A while back when I made a genuine comment (and I rarely play agent provocateur when it comes to politics – I know my limits: politics ain’t a strength of mine by any stretch of the imagination) about now that Osama bin Laden had been captured, what ‘war’ was the US going focus its ‘strengths’ [...]
Tagged 2001, anxiety, nightmares, Osama bin Laden, racism, September 11, The Wire, US politicsThe very first time I went to Sydney, it was pretty boring. I was with an aunt, who was excellent company, but we knew no locals and let’s face it, hotels everywhere all look the same. It’s not really an ideal way to get to know a city. One of my closest friends, L, was [...]
Tagged cats, closest friends, pets, SydneyRecently, @halia reminded me that I wrote a post once, about a year ago on meeting a cat that belongs to a beautiful old cinema in Melbourne called the Astor. Her name is Marzipan. She is lovely – keep an eye out for her if you see a film there, as she’s not afraid of [...]
Tagged cats, friends, Sydney, travelI was brought up as a Catholic, and when we moved to Australia in 1987, I attended a Catholic primary school. After that, I went to a largely Catholic private high school, though they were very open-minded and liberal in their views and most certainly did not believe in shoving continued belief down our throats. [...]
Tagged Catholicism, childhood, personal memory, religion, religious symbols, rosariesAfter my dining experience at First Taste, I called a friend in the hopes of catching a drink with him in his hood. Not sure when, but quite some time ago, I had the pleasure of meeting a true Renaissance man. His name is Justin. Alas, he decided to leave Melbourne for more adventurous climes, [...]
Tagged alcohol, bars, Deco Bar, drinking, friends, MelbourneNearly a decade ago, I once got paid by a small orchestra to go on a tour into a town that is on the border of my state, Victoria, and New South Wales. The town is called Swan Hill. It was summertime, and the heat seemed unbearable. It was a fantastic gig: I was just [...]
Tagged countryside, ignorance, music, religionOr, silly westerners, if you prefer. Once upon a time, I fell in love with a Japanese lad, at a Japanese restaurant we both worked at. In some disgusting fit of maturity, I had decided that the workplace wasn’t to know. It was successful. Now unbeknowingly, I used to torture the poor nihonjin with my [...]
Tagged Japanese cultureI went home last weekend, and saw a brand new Mozilla Firefox on the dining room table. Having mentioned it recently, I thought I might tell the tale of Conrad Fox. Conrad Fox is the name of my Mozilla Firefox. I sleep with him nearly every night (I don’t mind admitting it – I get [...]
Tagged childhood, communism, Mozilla, soft toysThank god for uni, I say (because people started to find me aesthetically passable, haha). I remember, in my second year of high school, there was a guy in my class who used to pretend to like me – we both knew he was just mucking around, it was cool. Then one day, another classmate [...]
Tagged Eireann Corrigan, insults, memories, poetryI ventured out today for the first time since I’ve moved house to go to the doctor – this druggie needs her fix, alas. It was quite a long walk – all up I spent an hour walking which was great (take note Katie!). I noticed something that struck me as peculiar when I went [...]
I can’t sleep. I was chatting earlier in the day to a pal in Arizona (hi C!) in talking about her significant other, it reminded me a lot of my ex, who sounded similar in a particular situation and aspect. So I’m up, trying to sleep but not really getting anywhere. Missing one’s ex is [...]
