Category Archives: humor
With a song in my heart
It’s like I said I’d joined the space programme. The reaction to my joining a choir has been universal – You joined a choir. A choir? Can you even sing? Yeesss, I can sing! Of course I can sing. Why … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Park Lake, Amy Winehouse, Arts & Entertainment, Choir, Conducting, humor, Jesus Christ Superstar, Music, singing, Walking Dead
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Cautionary tales – part two.
So the Bolivians are happy again but a couple of Greenlanders are pestering me for the next installment. So here you go – I spent my mid to late 30’s at University valiantly struggling against the unabashedly suburban experiences I … Continue reading
Posted in humor, relationships
Tagged blind dates, Dating, humor, Nick Nolte, Personals, Ray-Ban Wayfarer, relationships
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Cautionary Tales part one
So for those of you following along at home, my literary output has been noticeably absent. There is an understandable void in the Blogosphere as a result and frankly my huge Bolivian fan base is getting antsy – so let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, Bolivia, Chardonnay, Dating, Domino's Pizza, DVD, humor, Personals, relationships, vibrator
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Coffee
It’s been one of those days when I wish I wore a uniform and carried an electric cattle prod. As if my job isn’t excruciating enough without having to deal with large life forms in stretch pants meandering in pairs … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverage, Coffee, food, French press, humor, Jens Lekman, Lumineers, Shopping, Taser, Werribee Plaza
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Status update – from go to woe
Welcome to the world and welcome to Facebook where your entire life from zygote to delivery has been assiduously documented. From the remarkable 4D scan (ok, about that…forgive me if I’m a tad cynical about the actual geometric possibilities of … Continue reading
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Tagged children, facebook, family, instagram, Linkedin, Parent, Photograph, Social media, Social network, Stranger danger
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Ageing Beauty
So there I was swathed in capes and towels contemplating the furrow of lurex threads adorning my part line and wondering when my regrowth touchups went from every three months to every five weeks, when a magazine cover caught my … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Big Issue, Diane Kruger, fashion, green eyeshadow, hair, humor, Iris Apfel, north melbourne, skin care, spiral perm, style
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Not a brainiac.
I took my second Lumosity research study assessment yesterday and despite almost daily training sessions it appears I am a moron… …seriously dense ….really quite the dunce. It’s chiefly the areas of problem solving and attention that seem to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Freerice, humor, Lumosity, problem solving, psychological testing, vocabulary
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Game of shut up!
They’re at it again. A thumping piano and a swelling chorus of voices punctuated by an intermittent baritone. For several months now there have been daily rehearsals. When the roller door at the back of their warehouse is open an … Continue reading
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Tagged Game of Thrones, humor, opera, rehearsals, set construction, theater
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The knead to relax.
My relationship with all forms of beauty therapy is fraught at best. In the interest of background research please now refer to last years blog post, ‘The Spa Treatment’, for further insight into the vagaries of salons… and Croatians. For … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, australia, busker, Gold Coast, humor, husband, Manicure, massage, Nailpolish, spa, Yarra Valley
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Learning The Hard Way 