Dropped the kids at their place of business, then got to the station, had a chat with the station host. The train was on time, not too crowded, and ran express where it was supposed to. An old uni buddy got on at Caulfield and we had a catch-up chat. He described an interesting theory ... [More]
Sideways — a kind of coming-of-age road movie, but for the 40-somethings. Best viewed with a bottle of wine, I found myself thankful I hadn’t turned into that much of a wine wanker. Some great acting, plenty of laughs, and a touch of drama too. Very enjoyable.
(via Doug)
Saturday night’s Doctor Who is a scary one for kids — The Unquiet Dead — which the BBC got some flak over, and seemingly prompted them to set up a panel of four children of varying ages to watch with their parents and rate the “Fear Factor” for later episodes. Have a hiding place behind ... [More]
I went to that bastion of good fashion, Big W after work tonight, to look at some eveningwear. Not the night on the town with my special lady kind of eveningwear, more the sitting at home alone in front of the telly on a cold winter evening kind of eveningwear. Trackie dacks, to be precise. ... [More]
People arrive here by means of a number of different search terms. Some of them find what they’re looking for here. Some don’t. Here’s the top ones. shaolin soccer (8th hit on Google images) — I get hits for this ‘cos I posted a picture of the poster in my review. But the IMDB listing ... [More]
Tony: (Daniel’s blog was) my original inspiration for blogging – I’ve been reading him for years. Kristy: I’ve also noticed that a link to this page has been added to the ever so famous Diary of a average Australian page (by the way, thank you, it makes me feel very special). Andy: I have always ... [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]
Over the years, I’ve grown to like tea immensely. I’ve moved from not liking tea, to liking bog standard teabags, to preferring particular types of teabags such as Irish Breakfast, to being in a state of distress when there’s no leaf tea in the house. The tea at work has generally been a few steps ... [More]
Review: The End of Suburbia. I saw this at a PTUA screening to about 60 people a week or two ago. A fascinating film about the consequences of the forthcoming shortages of oil and natural gas. The film is North American-centric (as you can tell from the subtitle “Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the ... [More]
Those of you who make the extra effort to seek out ethical or organic products might be interested to know that Cadbury is taking over Green & Black’s chocolates. As one blogger commented — hey, at least it’s not Nestle. (via Andy) From time to time I’ve sampled G&B’s. Yummy stuff, and I for one ... [More]
After yesterday’s little circus, it had to happen… I get off the train at Flinders Street and go through the gate. “Hello!” says the barrier attendant. “Uhh, hi.” “Are you the transport minister?” Oh, well done fella. Hint: the minister has a beard. “No…” and I tell him who I am. I am, if anything, ... [More]