It must be the heat, but I thought as I walked home this morning that I saw a bloke wearing a Barry Manilow t-shirt. Nah, can’t have been.
Month: February 2004
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Friday the 13th
Ah, Friday the 13th, traditional for bad luck. So, what bad luck did I have on Friday the 13th? Erm… none really so far. (Admittedly the day is not over yet.) This morning I slept through my alarm, which had been cunningly set to play the radio very very quietly. I blissfully slept until almost ... [More]
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Gone
Mystery Man has gone. Vanished. His desk is cleared. His computer is off. His deodorant is all gone. The nameplate from the top of his computer has been removed. Only his chair remains. His last hurrah was his arrival on Tuesday morning, when he found his chair missing. This prompted that most rare of events ... [More]
I bought a new mobile phone. If “bought” is the correct term — I paid no money up front, and the monthly fee I’m shelling out has actually dropped by ten dollars. Unlike the cinema last week, the phone company were happy to give me a discount for ordering direct from them over the web. ... [More]
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I know nothing
I saw something in her house. It didn’t quite make sense. I asked her about it. “What do you think?”, she asked. I thought about it, then made a spectacularly stupid guess. So stupid I’m way too embarrassed to reveal what it was, or even what sparked the question in the first place. She laughed. ... [More]
Plonkers. Barlow McEwan and Tribe. My contribution to Googlebombing.
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Fire drill
Had a fire drill today. The fact that we knew about it in advance made it easier. We probably weren’t meant to, but one of the fire wardens had helpfully given all of us a photocopy of the drill schedule. Took something of the element of surprise out of it, though even the skivers who ... [More]
Finally got around to seeing Return of the King yesterday. Mumble mumble, couldn’t get Gold Class tickets before now, mumble mumble. I’m a little miffed that on top of the $30/seat Gold Class price (expensive perhaps, but the service and comfort do make it worth it for movies like this) I was stung an additional ... [More]
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Inner scruffiness
I met an Important Person today. In a crisp white shirt, clean dark trousers, shiny shoes (at least I assume they were, I didn’t look closely), neat tie. We sat in a spotless boardroom in a high building and talked about Important Things. He had a cold. After a few sniffles, he pulled a hankie ... [More]
Bills arrived so far this week: 2 Awaiting payment: 3 Letters for other people that have arrived in the postbox this week: 2 Telemarketer cold calls since I changed phone numbers and got a silent line: 0 Number of e-mails in my inbox at home: 238 At work: 165 Smoke alarms at home: 2 Requiring ... [More]
I was driving my car. I was driving my car and sitting at a traffic light. I was driving my car and sitting at a traffic light in Wurend… Wudrunj… [checks Melway] Wurundjeri Way. I was driving my car and sitting at a traffic light in Wurundjeri Way when I saw a white car stop ... [More]
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Mobileless
I left my mobile phone at home. Why? It’s a long story I’ll elaborate on later. But how will I survive? I feel almost naked. No SMS. No wondering around the office and the city having conversations. It’s like a flashback to ten years ago. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll live. 9:45pm. Actually it’s not ... [More]