- I bought some vegan rice paper rolls from a Vietnamese bakery yesterday and the girl at the counter gave me $19 change instead of $9. I didn't realise 'til I'd already crossed the road, but my conscience made me turn back, wait in line again and return the money, at which point the girl's boss/mother shouted at her in Vietnamese for being ( Read more... )

Just bought a roast vegetable salad; potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and carrot. Together with a bottle of orange juice and a vegan mango muffin, it comprises the Orangest. Meal. Ever.

Just thought you should know.

A thought struck me the other day.
I've read so much dystopian fiction; 1984, Brave New World, Anthem and We, that sort of thing - in which the author's point is "whoa man, imagine if society was all totalitarian and stuff, and everyone was told what to do, how to think and feel and behave, kept numb and inhuman and told it was all for their own ( Read more... )

 Given the opportunity, there's a good chance I'd make out with Johnny Marr. Just sayin'.

Hey! I've been having fun lately. Thanks to everyone who came and made party at the Darkside launch last Friday. You win.

We gave away all the CDs, and are now waiting for the second batch to be delivered. If you can't wait, how about going to the good little fox unearthed site, downloading the songs for free and writing a positive review (please ( Read more... )

Dear Get Up Kids;

Firstly, I'd like to congratulate you on the consistent quality of you music. The nasal melodies and angsty, whinge-fuelled lyrics bought meaning to my adolescence. I particularly enjoyed taking phrases from your songs and applying them to other situations, often to the accompaniment of a shouted "this song is my life!"

However, as ( Read more... )

 Hermione Granger? I'd hit that!

< nerd >

Oh my:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Another_Thing..._(novel)

Eoin Colfer (author of the Artemis Fowl books, among others) has been commissioned to write a sixth Hitch-Hiker's Guide book.

I really don't know how I feel about this. No, wait - I feel really apprehensive. Eoin Colfer's writing is pretty good, but it's too similar to Douglas' ( Read more... )

I'm a little disappointed that the Hottest 100 "of all time" was so limited in scope ( Read more... )

If the eye of the storm is calm, which part is the most fierce? The mouth? The epicentre? 
Whatever it's called, that is where our house is. I think it's the Quarry Street wind-tunnel effect, combined with waterfront proximity. There has been a storm at our house for the past two weeks, even when the sky is clear in the next suburb. I love it. The ( Read more... )