I left off my last entry describing my long weekend in Kaohsiung, a fun night out and a ride to the southern tree, ending in a rainstorm and bento ( Read more... )

Something i find myself bumping up against semi-frequently in my life is a different sense of class than many of the people i interact with. I am not sure where my sense of class developed, but i wonder how much my childhood in the UK had an influence ( Read more... )

A few years ago i borrowed this novelization of the Epic of Gilgamesh from a colleague. We'd been having some conversation or other about the ancient Middle East. It was a really fun read and i wanted to buy it, but unfortunately it's out of print. I did, however, end up buying a "real" translation of the epic, though by the time it came from ( Read more... )

J came back Tuesday afternoon :-) It made my week. On top of that, my project released pretty much without a hitch Monday morning, so i have finally been able to kick back and unwind a bit. Friday night was the work Christmas party, which left me pretty drained Saturday (read: hungover) but today has just been fantastic. Shot over an hour of ( Read more... )

I opened up this thing to write about 10 minutes ago but my mind went blank so i didn't. Then this tune came up: Miguel Migs - So Far (Eric's Old School Revival Dub); now i need to write. It's good. Sounds quite Mylo, but it's better realized - smoother and more elegant. This whole album has me under its spell ( Read more... )

I bought some apricot brandy. Oh dear. Apricot brandy and gin. It's so deliciously fabulous. And because it's a sunny day i decided to mix the two up and pull out that raging queen for a bit of a dance. Well a chair-dance because my ankle is still fucked ( Read more... )

Last weekend i went out for Mexican with a bunch of guys from work. Hit Los Amates in Fitzroy and it really wasn't bad at all! It's a so-called authentic place, so there's no chimichanga or other rad American/Mexican dishes, but what we did get was real nice - best i've tasted in Australia, hands down. My favorite was this kinda tart thing with ( Read more... )

Last weekend i ventured out on my own to see Derrick Carter (all the way from Chicago!) Party started at midnight. I had no idea where it was. Some old riverside warehouse now converted to a licensed venue. Had a beer with some friends at 1 and then spent an hour trying to find a fucking taxi. When i finally caught a taxi to the venue it was ( Read more... )

I couldn't resist. I saw Exxos - Dune: Spice Opera on eBay and i had to bid. Went for about 30 euros postage inclusive, which is a bit over $50. Stupid money but i seem to recall one going for more than that a few months back. It's got so many memories for me that album and i it's fucking stupid i pine over all this music i don't have any more ( Read more... )

Today is the rugby final. The city is fucking deserted, it's bizarre. I guess it's kinda like the Superbowl expect only people in Melbourne watch it. I went to get comics (disappointment - this week's delivery was delayed), and CDs (disappointment - CDs just seem to be getting more expensive), and groceries ( Read more... )