Here it is, the house in all its glory… The livingroom(this is the agent’s picture, so the furniture isn’t mine) The kitchen(furniture not mine) Hopefully it’ll look half as good with all my crap strewn around it!
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Mortgage angst
I had a sudden moment of philosophical mortgage angst yesterday morning on the train. Reading the paper I found myself pondering if I was doing the right thing, signing up to borrow ARGH thousand dollars, to spend the next 25 years paying it off. Working for The Man, money goes in, money goes out… is ... [More]
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Everything shall have its place
Perhaps the biggest challenge I am facing with the prospect of a new house is avoiding clutter. For 2 years now I’ve got away with having packed boxes of junk lying chaotically around the house, thanks to the excuse that where I live now was just temporary until I bought somewhere. Come October, I’ll no ... [More]
I just bought one. It’s walking distance to a zone 1 station and a great shopping strip (supermarket, library, coffee shops). There’s ways to improve it, but it’s really lovely and very liveable even as-is. It’s art-deco style, 1930-ish. Two words: central heating / dish washer. Argh wait, is that four words? It’s on a ... [More]
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My Lego creation
My Lego creation from yesterday: (Captain) Jack Stone aboard the StrangeMobile. It’s got a battery pack and motor, and yes, it really moves.
As reported in the Age last week, there’s new research indicating that excessive watching of TV is associated with leaving school without qualifications, not getting a degree at university, and — oddly I thought — smoking. Particularly bad is a TV in kids’ bedrooms. I had a TV in my bedroom when I was a ... [More]
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Somebody else’s family history
I was moseying around the innanet the other day and came across this: Did it ever occur to you that in our Bowen blood there is something of rashness. I see it in myself and my brothers. We tend to be radicals. I am not going back on that tendency. It is good only it ... [More]
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Here is my lemon tree
Most gardens in Melbourne seem to have a lemon tree. Here’s mine. I must confess, I don’t water it as often as I should, and when I need lemons, I rarely remember to go look to see if it has one for me. Do you have a lemon (or other fruit-bearing) tree in your garden? ... [More]
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In my cocoon
In my cocoon, the warmth engulfs me. I desperately donĂ¢ââââ¢t want to leave, but the shrieking alarm compels me to at least dangle my arm out to silence it. I do so, and gain ten minutes respite, to lie quietly, listening to toot of distant trains from distant places, the passing cars and trucks, and ... [More]
I’ve been thinking about death recently. Not enough to become really morbid or anything, but pondering what will be left in the way of memories. Will I leave my mark on the world? Will my thoughts and deeds live on? Not that I’m in any hurry. Life’s way too good. But I wonder what to ... [More]
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Happy birthday Isaac
Isaac turned 10 today. Ten. The big one-zero. It’s hard to express how I feel, how happy I am that he (and his brother) have turned out to be so happy, healthy, smart and considerate. The time since he was born has flown by, really — it seems so recently that he was just a ... [More]
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Winter
I might be losing weight since the weather got cold, what with freezing my arse off every morning. Welcome to winter. Since my evil scheme to get us out of this cold house by the onset of winter hasn’t come off, yesterday I went and bought an extra heater, to prevent the family freezing to ... [More]