Month: July 2004

  • Cultural cringe

    iTunes is playing: My Country – Randy Newman – Bad Love You know when someone plays Waltzing Matilda and expects an Aussie to know every single word, and badgers the Aussie into responding to ‘G’day mate’? The self-respecting Aussie would suffer the Cringe. On occasion, an Aussie is the source of the Cringe. Steve Irwin…

  • Life gets strange

    iTunes is playing: Love Gets Strange – Don Dixon – Love Gets Strange — The Songs of John Hiatt I agreed to dinner with ST and her mum. I hadn’t seen her for months, and I’ve missed her terribly, so maybe that’s why I agreed. Her mother, I think, remains confused at the status and…

  • I feel grand because this is the life

    iTunes is playing: Don’t think twice, it’s all right – Bob Dylan – The Best Of Bob Dylan Celebrating a birthday in style was the intention, and me and my classmate HL and some of our same age or older friends went and did just that. Had a bit of help from Grand Hyatt, who…

  • Angels are everywhere

    iTunes is playing: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Ella Fitzgerald – Quiet Now: Ella’s Moods Borrowed this photo taken by a friend who I haven’t been able to convince to start even a photoblog. She takes great pictures. About six years or so ago, I went and saw a fortune teller.…

  • Finnish dinner company

    iTunes is playing: Everybody Plays the Fool – Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart So, JH showed us last week how easy it is to pick up chicks. JH is not cocky about it or anything, he just likes women to a fault. The rest of the boys are just grateful for this, as we…