Monthly Archives: April 2008

Wests win a game … that’s all that needs to be said

Quieter day … Will’s sick again, but we went over to the parents for lunch. It’s Will’s birthday on Wednesday, so he got some presents there today, but he just wasn’t that into it. But Wests won, and that made … Continue reading

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DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist sell hard with The Hard Sell

Another late one tonight, but a good one. Went into town to the Big Top at Luna Park for the first time, to see DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist do their 45s only “Hard Sell” DJ show. I bought tickets … Continue reading

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Weekends can’t come soon enough

And not because the job sucks or anything … far from it really. But when you just push the envelope for so much of the week, working so long, sleeping so little, trying to manage any number of other things … Continue reading

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What you know and what you can explain

I find myself wanting to know more about Search Engine Optimisation. Both so I can do more at work … and so I can explain more about what I’m doing, and back it up with “pro” opinion. The impression that … Continue reading

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Another long day

Ha ha … and one day again I’ll think more about what should actually go in here. I’ve managed to blog successfully, and by that I mean every day, for nearly four months now. Not much I know, but a … Continue reading

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Another long day

I either need to write some stuff here earlier … or work out a magical way to sleep less, because it’s another long day and now it’s late here and I really just have to sleep. The weather continues to … Continue reading

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Gingery goodness

Made ginger beer again tonight — from about 10.30pm till midnight. An odd time to do it, but it’s a process that’s getting easier. With our perfected recipe, cleaning gear, and especially the magnificent Italian mechanical hand capper to cap … Continue reading

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That sinking feeling …

… when you just know you’re getting sick and don’t quite know what to do to stop it. That’s what is happening to me right now. Went out shopping this afternoon, got caught in a fairly sudden downpour right when … Continue reading

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Wii-tastic

Well, we didn’t spend all day messing with the Wii, even though it kind of felt like it … Having fun with the two startup games, Sallie and I playing together and separately in a way we haven’t with games … Continue reading

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First week ends and more Wii time

Ha ha ha … of course we’re getting home and playing Wii again. Sallie borrowed this Monkey Island casual game set thing from Video Ezy, and it drive us kind of nuts after a while. Should think about some real … Continue reading

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