stories from the suburbs, or something.
stories from the suburbs, or something.
On Tuesday I go into hospital for some minor surgery. A common procedure on women and one I have had... [more]
it has been one of those days where I am officially on break but I have so much to do... [more]
This one's for you, Darren. I saw it parked near work on the way to lunch. Does this look... [more]
At the moment I am reading a tome called Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. It was a hit a few... [more]
Jane Albrechtsen has a piece in The Australian today in which attempts to lay the foundations for George Bush's actions... [more]
Nods and props to Cos for first directing me to this little controversy. It seems the intriguing battle between the... [more]
The other day a friend at work showed me a Harvard Business Review article which she thought I might find... [more]
I never really thought about freeways and pedestrian bridges much until I started using one (well, one and a half,... [more]
My favourite trope of the late, great Douglas Adams was his ability to discuss nothing with certainty and subtlety. Tom... [more]
I've found myself swallowed into a sudden, intense focus on our documentation at work. This is because the documentation we... [more]
Who would have thought a Catholic university would change the way I think.... I guess I've always leaned to the... [more]
So I’ve spent some time thinking what I should write about as my very first entry into this. Do I... [more]
We frequently complain that the Government doesn't listen to us. It appears that in fact they do listen to us... [more]
You've got to love this film for it comes in at the peak of its genre: mindless, eye-candy action entertainment.... [more]
Okay - let's see if I can write an entry without losing it due to my intractable problems using this... [more]
There's an article by Kenneth Davidson, that perpetual campaigner for the old left, in today's Age. Kenneth is an interesting... [more]
Lego men build a PC. Some people have too much time on their hands, but for the geek-within, this website... [more]
Hey everyone! I think I know most of you at least in passing. For those of you I don't, I'm... [more]
The Experimenta Protoype is on this month: http://www.experimenta.org/. It's a very new media, digital arts gosh-we're-very-cool type of show. One... [more]
Just playing around with names and features... [more]
I also pass the empty Ansett building on my way to uni. It reminds of the eighties property crash. Remember... [more]
'Thing' makes for a fine temporary title. Really, it's shiny, it's punctual and evocative. It even comes with superhero comic... [more]
Every day in the tram on the way to work I pass the old Ansett buildings. High up on the... [more]
My friends are turning 30. More to the point, they have been turning 30, one by one, for several years... [more]