"Empty-headed nonsense dreamed up by people who live in California"

- most apt description of Shonda Rhimes' latest puffery

Yesterday, I drove 10 hours from Los Angeles to Reno in order to get the bottom of Harry's disappearance. It was to be my last chance before the winter cold makes Reno impassable until Spring next year ( Read more... )

I was away on green-training when the Redfern and Cronulla Riots happened in the 2000s. Today, I finally got an opportunity to witness a riot, and I was not going to let it pass me by ( Read more... )

Also want to add that I caught up with Luke Griffiths last night and I was a little bit envious when he told me of the working arrangements he had already lined with the  army, London Business School, McKinsey etc.

I want to network and juggle as many projects as Luke Griffiths.  Focus.

New modem router. Now I have wireless internet in every corner of the house (and garden)!  Should have done this long ago - but I suppose the price point for this technology only became more reasonable late last year.

Doing Carla Coulson's 4day photography masterclass this week has, I think, ruined my guilty pleasure of Tinder browsing. Now, I can't look at a head shot without critically assessing its composition, expression and light. 99% of the time, the pictures are terrible! Tinder now for me, is no longer about silly male profiles, but ugly portraits ( Read more... )

It's interesting that a beautiful, intelligent, composed, confident woman who doesn't care much whether she is liked by others or not, pursuing what she feels is true and correct, without stepping too much on others' toes, is a heroine in the eyes of Julian Fellows or Stephen Moffat but is cast as a villain on Australian reality tv and by lots of ( Read more... )

Went to Pat's house warming last night night. Hot pot and watching "If you are the one". I realised that I am brilliant at reading other people, what kind of partners they would go for, what kind of partners that would be [i]good[/i] for them. But I am terribly blinkered when it comes to myself ( Read more... )

Another big win at the Golden Slipper, without leaving the home computer. Okay, I did step out momentarily for a stroll when the anticipation for the race 8 Golden Slipper results got a bit too stressful. I made over $250 today, so I've recovered my losses from my short-lived and ill-fated flutters at rugby and football betting ( Read more... )

I think I typed this here to console myself a year ago. Now, it's ever so much more comforting. Be happy that it happened.