Friday, January 25, 2008australians all lettuce rejoiceToday (Saturday) is Australia Day which means a lot of people will be wrapping themselves in large national flags and walking a fine line between innocent patriotic exuberance and xenophobic jingoism. I find that I have mixed feelings about the day or maybe, more to the point, I have mixed feelings... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 23, 2008i'm back againIt has been a long time! No particular reason why guys. I've just had a season of drifting when I've been on the net. Last night I found myself in an ebay bidding frenzy over front section tickets to the Police concert tomorrow night. The price just sky rocketted in the last couple of minutes so I... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 9, 2008a quiet startIt's been a quiet start to the New Year. I've been back at work a week and am feeling somewhat cranky already but it's a short week with a long weekend and I have a massage booked for this afternoon so there's the joy! I think part of the crankiness can be attributed to the effect humid nights have... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 31, 2007Happy New YearHappy New Year. I watched some early evening fireworks off the local beach last night and am up relatively bright and early this morning. It's a fine warm and relaxed day in Sydney. A great way to start the year. I haven't really thought through any resolutions though I think there's goals bubbling... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 26, 2007Belated Merry ChristmasSeason's Greetings to everyone from a somewhat wintery Hobart, Tasmania, where there's actually been talk of snow on the Mountain. I've had the chance to explore places I haven't been before as well as revisiting locations of childhood significance like the beach where we used to have a shack (a... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 20, 2007humid christmas countdownIt's humid, clammy, crazy in the shops, loony on the streets, buzzing with mosquito music at night: in other words just a few days until Christmas. But I am consoled this evening as I will be stepping on a plane tomorrow morning and flying south to Tasmania. I actually found myself a little teary... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 10, 2007identity corruptionNorton let me down last night. This morning I went to my email and found a long list of messages about unsuccessfully sent mail. "But I didn't send email!" I quietly exclaimed. And yet I soon discovered someone had spammed my contact list under my name and the worst thing was their message was... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 6, 2007i curse with all the vengence i can musterSome bastard stole the rear windscreen wiper off baby. I will hunt them down and smite them with the dreadful vengence of all the gods ever imagined to have hung around on Mount Olympus. I shall crush their gonads like a ruthless gonad crushing thing about which I cannot think of an appropriate... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 5, 2007wild australiaSummer's coming. The heat is thickening up with humidity, clinging around the body at night, then dramatically clouding up into mountains in the sky and then cracking and thundering through the night. Someone was killed by lightening a day ago. Wild Australian weather cycles spiral around. Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 30, 2007New PhotosBlue Mountain Mist Photos Sign in to see full entry. |
