Here’s a story about a cock. Kym and Giz have some hens and a bantam cock. There’s another cock next door. Each cock makes quite a racket in the morning, so much so that George the cock has to have a blanket put over him. I assume the hens love the cock. I myself am [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Gaming the system
Posted in General on June 26, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A horror story
Posted in General on June 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this evening I was finishing up the dishes, when one of the utensils fell off the drying rack. I caught it with my foot, setting off the safety mouse trap in the process. I figured I’d just put the trap into the cupboard and reset it later, but as I opened the cupboard I [...]
Give me the numbers!
Posted in Music on June 22, 2007 | Comments Off
The first trickle of information regarding the new iTunes Plus tracks on the iTunes Music Store is here. It’s promising, but far too vague. Great, I’m glad that Dark Side of the Moon sales are up 350% (and I helped boost this number), but I want to see the number of EMI songs sold this [...]
Looking ahead
Posted in Photography on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just uploaded a few new pics to my Flickr account, just kind of clearing the slate before we head up north (July 2nd). Frankly, I can’t wait. I haven’t had a ‘real’ holiday for years. Sure, I’ve had half a week here, or a long weekend there, but a couple of weeks away? I [...]
Time off is grand
Posted in General on June 11, 2007 | Comments Off
I turned my phone off on Saturday afternoon, because I wanted to guarantee I had two days to myself like a normal human being. I checked for messages yesterday because I simply couldn’t help it… and yep, there was a job waiting there. Having the time off has been good – I’ve actually slept for [...]
We do, on occasion, fuck around
Posted in Music on June 11, 2007 | Comments Off
I spent a few seconds this morning looking for MP3 files in my iTunes library – if it’s MP3, I haven’t paid for it. That doesn’t jive with Justin, and frankly it doesn’t please me much either – it’s just that most stuff I can’t actually find in Australia so it’s easier to download it [...]
I cry
Posted in Zoom-zoom on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Some mongrel keyed Mopsy, and I can’t understand why. So much for this weeks pay, I guess. Fortunately I got 29 hours this week, my record so far…
Mum called me a couple of days ago to let me know that she’s finally been retrenched by the Evil Empire (i.e. Telstra). She couldn’t be happier, she’s a little over 60 and well over the daily grind of shift work. Now she can sit back, get a puppy and a new car and tootle [...]
Depressing
Posted in Music on June 7, 2007 | Comments Off
Fascinating, yet sad: The Washington Post conducted an experiment where they dressed one of America’s finest violinists as a busker and had him play in a train station during the morning rush hour. And nobody cared.
The flash
Posted in Photography on June 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I picked up the new flash yesterday. I’ve been so utterly swamped with work (doing a week’s worth of hours in three days) that I’ve barely had time to look at the manual, let alone use it. However, this is what it looks like on the camera: And here’s what an indoor shot can look [...]
