It was our office Christmas luncheon and KrisKringle.  So I did duty again as a slightly more traditional Santa.  Made a palatable punch as my contribution to the lunch.  After distributing the kringle gifts (I ended up with Calvin Klein lip gloss...well I dont have to put it on my lips do I) I also judged the office decorating competition.


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Should I shave down the cheeks? I've had a few months of growing it out to remind me of what it is like. Then I get the need to shave it down.   You tell me.


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bearpawly decreed that Dec 15 is Santa Hat Day. I was Santa for a children's party today.  No traditional costume..it was Cowboy Santa.
I am still tasting the beard spray after several hours and a shower....

There were 2 "special photos" at the end of the reel but they didn't download so use your imagination.


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Who could resist this?  Kangaroo fillets grilled with champagne mustard and a light salad.  Nice and pink on the inside.


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I was only every peripherally aware of Anna Nicole, apart every so often from the lurid headlines .  A mate sent me the DVD of the opera "Anna Nicole"  for my birthday.  I suspect he did it as a bit of a gag (but then again...I have hundreds of operas on CD and DVD so it was a safe bet).

Surprisingly I enjoyed it.  Not exactly something to listen to ( Read more... )

I finally succumbed and did a tableau for outside my office entirely from things in my office (including the 1930s italian print...it hides behind the door for 11 months of the year.  The baby is a computerised doll we give to pregnant teens to give them an idea about babies....they have to feed it, change it and cuddle it. it cries alot.  All ( Read more... )

Every 2 years our national classical FM radio stations runs a poll where people vote for bits of music. Last week they played the 100 most voted for bits of 20th century music.  Turns out Australians are very late romantic in their listening habits.  I don't necessarily subscribe to such things which end up being a Christmas marketing thing for ( Read more... )

We have some English social workers out here....returning some kids to Oz. Awful case I won't bore you with details. The workers were pretty traumatised so my boss and I have been trying to make their week or so here more palatable.  Sadly Sydney is experiencing it's coldest summer opening for 50 years.  Rain and rain.

Today I picked them up and ( Read more... )

It has been a week of sweltering heat.  Sydney feels like tropical Singapore, mainly due to the high humidity.  A huge storm swept through the city yesterday and another predicted for tomorrow.  A little hail fell here at home during a snap storm on the weekend.

I have been out for dinner and now have Thai indigestion.....the chilli mudcrab is ( Read more... )

Australians don't do Halloween, although in some places it is catching on. Either in trendy innner city suburbs where everyone is concerned for the environment but drives a 4WD and can spend spare change on cheap trinkets or down an out suburbs where its "cute" to dress up the little darlings and they spend their social security cheque on cheap ( Read more... )