1. It’s hard not to smirk when you hear a colleague talking on the phone, telling someone else to send a copy of a screen by saying "yes, go onto that screen and take a dump…" 2. Forgot to mention something from the school re-union last week. The school was known for its high academic ... [More]
Nostalgia is big business. And nostalgia and DVD make a great combination. Recent nostalgic DVDs to enter my house include the brand spanking newGoodies 2 disc set. Ah, 8 classic episodes, beautifully restored and with all the rude adult bits previously excised by the ABC for family viewing time intact. It just enforces my opinion ... [More]
I seem to have been frantically busy the last few days. Alas, a good deal of the weekend was tied up with work. The nature of the work beast is that anything substantial has to be done outside of operating hours, so in summary, that’s how I spent a joyous Saturday night. And Sunday morning. ... [More]
Winter has definitely arrived, and a few weeks early, too. A shroud of fog was over the city this morning – one of those ones where when I got up to work on the 28th floor, nothing could be seen out of the window except white. By lunchtime it was still hanging around, and dead ... [More]
Oh what a traumatic trip into the city today. I was standing – as I often do when there are few seats available on the train. Given that I sit in an office most of the day, if it’s a choice between sitting between two burly (or dare I say it – fat) businessmen or ... [More]
Not a bad weekend. Lazed on Saturday morning. Then went to look at a house at midday – one that has an auction time which actually clashes with the house I really like. Josh and Cathy came along and looked too, but the conclusion I had come to was that the location isn’t really what ... [More]
Excerpt from DANIEL’S GUIDE TO HOUSE HUNTING (June 1994) Check out the house carefully. Hire someone to check all the structural bits and make sure it’s not going to implode or sink into that river next to it, the one that makes it look so picturesque. Make sure you get it in writing that the ... [More]
I drive into the station car park. It’s 9am, just after school drop off time. A woman sitting on the platform watches. She must wonder what on earth I’m doing. Everyone knows the car park is full by 8:15. I see my target: the old red car. I stop next to it. I dig around ... [More]
2pm. Well, I put in an offer for The House. Hopefully not so low that it isn’t taken seriously, but not so high that I’ve got nowhere to move when they inevitably come back to me asking for more. Tell you what, it’s quite a buzz. My fingers remain figuratively crossed (it’s a little hard ... [More]
Well the bank has come back and said "Yes Daniel, you can borrow a bunch of money to buy a house and pay it back over the next decade or two, earning us a bunch of interest in the process". So, next step is to psyche myself up and make an offer for The House… ... [More]
At St Kilda Beach Lazing on the pier at St Kilda Beach on a sunny holiday afternoon Music is one of those things which is greatly enhanced when it’s a shared cultural experience. A concert or a dance is much more enjoyable when not only you, but everyone else around you is familiar with the ... [More]
I picked up the registered letter from the post office, and sure enough it’s a notice to vacate. But it’s 90 days. This is good, as I was expecting 60 days. Under law it’s 60 days if they want to use the property for another purpose (eg renovating it and selling it to yuppies and ... [More]