I used to watch The Bill religiously, but haven’t for some years — not since it went soapie. So I was most amused when one of the toys to arrive for Jeremy’s sixth birthday a couple of weeks ago was a The Bill policeman action figure, courtesy of my Uncle Kevin in England (aka UK ... [More]
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Careful now
A lot of Melbourne’s bloggers are taking things a little more cautiously at the moment, following Jenjen’s sacking (just after she gave notice anyway) due to the alleged content and work time involved in her blog. For my own part, I’ve scrupulously avoided naming where I work or going into too much detail about my ... [More]
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I feel like…
…a man on death row, the night before his execution. Well, just a little. It’s going to be a busy day tomorrow. It’ll probably start around dawn, which is fast approaching. It can’t be stopped. Better get some sleep while I can.
Last Saturday was St Valentine’s Day. It’s been some years since I had anything to celebrate on Valentine’s Day. Fate has ruled that the last four or five of them, I have been single, so I was somewhat out of practice with the whole Valentine’s Day concept. Thus I was extra keen not to stuff ... [More]
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Quick reviews: TV/film/phone
The Simple Life. After reading a pretty funny article previewing this show the other week, I thought I’d give it a look. It sounded funny. And it was, kinda. I mean, I know they’ve probably spent a lot of time editing this show to make Paris and Nicole seem stupid, but they wouldn’t have been ... [More]
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The art of graphic design
At Jeremy’s 6th birthday party yesterday, Tony assisted in demonstrating how BHP Billiton came up with their new logo.
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A bit rude
When you’re out to dinner in a group at a nice restaurant… and you get the bill… and the organiser says she’ll pay the balance of whatever everyone else puts in, as she’s also paying for others who had to leave early… and everyone else decides to put in $30 each — which is a ... [More]
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.
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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]
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New toy
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]