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For once I’m glad the lens of my camera phone is all scratched and blurry

Whirlpool!!!! LOL

Morgan’s intense 20 minute accordian solo was not universally lauded

Cinematic Orchestra @ Sydney Recital Hall, fantastic gig. We found great balcony seats right next to the stage, next to this very intense girl in a baseball cap who was there by herself. She gave me the most withering look when I talked during the performance, and then at the end, she didnt even clap. Morgan thinks she was high, he’s probably right.

David Byrne at the Sydney Opera House. They’re playing “Burning Down The House”, the second of three encores. Yeah, they’re all wearing tutus. No, I don’t know why either.

Guys, if you’re not going to take this seriously… why do I even bother.

“Just hurry up and take it, people are staring at us!” “Um, I think its on video…” “C’mon, my face hurts from smiling!” “There’s a flower icon on the screen, how do I… should I turn off the flower?”

This was taken in the kitchen at my office.

There’s a mistake in this picture somewhere…. see if you can tell what it is!

My bank allows you to put any picture you like on your credit card, they call it card skinning.

Well, not any picture, I soon found out. They’ve rejected the first couple I uploaded. No, its not what you think, they just don’t allow any logos or brands in the image that infringe copyright.

So I racked my brain and came up with a design which doesn’t contravene their draconian terms. Marty helped with the photoshopping. Behold, the infinitely recursive card skin:

Of course, they rejected this one too, after all the work we put in…. why Suncorp? Why?! Did I kick your dog or something?

Al has been experimenting with the panorama feature on his new digicam, with excellent (if somewhat disturbing) results.

From the chinese supermarket in Market City down in Haymarket:

I haven’t made up my mind whether “Aftertaste without end!” is a good thing or a bad thing. I think I will err on the side of caution.

From left to right that would be Roderick Ropar, Patrick Crevelli, me, and Tim Dudley, circa 1984. Patrick foreshadows the bad-guy look from Karate Kid by at least five years. Obviously Rod and I should have touched base about our costume choice prior to arrival. How embaressing. C’est la vie.

A hard-won word of advice. If you find yourself wandering around Redfern at 3am, highly inebriated and trying to hail a taxi, and you are approached by a gentleman who asks you to hand over your valuables, “f**k off” is the incorrect answer.

EDIT: a few friends have told me they thought this photo was fake, probably because of a previous post about makeup effects. I assure you, its real. But don’t worry. I’m OK now!

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Geeks lining up around the block for the Pure Pwnage premiere in Melbourne, which I went to, even though I’m totally not a geek, I swear

Apparently the latest Transformers to hit the shelves DON’T ACTUALLY TRANSFORM. wtf? Won’t someone think of the children?

Little Jai, looking gangsta in his hoodie

Kylie, pouting.

Cheesefest ‘07. I can’t remember where I took this.