Watched a one hour film last night that was made back in 1981. It was called ‘Women of the Sun’ and told part of the tale of European settlement of South Eastern Australia. It’s one of a four part series documenting the effects on aboriginal culture of the invasion.. especially the females. This first part … More Women of the Sun
The world famous QE2, once the pride of the fleet, has finally been sold off to become a ‘floating hotel’ to be moored off the coast of the Palm Resort in Dubai. The Cunard ship which has sailed the world since 1969 has been sold for US$100 million and will no doubt be affectionately remembered … More End of another era
Spent the morning re-reading some of Harry Potter “Goblet of Fire’ ready for the new book in a few weeks and then watched Aeon Flux for the first time. Story was a bit banal and predictable but the CGI and special effects made the film a stand out 🙂 I liked it anyway. And yes … More Quiet Day today
Us Pottermaniacs are waiting with bated breath for July. In July we will see the release of the next in the film series of the books… Order of the Phoenix. The trailers are already looking *good* and I just learned it will be available on the iMax format… i.e. *huge* screen… with the last 20 … More Ooohh… Order of the Phoenix in 3D?
Why was I not informed? Seems people around the world protested about the overuse of oil by the industrialised nations by stripping off and riding their bikes through various cities. They were naked in chilly London… they were naked in foggy Seattle… yet nobody got their kit off in sunny Sydney! How odd. This lady … More Naked bike riding… eh?
In Australia we have a fantastic series of ads running for Hahn beer… but one especially has been coming under fire for being sexist. In fact, Todd Harper of VicHealth is demanding it be taken off the air! Hahn have responded by creating a new access point for their site… and damn funny it is … More Boob Job
Paris has been thrown back in the slammer screaming and crying for her mother. I’d promised myself not to write anything about her or her idiotic behaviour but find myself drawn like a moth to a flame. I’ve seen all sorts of comments about how sad it is and how unjust etc that she should … More Paris Hilton
Somehow I managed to miss posting yesterday. Hardly surprising I suppose… it was a long day! For starters at 6:30 a.m. I was at the ice-rink with the youngest for her lesson… followed for her by some ‘free skating’ time… and for me followed by another session in the gym. The youngest then had another … More Shrek the Third
We’ve an advert for something or other running in Australia set on a beach. It shows a guy messing with his digital camera and accidentally or deliberately focusing on a group of young girls ‘dressed’ in scraps of material that hardly cover anything. They look up, realise the camera is pointing at them and start … More Say cheese!
No doubt Ronnie Biggs was a robbing bastard and he led Scotland Yard on a merry dance for 36 years travelling around the world ending up in Brazil after a brief sojourn in Australia. Eventually, old, broke and sick, he decided to return to the UK to finish off the remaining 28 years of his … More Ronnie Biggs – should he be free now?
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