And Now For Something Completely Different…

More whingeing
I’ve managed to pull a muscle in my neck and it hurts, dammit. Nurofen will hopefully get off its butt and kick in soon.
While we wait, check out Suicide Blue, my latest piece of fiction. It has absolutely nothing to do with any of my other stories – just a random [...]

Edge of Reason

Ever noticed that the more tired and/or hungry you are, the less capacity you have for truly rational thought? Scary, isn’t it? Our bodies are pretty damn amazing, but put enough stress on them and they have to economise. And I guess the body assumes physical danger, and really… rational thought probably isn’t that useful [...]

Old and Grumpy?

It’s a chick’s worst nightmare.
No, not looking in the mirror and realising that black hairs have started sprouting on your chin – although that sucks too.
It’s waking up and realising that you’ve turned into a Grumpy Old Woman.
GAHHHHHHHH.
My moment of realisation?
I got to work, started to make myself a cup of coffee, and found that [...]

Brisbane and Sydney: A Quick Comparison

Evil Rainbow Sugar Addict Thieves
I’ve never seen rainbow lorikeets act like this in Brisbane. They flew down, perched on my table, warned me not to interfere, then nicked my sugar. And ate it. Right in front of me. Then tried to nick another, threatening me with a quiet disembowelling from the Possum Mafia. Anyone you [...]

GAHHHH

Coming back from holidays can be a drag.
Coming back from holidays can really suck, though, when you come back to one week’s solid work before a day off.
Bluck. What the hell POSSESSED me to do that??
Ah well.
On the bright side… I finally got around to writing another story. One month after the last one. [...]

On Holidays

I’ve been in Sydney for the last few days.
Ahhhhhh.
There’s a shop near where we’re staying that causes me to wish I didn’t have to go home. Organic stuff of all sorts… but more importantly, new vegetarian products and vegan ice-cream. DROOOOOOL. Yes, Brisbane has Sanitarium stuff… but this stuff looked yummy.
I made a special, baby-free [...]

Lolcats at the Ekka

Part 2 of my attempt to make lolcats relevant to world events… or at least local ones
(for non-Queenslanders – the Ekka is Brissie’s big agricultural and fun show, it’s on at the moment)

Never let your cat explain the Ekka to your show cattle:

Lolcat Olympics

Addicted to Facebook? Pffft

Once upon a time, I asked myself, “How the hell do people get addicted to FACEBOOK? Maybe they’re just contact junkies…”
Oh dear.
Then I discovered Facebook Applications. These applications are programs that provide all sorts of things – from daft but kinda cute ‘hug your friends’ stuff to big interactive games.
That’s where I fell from sniffy [...]

Love is a Great Cup of Coffee

… and it’s even better when it’s Fair Trade.
So I thought I’d do one of my occasional unpaid, unrewarded product plugs.
Last night, I wandered a supermarket looking for decent coffee. Which, to me, means strong, non-bitter, quick, easy and Fair Trade. Preferably organic, too. I guess I’m a pinko commie hippie at heart.
ANYWAY, I was [...]