and now for the wedding report…in words not pictures

Wonderful, Fantastic, Beautiful, Freezing… Above are some words to describe the wedding experience on Saturday. It was the coldest I have been for some time, standing outside in the shadows of the All Hallows Chapel with the wind whipping up off the Brisbane River. However, the close up view of the Story Bridge made up […]

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Favourite TV Monday Milk Moment

The cup of tea Keitha made Big J on Flight of the Conchords last night. It was a sight to behold (especially the use of the leftover cereal milk). If you missed it, you missed out in a big, funny, New Zealand kind of way.

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Saturday Snapshots from a Wedding

The Church Parents, little sister and me. Those smiles are frozen in place. It was fantastically cold and windy. Restaurant This is it you know. This is the meal. (and yummy it was too). Beautiful new sister-in-law and wonderful little brother at the reception Cutting the cake Red Velvet Cake Our friend who grew up […]

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Saturday Snapshots from a Wedding

The Church Parents, little sister and me. Those smiles are frozen in place. It was fantastically cold and windy. Restaurant This is it you know. This is the meal. (and yummy it was too). Beautiful new sister-in-law and wonderful little brother at the reception Cutting the cake Red Velvet Cake Our friend who grew up […]

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Seasonally inappropriate formal wear

Preparations for Trip to the Big City:1. Paint finger and toe nails2. Pack all makeup, hairdryer, straightener and associated hair products3. Dress4. Strappy Shoes and toeless stockings (surely the invention of the century)5. Three wraps in different weights6. Extra black coat bought yesterday for the event of wraps failing to provide required warmth.7. iPhone (yay!)8. […]

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Seasonally inappropriate formal wear

Preparations for Trip to the Big City:1. Paint finger and toe nails2. Pack all makeup, hairdryer, straightener and associated hair products3. Dress4. Strappy Shoes and toeless stockings (surely the invention of the century)5. Three wraps in different weights6. Extra black coat bought yesterday for the event of wraps failing to provide required warmth.7. iPhone (yay!)8. […]

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bizarro world

Here’s part of an email I received today: Hi Wendy, My name is (“name removed for privacy reasons”) and I am a producer at TODAY – WEEKEND EDITION with the Nine Network. This weekend will be the 20th anniversary since Seinfeld debuted and I understand you are the press contact regarding this. I would love […]

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bizarro world

Here’s part of an email I received today: Hi Wendy, My name is (“name removed for privacy reasons”) and I am a producer at TODAY – WEEKEND EDITION with the Nine Network. This weekend will be the 20th anniversary since Seinfeld debuted and I understand you are the press contact regarding this. I would love […]

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What’s the difference between garlic and academia

Nothing. At last my Refractory paper appears. It’s been almost two years since I sent the initial abstract. I am worried now that it’s a whole heap of crapola that I would never write now but hey….whatever. It’s still nice to see my name in print. Like garlic…all is vanity.

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What’s the difference between garlic and academia

Nothing. At last my Refractory paper appears. It’s been almost two years since I sent the initial abstract. I am worried now that it’s a whole heap of crapola that I would never write now but hey….whatever. It’s still nice to see my name in print. Like garlic…all is vanity.

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