Goodies Geeks from around the nation (and a couple from overseas) converged on Melbourne this weekend for the world’s first ever Goodies convention. Australia is full of people in their twenties and thirties who fondly remember The Goodies as the result of endless 6pm repeats on the ABC for most of the 70’s and 80’s. ... [More]
Just when I thought all of the moving stuff was sorted out, and at least the phone lines were working properly… On Tuesday morning, my second (Internet) line kept dropping out. Three times in just a few hours; most unusual. Were aliens trying to cut me off from the outside world? Midday. I picked up ... [More]
Well the boxes are just about unpacked and the spare room is looking halfway decent(ish) again, which is just as well because my sister and her boyfriend are coming to visit tomorrow night. The really good news is that the real estate agent managed to find some people to move into the other flat over ... [More]
Boxes, boxes, everywhere This past week I’ve been getting things organised, doing all the stuff I need to fully move back. The other flat, for one thing, the one I was living in for about four weeks before I moved back here! I went in to see the agents, and explained I had to finish ... [More]
The Bowens: revised configuration Life as a single dad is going reasonably smoothly. It’s refreshing to be able to run the house the way I want. At last we can leave the toilet seat up without guilt! Other things we’ve been doing have included: spending a whole weekend without going near a Lincraft or Spotlight ... [More]