I came across a web site where a fellow had come up with a list of “one hundred albums you should remove from your collection immediately.” I went through and figured out which ones I had and was offended by suggestions such as that almost all of the Beasties Boys albums were crap. But then [...]
I hate CVs or resumes or whatever you like to call that document that has all the information about your work history. I hate them because all previous CVs I’ve ever written have ended up being the fakest of the fake. A few scraps of truth dressed up with nouns and adjectives. This is apparently [...]
I’ve moved flats (again) and I’m now living in a reasonably classy neighbourhood. I found in my letterbox a magazine full of advertorial, hawking stuff that rich people are supposed to covet. It has a cover price of $5.50, but it distributed free to suburbs such as mine. It seems to be written by a [...]
I have a car and a drivers license. Several of my friends don’t. So sometimes I find myself giving them lifts to places. I have eventually come to realise that people who don’t drive can be really bad navigators. When walking is your primary mode of transport, you take the quickest route. You don’t have [...]
I like bagels. No matter what dodgy cafe I’m in (“New!!! Cappochino Machine!!!! Real coffee’s!!!”), bagels are usually a safe bet. I say usually, because I’ve had some bad bagel experiences. Let me share them with you. Raglan I This was my first bad bagel experience. It’s not as bad as the others, but as [...]
You may recall this dialogue from the start of the Charlie’s Angels movie: LL Cool J: Another movie from an old TV show. Mad Bomber Guy: What are ya gonna do? LL Cool J: Walk out. (The punchline being that they are on an aeroplane, which leads into some sky-diving action.) That got me thinking [...]