The Steampunk partei is next weekend and I've hit a bit of a snag, my London Fog trench coat is too small [across the sholders of all places!] -it was a tad small when I bought it maybe 14 years ago; but now it is just no good at all.

Apart from the costume angle -I don't really expect to get one before the partei anymore; I'd just really like a ( Read more... )

KEATING! was on ABC2 last night as part of the "ABC Live Presents" series, was v. good ( Read more... )

 Too bad it is sooooo not legal!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Skeleton-Skull-Full-Face-3D-Unique-Motorcycle_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742Q2em153Q2el1262QQ_trksidZp1742Q2em153Q2el1262QQcategoryZ6749QQihZ002QQitemZ120295477165QQtcZphoto

But it could make for a great space marine costume piece?

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Not to imply that the Med-Fayre smells sweetly; But it can be sweet.

Thanks greenglowgrrl; I was going to have a giant rant in my last post that there was NO web presence at all .

But of course --they cannot call it the "Brisbane Medieval Fayre" s-h-i-t-e!

I mean -its a medieval fayre -in Brisbane!    --What the phauk else would you call it???   ( Read more... )

Yes, there is a Brisbane Medieval Fayre this year --all sorts of rumours going round right now.

--Apparently there will be a beer tent!
          --And there will be stuff ...there
          --um... er... BEER TENT!

...well thats all that really matters, as far as I'm concerned:   If there is sufficent space to sit and chat while having a ( Read more... )

Once again the lack of any real system of classification screws us over; the latest installment in a truly great series of games -and almost ten years since the last- is being banned because it has drug use [albeit fairly realistic drug use] :

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/887/887728p1.html

Go sign the petition:

http://www.gameplayer.com.au/ ( Read more... )

This Friday is a 13th! And we is having a B'day bash for three people: Rasmussen, Perrin and Laka. So come one, come all! to the Windsor household and wish them well!

Bring Nibbles and Booze-ahol, bring partei cheer and... bring a yard chair -so you have somewhere to sit [peeps have been breaking mine]

There is talk of Lovecats.
There is talk of ( Read more... )

Rocky, is now going to Melbourne and starts in September: http://www.rockyhorror.com.au/news_melb.html

And Wicked, http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/wicked/home.html has bookings into January next year [even if Ticketek only goes up to the end of August]  -so a trip down in September is now when I want to go.

Yay!

Ebay is... Fun!
Ebay is... Wonderful!
Ebay is... Helping me find things that I have been looking for -for years!
Ebay is... BAD!
Ebay is... Painful!
Ebay is... Helping me find things that I have been looking for -for years!

Ebay is... Taking all my money!

I like and loathe -in equal measure- Ebay. ...that is not true, I really like it, I like the fact ( Read more... )

The other night we were listening to "Once more, with feeling" -the Buffy musical- when Emma piped up that she had never seen any Buffy before...

I was stunned, I was shocked -I was! So, I gave her the lot so she can watch them at home -maybe lilly will like them as well.  But today when I went down to the HJ's to grab a crap lunch, da Em tells me: ( Read more... )