Isaac learnt an important lesson yesterday: look where you’re going, and don’t hurry around a blind corner. The consequences may be a fat lip, blood from a cut in the mouth, a painful (though not broken) leg, and much distress. The kid on the bike didn’t fare too well either, the saddle disconnecting from the ... [More]
Don’t throw away your February Met ticket: Connex will have to offer compensation for the first time ever to all Connex Melbourne train customers who hold a monthly or longer ticket from February. They got caught by a mere 0.01%, with 91.99% arriving within 5 minutes of their scheduled time, just barely under their 92% ... [More]
Back in the late 80s and early 90s, when my interest in TV peaked, I spent some time procuring TV series well before their Australian debuts, courtesy of overseas contacts, twin VCRs and airmail. Thus I was able to see Red Dwarf series 4 and 5 only weeks after they aired on BBC2, albeit on ... [More]
Happened upon Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on TV while channel-flicking on Saturday night. You know, Frank Oz did the voice for Yoda. He also did Grover from Sesame Street. Have a listen to Yoda, and you can tell it’s the same guy. Just that Yoda is a bit more mellow. (When I pointed this ... [More]
(My regular Sunday photo will return when I’ve got organised enough to get this computer talking to the camera…) I love The Goodies. Along with many Australian Gen-Xers it was one of my favourite TV shows of the 70s (and repeats in the 80s). I’ve got loads of favourite episodes, some great memories. So when ... [More]
Sometimes I get blood noses, especially during the summer. One of those “I’ll mention it to the doctor next time” things. Occasionally it’s quite spectacular, such as recently when I got a blood nose in the shower. It was like my own personal Psycho. Yesterday I came out of the shower, dried myself off, went ... [More]
So I stood on Collins Street. At lunchtime, during the Grand Prix parade. And I saw lots of barricades. And I saw crowds of people. And they were watching an empty street. Some were even taking photos of the empty street. (It would seem the proliferation of digital photography has resulted in a lot more ... [More]
Spotted tonight while walking down Collins Street to the station: Steve “Hymie” Bracks, walking past, talking on a mobile. Reminder to self, and others: Send off that Tropfest free DVD coupon from Monday’s Age, before it expires on Friday! If last year’s was anything to judge by, it’ll be worth it.
Still got computer problems, so expect updates here to be patchy. In the supermarket the other night… old folks in front of me buying “Farm House Milk.” I was buying “Rev.” Theirs has extra cream. Mine has less cream. I wonder if there’s a machine at the dairy that takes the cream out of the ... [More]
I turned off my computer on Friday morning. It wouldn’t turn back on on Friday night. On Saturday I opened up the case and rummaged around. On Sunday I asked some friends on email for advice. ‘Cos when it all comes down to it, I’m more of a software person than a hardware person. They ... [More]
The Goodies name their favourite episodes (at least, of those released on DVD): After watching the shows again, all agree their favourite episodes are Earthanasia and The End in which the three spend their time together in confinement and without their often wild film excerpts. “Ironically they were brought about by the fact that we ... [More]
I was sitting at work this afternoon, about to email Marita with the astounding news that the big Dymocks near work was having a 20% off everything sale, when the phone rang with something even better. I had become an uncle. Young baby TBA (probably Leo) had ventured into the world some three weeks ahead ... [More]