Have just been looking over my week for ‘term 2′ at college. There’s not much good news.
I’ve now got four 8am starts instead of three, and my Monday now begins an hour earlier as well. Friday is now the most full day rather than the most empty.
But we’re starting Church History – which is a [...]

Just went down with Reuben to check out the new Pablo & Rusty’s espresso bar at Homebush. Homebush is really coming alive as a business park and this espresso bar is perfectly situated in the centre – ready to print money. It’s right outside the train station, and 3 new office towers are rapidly growing [...]

Can a feminist really love the show Sex And The City?
An interesting article in the UK Guardian, republished in Spectrum to coincide with the show’s movie launch next month.
I like this bit:
“And despite the shared understanding between the show’s creators and its fans and analysts that every woman is one of the SATC ladies, it [...]

My mother makes green bean soup in winter.
I’m not sure what it’s called, but it’s made from green mung beans, boiled in a pot of sugared water with round balls of sago. When I was a girl, she would make a massive pot and leave it on the stove in the kitchen. We would eat [...]

Ben had some wise words this week about his daughter’s dedication. This is my favourite bit:
What made it click for me, was linking it to Hannah in the Old Testament. All Hannah wants is a child. She prays and prays, year after year, never giving up. Then God finally gives her a little boy (Samuel), [...]

Watched Mad Hot Ballroom tonight with Sam. It was quite good – a documentary about 10 year old New York kids who take free ballroom dancing lessons and compete in a competition. Most of the kids are from racial minority groups or lower-income backgrounds, so a lot of heart-warming Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds-type moments.
One [...]

Holidays tomorrow – Sam and I are going to MacMasters for three days. Meanwhile, I’m trying to get everything ready at work so I don’t fall too far behind when I get back on Monday. The magazine is a bit relentless at the moment.
I think it will rain most of the time we are there, [...]

Off to see this at Imax today with Lairdy. Should be great. They have a 15,000 watt sound system to deafen me with the sweet sounds of “Bad” and the like. Love that song. Hope it’s on the set list.

Pulled apart the steam arm of the Giotto today and have found the culprit causing the leak from the steam arm:I ordered a replacement seal for a whole $1.30, and also ordered a new 4 hole steam tip. The spare parts guy reckons it’ll speed up steaming time pretty significantly, looking forward to giving it [...]

Weird Al is a very funny man. Soph and I heard this on the radio yesterday. If you’re a star wars fan, it should be up your alley. Love the sith piano player!