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'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert': Pros and Cons
Pros:
- soundtrack
- genuinely enjoyed it and made me laugh, which seems quite a rare quality in films these days
- the scenery. Is it weird that I think the Outback looks beautiful? Watching the film has made me incredibly psyched for my Australia trip, even though it's unlikely I'll visit any of the locations shown (well... except maybe Alice ( Read more... ) -
Musings on 2008
I hope everyone has a good Hogmanay and all the best for 2009 - it's just dawned on me that for Australians this has already started what with the fact that they live in the Future ( Read more... ) -
Bizarre Stargate Universe factoid
At times I wonder why I bother keeping up with Stargate Universe news since it would be much easier just to wait for it to come out already - not to mention that by the time it does come out I'll probably be in Australia and most likely unable to watch it - and then there are other times where I remember that I like reading about it because it ( Read more... ) -
The joy of customers
The strangest greeting I've received at work in a while, possibly ever:
"Hello! Your counter-top is LEVEL!"
Later I had a surprisingly nuanced conversation with Lovely Canadian Woman about jelly beans. -
Software joys
You know you're on to a winner when ( Read more... ) -
Farscape Comic Preview - including exclusive 7th page (apparently)
Continuing my habit of posting only about Australia or Farscape: Farscape news!
Io9 have a preview available for the first comic including three different covers and a 7th page they claim you won't be able to see anywhere else. I literally squealed when I read the story headline ( Read more... ) -
Yet more Australia stuff
Further to yesterday's post, preliminary investigation suggests that the Australian government have indeed stolen acquired $195 + transaction fee of my British moneys and therefore that I am, in fact, officially Australia-kosher. Hooray!
And I have proof, if proof were needed, that this course of action is the right one: io9 link. IT'S A SIGN, A ( Read more... ) -
That was surprisingly fast
Checked my email this morning to be greeted by this:
"Dear [full name]
RE: Application for Subclass 417 - Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa
This is to advise that you have been granted a Working Holiday Visa, Subclass 417, on 30 November 2008....so I guess I'm officially a-okay for working in Australia and staying there up to 12 ( Read more... ) -
Step 1 officially complete
The Australian Immigration Authority tried to catch me out by asking tricksy questions like "what is your usual job title?" (I figured 'unemployed' would go down badly and 'student' is no longer true, so went with 'sales assistant' because it's what I'm doing right now) and 'in which industry do you intend to seek employment?' ('any industry that ( Read more... )