This afternoon, Mum headed back to Queensland, so I have the place to myself again. It feels a bit too quiet after the last week. At least cooking dinner tonight didn't feel too tedious; Mum did all the cooking while she was here, and I was frankly in no condition to do any for some of the time, so returning to it after that break didn't seem ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel like I must be a technological luddite, at least when it comes to television. I certainly go to no effort to upgrade whatsoever. I did not have a DVD player until last year. I was quite happily playing my videos. If I wanted to watch DVDs, I'd use somebody else's DVD player or my computer. I have only reluctantly made the ( Read more... )

I was thinking of writing a serious entry today, but then I started to feel like shit and I'm simply not up to it. So instead, I would like to share some more photos. I went for a walk around Brunswick West this afternoon, and since having a digital camera is still a bit of a novelty for me (yes, I am aware of how behind the times I am), I took ( Read more... )

Evidently, my birthday has come early this year. This is a bit strange; at this time of year, it's meant to be Kate's birthday (well, tomorrow), with mine just over a week away on the 17th. But now was the opportune time for my mother to purchase my birthday present and give it to me, so she did. I am now the very proud owner of a snazzy 320GB ( Read more... )