Why do I bother???

Oh, what happy little people they were last night, with smiles and frivolity all around the room!
Of course, there may have been a little alcohol induced encouragement ... lol
Except for that one on the far right, who just shines naturally ...

And here is an example of the inducements to celebratory enhancements ... 'Blue avalanches' - splash of Lemon Russki + blue curaco ... and after all of those (lol) + the Wild Turkey/Dry + Coopers Stout, was there any wonder that I have had such a wobbly day today???

Oh well, have stew on at the moment, and it smells divine!!!

One of Matthew Evans' recipes ... who wastes so much time with dreadful, boring recipes, but then lets one rip that is an absolute bottler ... looking back at some of my best, most comfortable, most enduring and endearing cooking experiences, a disproportionate number come either from his pen (word proceessor?) or, at the very least, influence ...
Have just gone and had a taste of the sauce, and the sheer complexity of flavours was mindblowing - the hint of citrus from the orange peel, followed by the body of the garam marsala, and then the big chilli after taste, leaving warmed and enboldened ... YUM!!!

Must say my thigh muscles are very, very sore ... tempting to blame it on shagging away in odd positions, but that would be wishful thinking ... must have been striking particularly odd poses in the pub last night?

Oh, PA contacted me today too!!! Oh joy, oh joy ...

Words from the past

So, this is a little picture from the Brisbane PowerHouse, which pretty much sums up their attitude to life, love, and limbo line dancing ...
A most odd sight one strange, yet glorious Sunday morning, sitting outside the local Anglican church ... it is interesting to note that the entire mess was cleared up and only a stain remained within record time ...

how cold the night?

Apparently it shall lower to 1c overnight ... is it any wonder that I awaken with frozen toes and trembling limbs? And yet still there is a certain pleasure to be had in enjoying this difference to the sultriness of Northern winters where one may have a need to actually add a blanket, at worst ... instead of here where the extra blankets, doonas, and bed sox are barely enough ...

Am still feeling the pressing urgency of rampant consumerism, as if Asus has an attraction too great to resist - eeePC 900 or something more hardcore?

Temptation is great to get the 700, as a shop is closing down, and they are offering it for $359 ... awfully cheap, I must say ...

Should really post some more photos, as there are nearly 400 just on the hdd here ... but there are not that many which are worth putting up ... which may well be as much an indication that I need to start winnowing down the quantity some ...

seeing a dvd, seeing you

An afternoon where I should have gone to see a movie, but then received the suggestion to why not just go home and rent a dvd instead? So I did - American gangster and it was not too bad ... a kind of glorified documentary, but interesting, for all that ... typically, got a bag of twisties (as you do for movies) but could not stomach more than a small bowl full ... guess that leaves some for later ...
Just to keep you amused, here are some pictures of various people ...

People care?

What is it that I am able to offer to keep the people of the world happy? Seems I have a lovely voice, a calm manner, but would seem to have forgotten how to smile ...

Note to self: trying smiling at people, laughing with people, and sharing your joy with people ... it is not all just about selling, you know ... Having said that, must remind myself that one of the positive spins out of all this is that I am reminded not to trust any of those people, to smile on the outside, whilst protecting the insides ... and that when asked why not walking, reply that I am instead doing the Transformation project ... this in and of itself may be a more significant step than being attached to a team as the token CSL mascot ... even if I did take a 25% pay cut without rationale or reason ... so maybe there is some bitterness remaining?

But, enough ... have many other things to worry about ... such as when this Torts paper is due???

To begin

My life began, afresh, on awakening the morning of 29 January 2006 ... all the changes that were wrought as a result of that cannot dismiss the impact that the life that I lived prior to that have and had on this life now ... so I would like to share more of it, as sometimes I get the urge to be more verbose, sometimes I have things that I want to show, sometimes there is more to say to my adoring public ... that's you, btw ...
So, to begin ...