Monthly Archives: August 2008
The highs and lows of Wall-E
It was a big day today as I took Will to his first ever big screen movie. We went to see a special charity screening of Wall-E, the new Pixar movie. And before you take the title above the wrong … Continue reading
Daytripping again
Took a little road trip today with the family… an easy one up the northern freeway to Maitland in the lower Hunter. Thinking of moving there. It’s a long story, but as I mentioned recently we have to be out … Continue reading
Ups and downs
Long day at work today again, but at least part of that was fun. Got plenty done, dealt with more of the same rubbish that is driving me nuts, but at least we had a two hour lunch and some … Continue reading
Cough, cough
Well enough for work today, but apparently not enough to stop me from coughing all day anyway. Achieved a surprising amount while there, though also mulling business plans and researching the like at the same time. Major coughing fits on … Continue reading
Astoundingly stupid people
Have been been watching the Democratic Convention coverage in the US this week — waiting to get my Daily Show coverage though — and it’s been largely as expected. Mostly stage managed, but with some interesting and emotional moments. It’s … Continue reading
All these things at once
Business moves are coming along quite nicely, which ties into moving house because we have to, which ties into changing everything. And THAT is good. On the lighter side, I’ve finally been able to hear what Warren Ellis sounds like … Continue reading
It’s late and I’m busy
It’s late and I’m putting together an email to send out to some Computer Troubleshooters people. Who are they, you may ask? I don’t recall if I’ve talked about my potential ventures here before, but it does seem like I … Continue reading
Moving on
The Olympics finished tonight… watched a little of the closing ceremony but missed some other parts. Watched Dexter instead, which of course I could have watched at any time via several methods, but it still seemed like the best choice … Continue reading
Didn’t think I would
Spend many hours at work today on a Saturday. Not going to dwell on it, but it was surprisingly easy to spend four hours at work this afternoon. Seemed like the best option, considering the way things went before then. … Continue reading
Staying Positive
Yes, I’m listening to The Hold Steady quite a lot recently (hence the title). And there’s a lot of really depressing crap I could write about here, I really couldn’t be bothered to smother it all over my blog as … Continue reading

