Saturday, November 19, 2005my first time blocking someoneThere's a first time for everything I guess. I've actually blocked somebody which, I presume, means they can't leave comments on my blogs. I've removed his fairly pompous and condescending comments from my blog. I've never risen that high in the readership poles in Blogit. That's never been the... Sign in to see full entry.old poetry uncoveredI was just carrying out one of my bi-annual bouts of cleaning and I came across a poem that I wrote about five years ago. It's interesting reading material that was written in the past. There are familiar themes and elements that are still an ongoing part of life. But there are also ways of seeing... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, November 13, 2005I need real workI did one of those career discernment processes on Sunday and, while I was somewhat sceptical, I'm pleased with the result. Below is a section so if you want to give me a job let me know....... Strengths You bring to an Organisation In general Collaborating Communicating Creativity Facilitating... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 11, 2005out of my comfort zoneYesterday I had to leave my office and take someone up to the Intensive Care Unit. I never go up to the clinical areas so I ended up getting lost. Just setting foot in ICU immediately unleashed a flood of sad associations: the endless times I've seen my parents hooked up to machines and my brother... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, November 9, 2005unusual equipment for successOne of my work colleagues actually gave me two fortune cookies this morning. This is what they said: "You have an unusual equipment for success, be sure to use it wisely," and "Exciting adventures await you." I've spent the rest of today pondering my "unusual equipment for success" and it's left me... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 5, 2005photos of Sculpture By The Sea 2005Tamarama Beach: Sculptures that can be seen include the white inflated work "Giving Refuge" by Sarah Joan Harvey; the spiderlike Australian hardwood sculpture "Sea Urchin" by Mandy Francis; "Ghostnets" by Virginia Reid and Jess Poulsen and in the distance can be seen what's possibly the largest... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 3, 2005something about the price of real estate in outer MongoliaI'm not sure about this business of the internet at home. Wandering around the net seems to swallow up great chunks of time. I sit down and have a meal, do a few chores, then sit down with the laptop in what is still the daylight and before I know it I'm way past my bed time and feeling somewhat... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 1, 2005driving along a crumbling cliff roadI woke up early this morning. I'd had a very strange dream. I was driving a small can along a road that was cut into a cliff face. The road was in an increasingly bad state, crumbling along the edges and it became so bad that I thought the car would plunge down the cliff. It was a classic evocation... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, October 29, 2005photos from a saturday adventureAbove: An Aboriginal Rock Painting in Kuringai-Chase National Park (North of Sydney). The painting is approximately 2000 years old and was made by placing hand on rock and spraying ochre out of the mouth. Other forms of Aboriginal art can also be seen in this area, particularly rock carvings which... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, October 27, 2005things that I have so far refrained from saying in the workplace:Yes, you can behave with all the charm of a rabid dog but I must warn you I am highly caffeinated and I have a loaded staple gun. Given the fact that I spend eight hours a day, five days a week, dealing with nothing but paperwork I'm so very very sorry that you have to spend five minutes of your... Sign in to see full entry. |
