I remember as a kid thinking planes were so wasteful, that I’d never fly in one without a really good reason… I even wondered if space exploration was worth the environment cost of rocket & shuttle launches. I really am a greenie at heart. Although I did stop short of buying the tree-hugger car, a… Read more
I’m feeling very financially fragile this week, as a result of all the crap I’ve detailed previously. It’s been very trying… I mean, I’m glad I’m here, because I really enjoy my job, the people I work with are great, and every now and again I do drag my sorry backside out of the house… Read more
I’m yet to see the movie Sicko, and although I’d like to I am somewhat fearful as to how depressingly relatable it’ll be.. I’ve been to the doctors twice since I’ve been here. Both all of ten minute consultations, if that. I figured that since I was already paying $1,400 a year for the privilege… Read more
I’m both bemused and slightly concerned that at the end of the first episode of Greek, when the main guy is dressed as a girl, he reminds me of Ben Murton. Meh.
I went with a bunch of people from work to see Harry Potter 5 the other night. I wasn’t especially interested in seeing it, but I both wanted to chill for a night and was hoping people would be all psychotically obsessed and dress up. Sadly, there were no costumes or special antics. :/ The… Read more
I repaired one of my bike’s inner tubes last Sunday, which isn’t a tricky thing really, but wasn’t made especially easy by the vague (and dangerously ambiguous) instructions that came with the $2 puncture repair kit. I was a little sceptical that the repair would hold, but thus far it seems to be doing just… Read more
I’ve rejigged my little movies collection here and added a bunch from New Zealand. I’ve mocked up a crappy browser for them, which I apologise profusely for. You can endure its painful blandness here. The quality of many of them isn’t super, as I wanted to keep them small to the impatient sods out there,… Read more