I did consider following up Birdhouse in your Soul with some later They Might Be Giants, but decided to go for something different. This song is an absolute gem from Crowded House, a band I came to appreciate ridiculously late in my musical life. It’s impossible for me to pick a favourite Crowded house song […]

I got my first Christmas card in the post today. And it wasn’t from someone that I would ever think to send one to. I’m organised with little treats for the people I work with (but I see them everyday and I think they deserve some reward for putting up with me). Usually I alternate […]

I got my first Christmas card in the post today. And it wasn’t from someone that I would ever think to send one to. I’m organised with little treats for the people I work with (but I see them everyday and I think they deserve some reward for putting up with me). Usually I alternate […]

It’s been a little while since I posted an update on the book. Fear not, good people, this does not mean there has been no progress. In fact I managed to stick to my thirty or so pages a day in editing and actually finished getting through the whole thing yesterday. As with all writing, […]

It’s been a little while since I posted an update on the book. Fear not, good people, this does not mean there has been no progress. In fact I managed to stick to my thirty or so pages a day in editing and actually finished getting through the whole thing yesterday. As with all writing, […]

The logic of rock paper scissors Deal or no Deal Why the plant in my office is still alive…it gets no sun and very little water The political nuances of the Middle East (or the basics actually if I’m being realistic) Why people listen to Mahler Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Ballet the ABC Finance report […]

The logic of rock paper scissors Deal or no Deal Why the plant in my office is still alive…it gets no sun and very little water The political nuances of the Middle East (or the basics actually if I’m being realistic) Why people listen to Mahler Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Ballet the ABC Finance report […]

Following John’s helpful comment on the previous post reminding me of “Dragged a comb across my head” , I turned to everyone’s favourite resource (the internet) to check the rest of the lyrics. Sergeant Pepper’s was one of the first albums I ever bought on an LP, well one of the first albums I ever […]

Following John’s helpful comment on the previous post reminding me of “Dragged a comb across my head” , I turned to everyone’s favourite resource (the internet) to check the rest of the lyrics. Sergeant Pepper’s was one of the first albums I ever bought on an LP, well one of the first albums I ever […]

Let’s see, what did I do today? Sunday is perhaps the oddest day of the week…it can be insanely busy or you can find yourself staring into space for hours on end with nothing to do. Got up, got out of bed….(Beatles fans feel free to keep singing along here..I can’t actually remember the next […]