This Time it’s Personal
OMG. What am I doing with my life? Letting go, it seems…
OMG! What am I doing with my life? The DIY Guide to creating a life and work you love is a short introduction (with a very long title, admittedly) to sorting out what it is you exactly want out of life. Complete with exercises that will get you on your way
Best chocolate croissant ever at Oxford St Bakery in Bulimba (Brisbane)
Here’s some food porn for your Sunday morn… I have a thing for chocolate croissants. It’s a perfect food. One that you would imagine could never go wrong. Chocolate + Croissant = Sublime experience. But my friends, it so often does goes wrong. I have sampled hundreds of these humble treats in my life and [...]
Up The Coast: A history of the Sunshine Coast through photos, art, memorabilia.
Up The Coast exhibition: Final day today at the Cooroy Butter Factory If you’re up the coast today be sure to check out the exhibition on display at the Cooroy Butter Factory. Up The Coast: Our Stories, Our Collections brings together memorobilia, art and photos that tell the stories of the Sunshine Coast as a [...]
Joy Retro Disco remembers DJ Mandy Rollins 1968 – 2010 : Shine On mate
Tonight, we remember Mandy Rollins. Early last month news reached me that Sydney DJ and event promoter, Mandy Rollins, was missing. It is believed that she took her own life on 4th September 2010. I was mates with Mandy when she lived in Brisbane in the early 90s. We shopped and swapped tunes. We DJ’d [...]
These are a few of my (100) favourite things: The 100 thing challenge
I’ve been living between two homes recently. As they are over 100km apart and I travel by public transport most of the time, I’ve become very selective in what I lug between the two places in my backpack. It’s had me asking myself, “What physical possessions do I really need?” Kelly Sutton, over at The [...]
VALE Cootie 1993 – 2010
One of our family, Cootie, left us today. Cootie’s been part of my life for 17 years. She came to me as a wee kitten (with her sister Dusty) when I lived at Gloucester St and has been a constant figure in the kitchen, and on the couch, through a succession of houses, flatmates, towns [...]
When Pride is Not a Sin: Prejudice and Pride exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane
I wrote this a few months ago after seeing the heart-swellingly wonderful Prejudice and Pride exhibition in Brisbane. The exhibition finishes on 17th October 2010 … I had a few hours spare while in Brisbane on a Saturday afternoon recently and decided to check out the Prejudice and Pride exhibition that’s currently on at the [...]
6.24am Cooran Station
Sublime moments catching the train to Brisbane this morning – helped along by heavy fog. I just had to capture it (with my phone).
Just like a bought one: The best curry I’ve ever made
I’ve often wondered why my curries never taste like the ones at the Indian restaurants. I follow the recipes. I make my own spice mixes from scratch. I can be generous with the salt. But they still taste nothing like the local curry house’s butter chicken or vindaloo. However, last night I made a curry [...]
Love is everything: Jane Siberry and the art of being human
On Saturday night I did the big drive to Brisbane to go to a gig by an artist whose music was the soundtrack to my early adult years. Jane Siberry is part-way through an extensive world tour in which she’s bringing her Salon to people’s lounge rooms. In a bold move, Jane put the offer [...]
