Monthly Archives: December 2004

i’m back

hey all, i’ve survived 8 days in tasmania & am back in melbourne now. i didn’t have much in the way of net access (or even mobile phone reception) so will have to catch up with email and blog posts. … Continue reading

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george michael & hobart

9am dec 24 i had an appointment with my osteopath, dr george michael (god i wish u could have an audience laugh track on a blog). like last time, he did an ultrasound. this is a theraputic ultrasound which is … Continue reading

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merry xmas

in a little over 12 hrs from now, i’ll be arriving in tasmania. take a look at this map. see that tiny little dot under australia? that’s tassie. not the long skinny thing to the right of AU (that’s NZ) … Continue reading

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election clothing

check out this site by polichicks. it’s aussie but they have some gear that’s appropriate for kerry supporters. under ‘products’ there’s several items that just say ‘sorry’. personally i think the bag that sez ‘i’d rather be voting’ or the … Continue reading

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xmas stuff

here’s an XCELLENT xmas website where you can create your own carols. check out joy to the world in the ‘most popular’ list. tonite, only 7 days before xmas, on tv was the grinch movie, some movie called ‘snow day’ … Continue reading

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figures

this was in the new yorker so you have have seen this quote before but quite an interesting one… “The average man can maintain genital thrusting for two and a half minutes before ejaculation, but the average woman requires fifteen … Continue reading

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food differences

as i type, i’m eating the last of the cherry poptarts i got at the usa foods shop. they’re soooooo good. earlier i opened the bag of chex mix. i love wheat chex (and can’t get it here) so i … Continue reading

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a new reason to be homesick

riding home on the tram tonite, i found a new reason to be homesick. (and no, not b/c melbourne’s public transport is pretty crap) a guy got on & stood next to me. i took note he was listening to … Continue reading

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dude = mate

a uni of pitt prof / linguist has studied the word ‘dude’ . after listening to frat boy conversations & having his students listen in on their friends, he found that mostly men called other men ‘dude’. he concluded the … Continue reading

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aussie tv shows & holidays

aussie tv is a mix of american, australian & british shows. all 5 channels of it. this week/last week, something interesting has happened that i didn’t notice before. there’s several new usa shows (arrested development, joan of arcadia) and ads … Continue reading

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