super smoothly… I’ll be sure to keep it out of the way of my fingers Michael Farr’s book about Tintin All ... [More]
Here is my scarf (a birthday present from Marita). Now, ten points to the first person who can name that pattern. (If you’ve already been told, keep your trap shut.) Post a picture of your scarf… Link in the comments or trackbacks Past photos in this series
Tomorrow I turn 35. Probably a quiet night tonight (I’m still getting over flu from last week), but catch up with some friends and dinner tomorrow, and a family lunch on Sunday. (34 33 32 31 30 29 … 25)
I hate washing dishes, almost as much as I hate buying shoes. (Oh, I could tell you some stories.) Due to my current dining habits (at home and elsewhere), I generally wash dishes 4 times a week — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights. My new house will have a dishwasher. The exact date is ... [More]
When I was about 8, I got into the Beatles in a big way, after staying at a house in Dromana that had a copy of Abbey Road on LP, and listening to it every day for a week. Of course they’d been broken up for 8 years then, but I started collecting all the ... [More]
I’m fumin’. I’ve seen Frontline, so I know not to watch Today Tonight or A Current Affair and expect to see serious or accurate reporting. But last night Media Watch revealed just how far TT would go in the chase for ratings. This time, they’ve edited comments from Australian Muslims, leaving an impression of them ... [More]
Well, there’s one bloke I shouldn’t expect a Christmas card from this year… Maybe that came over as being a bit harsh, but it was an attempt to subvert what was essentially a fluffy publicity piece and provide a view of how well his ministry is actually performing. Most people, including those who don’t use ... [More]
The Station Agent — A train spotter with dwarfism… and he’s probably the most normal character in it. I found the attitudes of some of the passers-by towards him a little strange, and at odds to the way I’ve seen people react to short people. But a very enjoyable film; quite amusing in parts, thankfully ... [More]
During the continuing clearout of junk, today I came across my first tax return, from 1988-1989. The highlights: I had a HECS debt of $900 Income was $3167 from Austudy, and $2368 from my part time job The only other money earnt was a mighty $1.57 in bank account interest Total income a huge $5536, ... [More]
(See also: my review of the first half of the season.) 8. Father’s Day — Like almost every episode of the series, this turned out to be much better than the trailer would have had us believe. It takes a sci-fi element — travelling back to when Rose’s father was still alive, and saving his ... [More]
Blargh. I have a cold. I could feel it coming on yesterday afternoon… the tell-tale throat (itchy, then sore), the sneezing, the lack of energy. It took hold last night. So another day off work. Jeremy was sick on Tuesday; Isaac and I today. I’m sure it would be economically better for me if everyone ... [More]