I have two lovely new pairs of shoes. They’re my favourite ‘mary janes’. A black pair and a burgundy pair. Comfortable and stylish. (I think so anyway.) One day I’ll wear one burgundy shoe and one black shoe – just to see if anyone’s paying attention.

Yes, it was a nice morning. I noticed it when I got up at 10 past six. I noticed it in the car on the way to the park. I noticed it as I ran around the oval to ‘limber up’ for the training session with Adam. I noticed it as I hung out on […]

Skimming down the Danube River between Vienna and Budapest by hydrofoil. Good, huh? PS. Yes, yes. I know. It requires organisation etc. Nevertheless…

Overheard in the office. K: “You know … Moss Cass? The first federal Minister for the Environment. Appointed by Whitlam.” C: “I thought she was dead”. K: “She? She’s a he. I heard him give a lecture a little while ago.” C: “Moss Cass. I didn’t know about the environment thing. I thought she was […]

Thanks to my friend Tony, I’m getting a CD signed by Deborah Conway. But what should I get her to write? According to some, I might go for “You look like me!” Would that be crass? What other possibilities are there?

I’d decided to make risotto for some near and dear people on the weekend. Just a simple one – not much more than the basic ingredients. But it would be lovely and creamy given an hour or so of continuous stirring and the addition of the best parmesan cheese I could find. The appetisers were […]

A young friend of mine has discovered the gameboy. Head down, shoulders hunched, eyes fixed on the screen, he trails around behind his parents. Glancing neither left nor right, he is unusually silent. Occasionally one hears a garbled shout: “I’ve got level 37!!” Followed by more concentrated silence. Conversation is difficult. At the table, in […]

Hmmm… haven’t tried one of these before. Youyou-Meme… 1. Who are you? 2. Are we friends? 3. When and how did we meet? 4. Do you have a crush on me? 5. Would you kiss me? 6. Describe me in one word. 7. What was your first impression? 8. Do you still think that way […]

I’ve been home from work the last couple of days. Yesterday because of a headachey, snuffly, croaky cold which I can’t seem to shake and today because of same but with the addition of having to sit the exam for this semester’s subject tonight. Double yuck. Anyway, in between complex mathematical calculations designed to give […]

My housemate and I are yet to dump our personal trainer. He keeps making excuses and not showing up! One day he’ll sleep through his alarm. The next he’ll have a chest infection. His wisdom teeth have been known to act up. Occasionally there’s been car trouble. Today he had an “urgent erin”. (I’m not […]