So about 2:30 a whirly-whirly (for those not up to the slightly antiquated Brisbane slang, small tornado) developed in my street, picked up a deck umbrella from a house about 200 metres down the road, and drove it into my roof, creating a bit of a hole and smashing a lot of roof tiles. Wandered down the street an hour or two later, and found a ( Read more... )

They seem to come up with fantastic music and fantastic movies. Last night I watched Ju-on: The Grudge. I'd caught the American remake when it came out two or three years ago, and had been a little disappointed - sure, it had its moments, but overall it was very pedestrian, not particularly scary at all and not very well done. But last night was ( Read more... )

So I'm going to try and take life seriously for a while. Exercising, actually doing uni work (I finally handed in my bloody australian society essay today), actually turning up to class (with the exception of my criminology tute, as I have a funny feeling I've already failed the subject), and I've got a job interview with Borders on Thursday. So ( Read more... )

Who wants to see Batrider with me? Fantastic Melbourne band, their last show here possibly for ever, as they are re-locating to London next week.

For some reason listening to the Stooges always puts me in the mood for summer, drinking in a park with friends or going down to the beach at 10.30 on a boiling hot night.

So where exactly did all my motivation go? I guess I burnt it out last year. I really don't care about half of my subjects at uni, which I guess is a bit of an issue. I still manage to pass them (probably), but I can't summon up the energy to actually do well on them at all ( Read more... )

So this might surprise some of you who know me (well, okay, most of you who know me), but I'm actually quite undecided about where I stand on the proposed withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq. While I certainly stand by the idea that the war should never have occurred, and that it certainly should not have been waged in the way it did (pff, ' ( Read more... )

So I've decided that some uptight dropkick ex-military security 'expert' talking about the security arrangements for APEC as though heavy surveillance and orders for mass arrests were a fucking medal he can hold up and be proud of just makes me want to go to Sydney and riot more. I'm not going to, as logistically I just can't, but fuck if these ( Read more... )

According to the Australian's website Labor support Haneef's detention. Fuck them. I'm going to vote Greens now. I've had enough with those conservative shit-eating scumbuckets who want to portray themselves as a viable alternative to lead Australia next year.

So evidently this new, regularly-updated (sort of) journal of mine is just going to consist of rants or short observations on things that piss me off ( Read more... )