1 July 2005
- Reading:
Human Croquet: Kate Atkinson
- Listening:
The Killers: Hot Fuss
- Watching:
I watched Madagascar. I spent the first half in agony, trying to figure out the voice of the giraffe. It’s David Schwimmer. What a letdown.
- Eating:
My Terry’s Chocolate Orange preoccupation has returned. I can’t stop.
- Liking:
Bloglines. Bloggy goodness.
- Pondering:
Now is the winter of our discontent … I am seriously considering making this my voicemail message at work.
1 June 2005
- Reading:
Good Wives: Louisa May Alcott. Hey, it was $1.95. Cut me some slack.
- Listening:
The Chills: Submarine Bells. We could dive into suns though it’s not recommended.
- Watching:
Clueless on DVD. I bought a DVD!
- Eating:
Chocolate afghans. I can bake! These have pecans on them! They’re good!
- Liking:
The onset of winter. Scarves! Coats! Cool boots!
- Pondering:
That cat is awfully close to the heater. How hot do cats have to get before they spontaneously combust?
1 May 2005
- Reading:
Cloudstreet: Tim Winton
- Listening:
Beck: Guero
- Watching:
I watched Hellboy on DVD last night. I have a real problem with Selma Blair. She SHOULD be good, but she’s … not.
- Eating:
Baked cheesecake.
- Liking:
My new camera. Mmmm. Expensive.
- Pondering:
Surely it’s not frittering away money if I buy books with it. Books! Learning!
1 April 2005
- Reading:
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
- Listening:
A terrible 80s mix CD I made for a workmate. It has Falco! FALCO!
- Watching:
Lost, just about the only TV I’m watching at present. TV sucks.
- Eating:
Cooking chocolate. Hey, I’m desperate here.
- Liking:
When people recognise the movie lines I mutter under my breath, and, better yet, elaborate on them. “It’s not a tumah!”
- Pondering:
Are my dogs more animal or mineral? Because their fur is FILLED with sand and grit.
1 March 2005
- Reading:
Wizard and Glass, Stephen King
- Listening:
Where is the Love, Black Eyed Peas. Yes I know it has Justin Timberlake shut up shut up SHUT UP.
- Watching:
Jackass: The Movie. The papercuts had me cringing more than anything else.
- Eating:
Milk biscuits I brought back from NZ. They are like Marmite in that if you didn’t eat them as a kid, you will hate them now. I can’t stop eating them.
- Liking:
The pen pot on my computer desk, which is a stoneware jar for “Ma Spong’s Apricot Jam”. Man, I love eBay.
- Pondering:
The door just fell off our front loader washing machine. Just … fell off. This does not bode well for future laundry requirements.
1 February 2005
- Reading:
Shogun, James Clavell. Yes, still. It’s long,
all right?
- Listening:
Love, Angel, Music, Baby: Gwen Stefani.
- Watching:
Welcome to the Jungle: Stifler vs The Rock.
- Eating:
Udon noodles.
- Liking:
Summer … even when it’s raining.
- Pondering:
Otherwise sane adults who email me crappy, sappy chain letters. Have I not been clear about my feeling on these things? They stay AWAY from me. And no, you will never get a “Kiss From An Angel!!!1!” from me.
1 January 2005
- Reading:
Shogun, James Clavell
- Listening:
Oceans Twelve soundtrack
- Watching:
Kite surfers at St Kilda
- Eating:
Byron Bay Chilli salsa
- Liking:
Daylight savings
- Pondering:
My sudden need for green cordial. Am I reverting to childhood? (Actually, I was never allowed cordial as a child. And LOOK HOW I TURNED OUT. Let this be a lesson to all of you.)
1 December 2004
- Reading:
Maus, Art Speigelman
- Listening:
U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
- Watching:
The spirit of goodwill, alive and well in carpark buildings all around the city. (Sarcasm is a Christmas spirit, right?)
- Eating:
First cherries of the season. Expensively delicious.
- Liking:
My tiny real Christmas tree, adorned with fairy lights. I fear the fake tinsel trees.
- Pondering:
The perils of Christmas clothes shopping for others: What size IS my dad, exactly?
1 November 2004
- Reading:
Travel brochures.
- Listening:
Weezer, Island in the Sun. No wait, now it’s Wham!, Last Christmas (Pudding Mix). I should really find the “shuffle” button on this thing.
- Watching:
Kath and Kim.
- Eating:
Raspberries.
- Liking:
DING da da da!
- Pondering:
Yes, we have an inorganic hard rubbish collection. It doesn’t mean you can throw all your shit out on the grass verge THREE WEEKS before the collection begins.
1 October 2004
- Reading:
A giant pile of Cuisine magazines, the hoard of a friend returning to
New Zealand. They make me feel hungry, but too inadequate to cook.
- Listening:
Some back catalogue: Dimitri from Paris.
- Watching:
Co-workers and their fake tan mishaps in aid of the Spring Racing Carnival. Youll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll go all streaky and orange!
- Eating:
Dumplings at yum cha.
- Liking:
Planning my February travel. So little time! So little money! So don’t care!
- Pondering:
If the dog turns his head away from the cat, does that mean the dog becomes invisible and hence safe from any potential attack? All signs point to YES.
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phantasmagoriaReading:
Stephen King, "Everything's Eventual". I found this abandoned in a suitcase.
Listening:
The snores of the Little Dog, who sadly seems just as loud and snorty at night as the Brown Dog.
Watching:
Endless episodes of UFC, which is some sort of fighting... thing. Do not want.
Eating:
I'm having a bit of an avocado binge. The Little Dog likes them too.
Liking:
Renovations! Apart from the cost of said renovations. Let's not think about that part.
Pondering:
If there is dirty washing in the basket, the cats ignore it... but if it is CLEAN, one of them has made a nest in there within 10 minutes. Five minutes, if it's black clothes.
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