Friday, July 1, 2005sophisticated plotlines, real and incomprehensibleIt's Saturday: that day of the week when you spend countless hours reading tailor made articles about anything and everything while drinking coffee and watching the sun break through clouds. The most interesting article I read today was regarding developing sophistication in the tv shows we watch.... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, June 25, 2005revolutionary ways of increasing your dollarsOK as part of my financial revolution I offer these simple and somewhat obvious tips to throwing off the shackles of financial debt (and consequently you will save money as there's a lot of books for sale that offer little more than what I'm about to say): 1. Be aware that banks, financial... Sign in to see full entry.the Fridge ManActually the power going out post occurred on Thursday and after a journey of negotiation with real estate people and electricians I came to the conclusion that my renegade fridge was on the blink and that could only mean one thing. I called on the services of the Fridge Man. Now the Fridge Man has... Sign in to see full entry.power's out y'allThis morning I woke up and found my power had gone out yet again. There’s some kind of fault in the meter box which results in the power switching off at any moment and for no particular reason. So I went down stairs switched it back on and by the time I got back upstairs it was off again. This... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 22, 2005it's my turn to complainHere’s the thing about my job: every day I worked through the slurry of sordid paperwork associated with the employment, transfer and end of employment of nurses. In the past four years I couldn’t even guess at the number of people that I’ve seen come and go. In fact I’ve seen people come and go and... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 21, 2005the music's gotta stopI'm currently suffering from a most disturbing dose of singing old Michael Jackson songs. What the hell's that about!? I don't know why but I've been tapping my toes to Gotta be startin something.. for most of today and Billie Jean's just popped up in my musical consciousness and the whole business... Sign in to see full entry.a wise cracking monkeyIt's a syrupy thick Monday morning and it's clinging to me like a pavement splattered with the debris of a overhanging fig trees. I've started the day with data entry which is really stretching my intellect to an impossible degree. Oh look the monkey's developed a facility for sarcasm. Hey bud come... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, June 18, 2005bastards in the wildernessSo what's happened in the past week. Well first of all the princess is away in Jordan for over a month and I miss her enormously: I miss turning around from my desk at the end of the workday and being surprised to see her smile as she lets me know she's arrived; I miss countless little details about... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, June 11, 2005films, football and climate changeYesterday there was a slight tremour of jubilation across the nation because of a slight sprinkle of rain. It was hardly enough to break the drought. Australia continues to be the dry brown land and the water supply is still drying up and now there's discussion about bringing in nuclear power plants... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, June 10, 2005being regularHere I am in the cities new library with currently free internet access facilities. Well may you moan that I'm behaving in a financially tight manner but we'll see who comes out on top. Today the princess is flying away for over a month to spend time with family overseas so the day is somewhat... Sign in to see full entry. |
