Chris & Emily’s birthday lunch

On Sunday Chris & Emily had a birthday lunch thing at Jackie’s Place, or whatever it’s called… the Chinese restaurant chain owned by Jackie Chan, apparently. Although I didn’t see him there. Definitely won’t be going back.. pfft. ;) Anyway, it was that whatever it’s called thing – yum cha or somesuch – where they… Read more

Darkzone

So, I’m glad I did write down my thoughts before it went ahead. As expected, I managed to trick myself into having a good time anyway. ;) I was exhausted, and especially after the first game really wasn’t giving it 100%, but it was definitely fun. It was pretty crazy – we were sharing with… Read more

Bronwyn’s birthday

Last Wednesday was Bronwyn’s birthday. Kim was apparently going to organise a get-together for it, although that didn’t eventuate. I drove down, picking up Roxanne and later Sarah on the way. We went to Canadian Bay beach. We ran into a few familiar faces; Bobo, Rachel & Brownie, Becky & Rachel. It was kind of… Read more

So I can say I tried

I want to note down my feelings before tonight actually goes ahead, to see if they change. But the sentiment I have at the moment is not entirely happy. I’m particularly not inclined, right now, to go trying to organise anything else in future. It’s a never ending stream of micro-disasters, leading to one big… Read more

Improv Everywhere strikes again!

For those who aren’t up on the Slashdot archives, the Improv Everywhere movement is just a bunch of people who get together to do weird and crazy things occasionally. Their latest escapade is particularly good – they managed to get together 80 people (how I envy their organisational skills), all dressed up like employees of… Read more

My first accident… thanks, jackass

So, this morning I was pulled up behind another car at an intersection, waiting to turn. And he reverses into me. Brilliant. No significant damage, of course – a tiny dint in the bumper and a rather deformed number plate, but nothing a few minutes with some pliers and a hammer won’t fix. Still, it… Read more