I couldn’t resist this book as I passed the second hand shop this morning. Looks like a corker of a “sparkling new comedy from Thames TV” (1980). The write-up on the back tells us: He’s a highly-qualified, lightning witted, ultra-bright freelance layabout. His girlfriend Fran wants him to settle down to the pursuit of fame […]

My mother and sister kindly presented me with this book this morning. They found it on the marked down table at the newsagent. It’s written from a cat’s point of view with chapters including “Too fat to groom”, “My water dish is a stagnant pond”, “Climbing the curtains because they’re there” and “I crave a […]

My mother and sister kindly presented me with this book this morning. They found it on the marked down table at the newsagent. It’s written from a cat’s point of view with chapters including “Too fat to groom”, “My water dish is a stagnant pond”, “Climbing the curtains because they’re there” and “I crave a […]

This is a shame. I note though that they are planning to screen the rest of the episodes over the summer. I actually enjoy the summer non-ratings television…so maybe I’ll get to catch 90210 after all. Because it was on choir night I didn’t get to see it…so I’m not sure if there was a […]

This time from the eminently creative and well respected jewellery maker – Jinx. They look beautiful on the blog!

This time from the eminently creative and well respected jewellery maker – Jinx. They look beautiful on the blog!

I was contacted last Tuesday by a television journalist at The Courier Mail asking if I had some comment about a new comedy coming up on SBS “Bogan Pride”, or any thoughts generally as to the representations of “bogans” on Australian television. Very nicely this article is in the Courier Mail today. After my last […]

I was contacted last Tuesday by a television journalist at The Courier Mail asking if I had some comment about a new comedy coming up on SBS “Bogan Pride”, or any thoughts generally as to the representations of “bogans” on Australian television. Very nicely this article is in the Courier Mail today. After my last […]

This is probably going to seem a little sad, but one of my favourite moments in the working day is when the new mail comes in. First moment of excitement is actually going to my pigeon hole and seeing mail in there. This doesn’t happen every morning. And then, the real fun begins, because I […]

This is probably going to seem a little sad, but one of my favourite moments in the working day is when the new mail comes in. First moment of excitement is actually going to my pigeon hole and seeing mail in there. This doesn’t happen every morning. And then, the real fun begins, because I […]