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I was passing through the Domain today and stopped off at the Wintergarden. It’s recently been refurbished, but it didn’t look much different to me, which I suppose is a good thing. I took a few close-up photos of flowers, but then I looked up, inspiration hit me, and I flicked my camera into black and [...] Hey, it’s the 22nd so that means it’s my birthday today. I’m 32. This is twice 16, which has all sorts of disastrous consequences, the worst being the phrase “But I’m twice your age, sonny!” My favourite conversational trick at the moment is to append “grandma” or “grandpa” to the end of any response to a question. For example. X: Did you get horribly drunk at the Christmas party? X: Did you get horribly drunk at the Christmas party? Someone needs to implant some sort of device in my brain that will stop me buying music on iTunes. It hasn’t even been open for a week and already I’ve spent over $40. Some purchases are essential, for example “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse and “Tonight She Comes” by the Cars. And I bought the Killer’s [...] It’s no secret that the work Christmas party ain’t nothin’ flash, so if you want to have a good time, you have to rely on yourself and your workmates. So we ended up in the Morepork meeting room playing truth or dare with the “or dare” component conveniently removed. It was concluded: LL Cool J. And then: On the way to the bus stop after work this evening, a slightly dishevelled gentleman holding a cellphone stopped me. He said: “Excuse me, miss. I don’t know how to spell properly. Can you tell me how to spell ‘ride’?” I gave him an R, I, D and E, and he thanked me and continued writing his [...] The Herald on Sunday had an article today about the so-called man drought. You know, the bit where single gals complain about how there ain’t no single fellas around no more. The man drought meme started last year with a report from KPMG that revealed that there were 24,000 more 30-something women than men in New [...] I was down at the shops early today when I overhead a small boy and his mother who were waiting at the pedestrian crossing. Boy: “That car’s been through the mud.” Oh, yes. One of those Holden fans. [...] |
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