Impossible mousse

I just wanted to detail why it is apparently impossible to make chocolate mousse, contrary to empirical evidence. Yes, whatever you’ve been served under the guise of “mousse” most certainly is not. I’m very sorry. For a start, let’s look at the problem of a recipe… I did a Google for “chocolate mousse recipe”, and… Read more

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