Nov 26 2009
Major Delays – Hurstbridge line: both directions, after an earlier equipment fault at Macleod. Delays over 25 minutes.. Connex, Keeping you updated. Yeah, been waiting over an hour now. Random thought time. Anklets might make you feel ‘alternative’, but when they’re under a pair of cheap stockings and you’re wearing a business suit, you just [...]
Nov 06 2009
One of the issues with living at the pointy end of the International Date Line is that you get reminded of anniversaries, etc too late, and celebrate birthdays too early. So, to wake up and be told to remember the 5th of November on the morning of the 6th is too late. And to be [...]
Oct 12 2009
A few months ago, I found out that I lucky when it comes to Asian style UFO catchers- like the western ones but with pincers instead of claws and better prizes, such as soft toys that don’t make sense. I wouldn’t call it my superpower, but I almost always end up ahead. Anyway, truth is [...]
Jul 17 2009
001:20:10 Collins (onboard): …I’ve lost a Hasselblad. Has anybody seen a Hasselblad floating by? It couldn’t have gone very far, big son of a gun like that. About 40 years ago, three guys took a giant leap. And in a month, I will be taking my own. When I got engaged, I did not have [...]
Jul 15 2009
The fish that represents my worst Christmas, that had no redeeming features and I cared so little about that I didn’t even bother to give it a name died. About bloody time.
May 27 2009
When I was 14 I discovered that my name wasn’t actually my name. In fact, it was a yuppified version, due to a typo. Luckily for me, I wasn’t some emotional teenager so I laughed it off, made sure my signature was gender neutral, and moved on. Then the Internet got big, and I discovered [...]
Mar 24 2009
When I miss the train that I aim to catch each day- and this is pretty often-I get the pleasure of sharing the train platform with a lady I like to call Ranty Tourettes Woman. If you get near her she starts questioning your morality and then tells you to go forth and multiply, and [...]
Mar 07 2009
Another day, another mobile phone. My N95 died, and despite Nokia telling me that they could when I handed it in, they refused to fix it because it was bought overseas. Oh well, best way to show them how I felt was to go out and buy the opposition’s product. Bad news is that mynew [...]
Aug 29 2008
When you’re relying on somebody else to get you to work, you’re suddenly running your life to a timetable. Whether you like it or not. And especially when you are on public transport. So, because my train was late, I miss one connection. And therefore another. So I know from the start that I will [...]
Aug 15 2008
I wish people wouldn’t serve me food when they’re sick… If they stayed in the kitchen I’d feel much safer.
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