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October 27, 2006
A Thousand Words
This is a photo from a South African court room after the white blokes pictured were cleared of the murder of a black farmhand. They were fined $1740 for assault. They are relieved, yes. But it's the level look of suspicion from the guy in the centre that the money's on for mine. He reckons that justice hasn't been done, but there's not a damn thing he can do about it. And so it goes.
Posted by Peter at 12:45 PM | Comments (5)
Rehearsal Camp Mark II
Keen readers might remember my (in hindsight soppily romantic) post about rehearsal camp for Just Pretending's Company. We're doing it again this weekend for City of Angels. Awesome.Posted by Peter at 12:38 PM | Comments (2)
There's a new version of
There's a new version of Firefox. Complete with an ace blogging plug-in called Performancing. Get into it.Posted by Peter at 12:21 AM | Comments (7)
October 24, 2006
It Takes Two, Baby
Check it:
Herald-Sun: Poll reveals Labor backlash.
The Age: Liberals face crushing loss at poll.
Preaching to the choir, anyone?
Posted by Peter at 03:00 PM | Comments (6)
October 17, 2006
Fuckwits
I thought massacring stingrays in the aftermath of Steve Irwin's death was as idiotic as people got. It appears I was wrong. Fuckwits.Posted by Peter at 04:29 PM | Comments (3)
Join The Chain
Nike's new Join The Chain football website asks punters to send in videos of themselves kicking a ball around to create one continuous chain of passes. It's very cool.Posted by Peter at 03:21 PM | Comments (2)
Image-ination
A triptych of photos that have tickled my fancy of late:
Mary and Frederik's son Christian on his first birthday. Finally, some famous people with a genuinely cute child. (David Boreanaz, I'm looking at you with your ugly little creature).
Tackiest. Brownlow effort. Ever. And that's saying something.
Martha Plimpton and Jennifer Ehle in rehearsals in New York for Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia. Excuse me while I change my trousers.
Posted by Peter at 12:04 PM | Comments (52)
October 13, 2006
Ninety Years Young
Some things I learned about my grandmother Moo at her 90th birthday party on Sunday:
1. After defiantly divorcing my grandfather in an era when mothers forbade their children from playing with the children of divorced parents, she was briefly engaged again. Then she broke it off, declaring the match profoundly unsuitable. She denies to this day that the engagement ever existed. She was friends with her jilted fiance until he died a few years ago, leaving her the twice-yearly dividend on his Coles-Myer shares, a windfall that she spread around her grandchildren "for petrol" even after I'd finished uni, got a job, and sent my car to the wreckers.
2. She received a letter of congratulations from John Howard for her birthday and declared she'd joyously tear it up. This was some relief, as for a short period before she went to live in a home, she was subsisting on nothing but brandy and crackers, not having the energy or the inclination to cook. This took some toll on her mental state, and for a brief time she declared that when the election came round she'd vote for Howard "because he's never done anything wrong by me". In fact, she defiantly informed us, his pre-election tax cut for pensioners had allowed her to buy a smart new pantsuit from Fella. Now she is back to ranting about how marvellous Gough is.
3. She is in no danger of dropping off any time soon. Her sister is 99 and still going, and most of her siblings died in their 90s. Bless.
UPDATE: The 99 year-old sister had a fall and died just the other night. She was ready to go.
4. Her short-term memory not being anything like it used to be, she will no longer remember if I haven't visited her for a while. This makes me want to visit her more often. And I will.
Happy birthday, Moo.
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October 12, 2006
Our Hearts Go Out...
You know, there are some terrible tragedies in today's world. From the genocide in Darfur, to an Iraq War death toll in the hundreds of thousands, to the systematic abuse of women in Papua New Guinea.
But spare a thought for Tara Reid, whose botched boob job sent paramours clamouring for the light switch, whose confidence plummeted so low that she couldn't even wear a bikini, and who was "devastated" when magazines rated her cosmetic surgery among the world's worst.
"This was a nightmare I lived through".
Posted by Peter at 06:07 PM | Comments (5)
Strange bedfellows
Michael Voss joining the government's Industrial Relations team?Posted by Peter at 05:47 PM | Comments (4)
Baseball duels
I played a lot of baseball when I was young. Mainly as a catcher. It's articles like this one - about the upcoming duel between the best base-stealer and the catcher with the strongest arm - that make me think that if I lived in the States I could rapidly become obsessed again.Posted by Peter at 11:15 AM | Comments (5)
October 05, 2006
Junior Lawyers unite
Having escaped the clutches of corporate law some years ago, but with many friends still accounting for their lives in six minute units, I find the Junior Lawyers' Union fascinating reading.Posted by Peter at 03:06 PM | Comments (1)
Genius Herein
The following shows are currently on high rotation on my DVD player. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spaced, The Sopranos (Season 6). I highly recommend them all.Posted by Peter at 02:44 PM | Comments (7)
October 04, 2006
Clever Virgin
Every day between 12-1, VirginBlue has Happy Hour, and offers often outrageously cheap domestic fares. A very clever way to fill empty seats, keep customers visiting the site regularly, and maintain that carefully-constructed Virgin image as the battler's friend.Posted by Peter at 06:49 PM | Comments (3)
Out of 5
There's a new OutOf5 up - short songs. Check it out.Posted by Peter at 05:54 PM | Comments (4)
Delia Rocks
Before Jamie Oliver was scootering about and Nigella was licking chocolate-dipped fingers and leering at the camera, there was Delia. No gimmicks, no catchphrases, just a very clean kitchen and brilliant food. And is it just me, or is she sexy in a "you've been a very naughty boy" kind of way?Posted by Peter at 05:53 PM | Comments (4)
Welcome Aboard
Over the past few months, two of my friends have joined the nerd army. Welcome Tom and the C-Bomb.Posted by Peter at 05:51 PM | Comments (6)
Stop Press
Good to see The Age is using new technologies for the cutting-edge delivery of news services.
Hands up who cares?
Posted by Peter at 05:15 PM | Comments (22)