More of those crazy quizzes, courtesy of everyone. Still, they're fun and amusing to try. My advice is to lie, heavily.... Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid You're Switzerland ! While most people think you're sort of stuck up, it's really just that people don't interest you that... Read on...
February 28, 2004 | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)
An old friend rings up, OF :(giggling) You weren't a gay-basher when we lived together, Me : No, and I'm not now... OF : Yes you are... Me : No I'm not. I'm a gay supporter... OF : No you're not. You're a gay-basher. Me : Bullshit. I'm a poofter-basher...... Read on...
February 28, 2004 in Clowns | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)
At the nerve center of each Mars Exploration Rover, is a 6-by 9-inch electronics board. This contains one computer responsible for every process that goes into a mission, whether it be monitoring spacecraft health in transit, deploying parachutes during landing or roving about the red planet. The computer, called a... Read on...
February 27, 2004 | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)
Kiss, kiss, everybody - it’s Mardi Gras time in Sydney town ! We're celebrating 26 years of gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and queer culture. Feelin’ lucky ? Then come on down. We're all waiting for youse ..... The Blog World is beside itself in anticipation. The phone hasn’t stopped ringing.... Read on...
February 25, 2004 in Sydney tribes | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
What kind of postmodernist are you!? You are a Gender Nazi. Your boundary-crossing lifestyle inspires awe in your friends and colleagues. Or maybe they're just scared you will kick their asses for using gender-specific language. Either way, the wife-beater helps. brought to you by Quizilla thanks to Paul. Crikey !... Read on...
February 24, 2004 in Sydney tribes | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sunday night was a corker. 105,000 viewers at the Domain for the Tropfest Short Film gig. Another 5000(?) at Victoria Park for the Mardi Gras Fair. Also punters at Olympic Park for the Swans and shitloads at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre, for the annual Junk and Trinkets Fair. I... Read on...
February 23, 2004 in Sydney tribes | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Omar in Iraq has posted this snap. The statue was made by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. This artist was so grateful that the Americans liberated his country, he... Read on...
February 23, 2004 | Comments (1) | TrackBack (2)
In general, last night was a quite night for work. The afternoon mist seemed to take the edge off proceedings around town. If folk didn't get along to see David Bowie at the Entertainment Centre or the Miss Drag King at the Metro, then I guess they stayed home and... Read on...
February 22, 2004 in On the job, Sydney tribes | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Here’s a funny story. My girlfriend walks out of her office at lunchtime, and lights a cigarette. Immediately, a little Koori boy around 11 (my girlfriend has teenage kids, so she knows ages) asks her for a fag. ‘No, you can’t’, she replies. The kid starts following her down the... Read on...
February 20, 2004 in On the job | Comments (5) | TrackBack (3)
The tension and debate continues over the tragic accident of the Koori boy, TJ, in Redfern last weekend. He died in a spot, a stones throw from where I previously had dealings with Koori kids in touble. Not long after the Olympics, I was gridlocked on King Street, Newtown, early... Read on...
February 19, 2004 in On the job, Sydney tribes | Comments (4) | TrackBack (1)
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