2012 has come to a close without an apocalypse - Mayan, zombie or otherwise.

As is my wont at this time of year, I'll be listing my forays into popular culture as a bit of a historical record.

Previous entries:

• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007

Well it's that time of year again! Fireworks, booze, staying up way too late!

As has been my tradition, it's time for the Year in Review post on a rather lonely Livejournal.
(BTW: Mostly I use Twitter now, so follow me there)

Previous years:

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006 Part 1| Part 2

Considering today is just another ordinary Friday that holds no religious or cultural significance to me, and also considering that I leave for New Zealand tomorrow morning at an obscenely early hour, I thought I would get my end-of-year post out of the way ( Read more... )

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AvatarIn four glorious dimensions! (yes, time is a dimension, people ( Read more... )

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9Tonight was our second attempt to see 9, as last week despite it being listed at yourmovies.com.au, the film didn't actually open at Palace until Wednesday ( Read more... )

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceIt's been a long time coming - the sixth Harry Potter movie was supposed to come out last November but the studio decided they didn't want to compete against the James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace" and also that a US Summer Release would probably net them more money, and the gap between movies 6 & 7 ( Read more... )

For the last few years, inspired by others (I can't remember who) I've posted - at the end of the year - a list of the various books, movies, tv shows and music that I've erstwhile "consumed" during the year ( Read more... )

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Quantum of SolaceAfter a few weeks of nothing worth watching, we headed back to the cinema for the new James Bond film.... Quantum of Solace. An obscure title, which seems to have very little to do with the movie, but it's one I've got used to over the many months of people discussing it ( Read more... )

Kate Miller-Heidke + The Boat People
Governor Hindmarsh, 15 Nov 2008

I went along to this gig (despite the rogaine earlier in the day) as reverancepavane had asked me to, and I'm generally willing to try out listening to new artists recommended by my friends. He also lent me some of KM-H's CDs a few weeks ago so I could listen and see if I liked her style, and I ( Read more... )

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Burn After ReadingBack to the movies again last night, after a very pleasant meal at Jah'z Cafe ( Read more... )